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The Greatest Character Actors of All Time

From [link=/name/nm6180088/]Young Mazino[/link] in "[link=/title/tt3581920]The Last of Us[/link]" to [link=/name/nm12043107]Sarah Bock[/link] in "[link=/title/tt11280740]Severance[/link]," check out these popular and up-and-coming stars who are taking Hollywood by storm.

Asian Hollywood Stars to Watch

From <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm6180088/?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Young Mazino</a> in &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt3581920?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">The Last of Us</a>&quot; to <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm12043107?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Sarah Bock</a> in &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt11280740?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Severance</a>,&quot; check out these popular and up-and-coming stars who are taking Hollywood by storm.

Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)

Whoopi Goldberg and The Krofft Puppets in D.C. Follies (1987)

Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore, and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)

Whoopi Goldberg and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)

Whoopi Goldberg, Gail Boggs, Angelina Estrada, and Armelia McQueen in Ghost (1990)

Whoopi Goldberg in The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999)

Whoopi Goldberg and Danielle Deadwyler in Till (2022)

Whoopi Goldberg and Haley Joel Osment in Bogus (1996)

Whoopi Goldberg, The Kid Mero, and Desus Nice in I Smell Broke (2021)

Whoopi Goldberg and Christian Serratos in What to Watch (2020)

Whoopi Goldberg and Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Whoopi Goldberg in Random Acts of Flyness (2018)

Whoopi Goldberg, Tika Sumpter, and Tiffany Haddish in Nobody's Fool (2018)

Whoopi Goldberg, Isaac Mizrahi, and Georgina Chapman in Project Runway All Stars (2012)

Whoopi Goldberg and Isaac Mizrahi in Project Runway All Stars (2012)

Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Milano, Isaac Mizrahi, and Georgina Chapman in Project Runway All Stars (2012)

Whoopi Goldberg, Rae Dawn Chong, and Margaret Avery in The Color Purple (1985)

Whoopi Goldberg and Roseanne Barr in The Roseanne Show (1997)

Whoopi Goldberg and Carl Weathers in Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995)

Whoopi Goldberg and Hari Kondabolu in The Problem with Apu (2017)

Whoopi Goldberg and Jimmy Fallon in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Selleck in Blue Bloods (2010)

Whoopi Goldberg and Tina Majorino in Corrina, Corrina (1994)

Whoopi Goldberg and Dustin Hoffman in Racing Stripes (2005)

Whoopi Goldberg and Brendan Hines in The Tick (2016)

Whoopi Goldberg, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, and John Benjamin Hickey in Big Stone Gap (2014)

Whoopi Goldberg and Erika Coleman in Big Stone Gap (2014)

Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She worked in a funeral parlor and as a bricklayer while taking small parts on Broadway. She moved to California and worked with improv groups, including Spontaneous Combustion, and developed her skills as a stand-up comedienne. Goldberg came to prominence doing an HBO special and a one-woman show as Moms Mabley. She has been known in her prosperous career as a unique and socially conscious talent with articulately liberal views. Among her boyfriends were Ted Danson and Frank Langella. Goldberg was married three times and was once addicted to drugs.

Goldberg had her first big film starring role in The Color Purple (1985). She received much critical acclaim, and an Oscar nomination for her role and became a major star as a result. Subsequent efforts in the late 1980s were, at best, marginal hits. These movies mostly were off-beat to formulaic comedies like Burglar (1987), The Telephone (1988) and Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986). She made her mark as a household name and a mainstay in Hollywood for her Oscar-winning role in the box office smash Ghost (1990). Whoopi Goldberg was at her most famous in the early 1990s, making regular appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). She admitted to being a huge fan of the original Star Trek (1966) series and jumped at the opportunity to star in "Star Trek: The Next Generation".

Goldberg received another smash hit role in Sister Act (1992). Her fish-out-of-water with some flash seemed to resonate with audiences and it was a box office smash. Whoopi starred in some highly publicized and moderately successful comedies of this time, including Made in America (1993) and Soapdish (1991). Goldberg followed up to her success with Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), which was well-received but did not seem to match up to the first.

As the late 1990s approached, Goldberg seemed to alternate between lead roles in straight comedies such as Eddie (1996) and The Associate (1996), and took supporting parts in more independent minded movies, such as The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998). Goldberg never forgot where she came from, hosting many tributes to other legendary entertainment figures. Her most recent movies include Rat Race (2001) and the quietly received Kingdom Come (2001). Goldberg contributes her voice to many cartoons, including The Pagemaster (1994) and Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990), as Gaia, the voice of the earth. Alternating between big-budget movies, independent movies, tributes, documentaries, and even television movies (including Theodore Rex (1995)).

Whoopi is accredited as a truly unique and visible talent in Hollywood. Perhaps she will always be remembered as well for Comic Relief, playing an integral part in almost every benefit concert they had. Whoopi is also the center square in Hollywood Squares (1998), sometimes hosts the Academy Awards, and is an author, with the book "Book."

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