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Whoopi Goldberg

How you know Whoopi:

Whoopi Goldberg is one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy, the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, the Emmy, the Daytime Emmy, and a Tony.

On television, Whoopi appeared for five seasons on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” She also received Emmy Award nominations for hosting the 66th, 68th and 71st “Academy Awards” telecasts. From 1998-2002, she executive produced and appeared in the center square on the Emmy Award-winning, “Hollywood Squares.” She currently co-hosts ABC’s Emmy Award-winning, “The View.” In 1992, Whoopi made her debut as an author with her first children’s book, “Alice.” “Whoopi’s "Big Book of Manners” was published in 2006, and her latest series, “Sugar Plum Ballerinas,” launched in 2008 with “Plum Fantastic,” followed by 2009’s, “Toeshoe Trouble” and “Perfectly Prima,” in early 2010.