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Whoopi Goldberg

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Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of few people to receive an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award, collectively known as the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). In 2001, she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Goldberg began her career on stage in 1983 with her one-woman show, Spook Show, which transferred to Broadway under the title Whoopi Goldberg, running from 1984 to 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Whoopi Goldberg is the 2nd most popular comedian (up from 4th in 2019), the 683rd most popular biography from United States (down from 629th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Comedian.

Whoopi Goldberg is most famous for her work on the TV show "The View" and her Academy Award-winning film "Ghost."

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Whoopi Goldberg ranks 2 out of 98. Before her are Robin Williams. After her are Eddie Murphy, Dick Van Dyke, Bill Cosby, Adam Sandler, Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Kevin Hart, George Carlin, Ellen DeGeneres, and David Cross.

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Among people born in 1955, Whoopi Goldberg ranks 27. Before her are Mo Yan, Ludovico Einaudi, Isabelle Adjani, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Haitham bin Tariq, and Donatella Versace. After her are Katalin Karikó, Liu Xiaobo, Angus Young, John Hinckley Jr., Olga Korbut, and Guillermo Lasso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Whoopi Goldberg ranks 683 out of 20,380. Before her are Dennis Hopper (1936), Kevin Spacey (1959), Sydney Chaplin (1926), John McCarthy (1927), Rosalynn Carter (1927), and Paul Ekman (1934). After her are Chris Pratt (1979), John Waters (1946), Jerome Isaac Friedman (1930), Sally Field (1946), Janet Leigh (1927), and Machine Gun Kelly (1895).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Whoopi Goldberg ranks 2. Before her are Robin Williams (1951). After her are Eddie Murphy (1961), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Bill Cosby (1937), Adam Sandler (1966), Tina Fey (1970), Steve Martin (1945), Kevin Hart (1979), George Carlin (1937), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), and David Cross (1964).

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