Who is Whoopi Goldberg and how much is her net worth? Do you know? If you don’t, would you love to? If your answer is yes, then you are in the right place. Continue reading the content of this post to learn about her, what she does and how she makes her money.
Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth
The net worth of Whoopi Goldberg as of 2022 is estimated to be roughly around $60 million. Now back to the question of who she is, here is your answer. Whoopi Goldberg is an American actress, author, comedian, and television personality that hail from Manhattan.
So far she has been nominated for a total of 13 Emmy awards. She is also one of the few persons to have won an Emmy award, an academy award, a Tony award, and a Grammy award. With that being said, let’s take a look at her early life and career thus far.
Early Life
Caryn Elaine Johnson was born on the 13th day of November 1995 in Manhattan. It might interest you to know that she is the daughter of Emma and Robert James Johnson. Her father served as a clergyman while her mother on the other hand was a nurse.
Until her teenage years, she was in school but however later dropped out. After that time she started developing an interest in acting at a very young age. During a stage performance, she was complimented by many people saying that she looked just like a whoopee cushion.
Career
Whoopi Goldberg moved to California in 1974. And after that, she lived in many cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. It is reported that it was during this time that she mastered her acting skills and then developed her talent as a standup comedienne.
Soon after she returned to New York City and began getting training under acting coach Uta Hagen. She made her first ever appearance on screen for William Farley’s feature, ‘citizen: I’m not losing my mind, I’m giving it away’.
She began the decade of 1990 by starring in ‘Bagdad café’, a sitcom. Also, she however later followed this up with ‘the long walk home’ and ‘ghost’. And from 1998 o 2001 she appeared and starred in many supporting roles in movies such as ‘how Stella got her groove back’, ‘girl’, ‘interrupted’, ‘kingdom come’, and ‘rat race’. She also additionally appeared in TV and movie ventures such as ‘the magic schoolbus’, ‘Cinderella’, ‘a knight in Camelot’, and ‘call me Claus’.
Her career once again spiked in 2007 when she served as moderator and also the co-host of the daytime talk show ‘the view’. And although the show did not have a big start during the time of Rosie O’Donnell, it picked up really quickly and moved past the stage it was before.
Summary
When it comes to Whoopi Goldberg, not so many black actresses can claim to have such a successful and flamboyant career. She is a star in her own right and as such, she is also one of 14 entertainers only to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony awards.
