It was there that she began assembling the menagerie of comedic characters that became the basis for "The Spook Show," which she performed in San Francisco and took on the road. She moved north and joined Berkeley's Blake Street Hawkeyes. She starred in the company's productions of "Mother Courage" and a Marsha Norman play, "Getting Out." At the same time, she performed with an improvisational company appropriately called Spontaneous Combustion. She moved to California and, in 1974, was a founding member of the San Diego Repertory Company. Early work included small parts in "Pippin," "Hair" and "Jesus Christ Superstar." Whoopi Goldberg was born in the Chelsea section of New York and started training for the stage at the Helen Rubenstein Children's Theater at age 8. What would she wear to the Oscar ceremonies? She wasn't sure, but jeans and a leather jacket weren't out of the question. With the Oscar ceremonies to be telecast Monday night, it is a week of high symbolism for Goldberg: One evening measures how far she's come and the other reminds her of where she's been.
And this week she's up for the Academy Award for her much-acclaimed performance as Celie in the film version of Alice Walker's "The Color Purple."
She's done a TV special for HBO and recorded a Grammy-winning album. Since then she's had an awesome impact on every major entertainment medium in America. He put her on Broadway, a one- woman show on Broadway. Two years ago, the only person who knew her name beyond a relatively small circle of friends was producer Mike Nichols. Hers is one of those show business stories that seemingly was scripted in Hollywood itself, the complicated odyssey of a woman long on energy and talent but short on breaks who suddenly is discovered by the right people at the right time. There's more than enough opportunity here." I don't understand how people are living in dumpsters. "All the stuff I do has been for stuff I've experienced or been close to," said Goldberg. That's why Whoopi Goldberg, who was a welfare mother two years ago and will make about $1 million for her next movie, has become the heartbeat of "Comic Relief," the Home Box Office all-star benefit show to aid America's poor.Īlong with Billy Crystal and Robin Williams, she will cohost the live three- hour production Saturday night at 9 from the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. Cooper is 5’3”.Only those who've suffered it have any business laughing at poverty. Cooper lived with his aunt and her four dogs in Encino when he moved to LA. Personal life Ĭooper's inspirations are Bill Murray, Robin Williams and John Goodman.
In 2019 he appeared in the second season of the Netflix series Mindhunter as serial killer David Berkowitz. In 2013, he appeared in the film Runner, Runner. In addition, for his role in Project X, he was nominated for two MTV awards.
Cooper got the audition because of his friend, Shaun Weiss. However, Mann had a role in the indie film It's Kind of a Funny Story. He, Thomas Mann and Jonathan Daniel Brown were three unknown actors when cast in the film. Career Īt the age of 20, Cooper was offered one of the lead roles in the film Project X. He then dropped out of college to pursue his acting career in Los Angeles. After high school, he attended Arizona State University for one year. At age 17, Cooper performed stand up comedy in Toledo, Ohio. He grew up with his parents, Wendy and Mike, and two older siblings, a brother (Jason) and a sister (Nikki). Cooper was born in Sylvania Township, Ohio, where he attended Sylvania Northview High School.