Whoopi Goldberg is a stage name for Caryn Elaine Johnson, an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. She was born on November 13, 1955.
She is one of 17 artists who have won the EGOT, which consists of an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award (or “Oscar”), and a Tony Award.
She has won multiple awards. She was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2001.
According to her granddaughter Dean, Whoopi Goldberg reportedly got into an elevator “fart war” with Robin Williams and Billy Crystal.
Dean recalled that “[She], Billy Crystal, and Robin Williams [were] standing in an elevator, and Robin Williams was basically farting his life away.” They must have been Dutch-evening each other while enjoying the smell of farts, I suppose.
Are Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal friends?
Crystal and Goldberg are very close pals. In November 2020, when she was celebrating her birthday, Crystal paid a visit to “The View” set and presented her with an old photograph of the comedian’s friends. He admitted to Goldberg that he did so “every morning.”