Whoopie Goldburg is an amazing actress and comedian that has brought a lot of female comedic heriosm into present day media. Her life and her movies are intersting learn and interpret. Goldburg's talent is clearly shown through her life experiences, and the characterists that she possessed as a comedic hero.
"This brazenm unabashed comedienne, who moves effortlessly between stand-up comedy, telivision and feature films, first made her mark with the movie going public in the Color Purple" (ACME WHOOPIE1). Caryn Elaine Johnson "Whoopi" was born in the Chelsea projects of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. She was born under the sun in Scorpio (Mr. Showbiz). She grew up in the theatre, and at the age of eight, was performing with the Children's Program at the Hudson Guild and the Helena Rubinstein Children's Theatre. She soon proclaimed herself a hippie in the 60's and 70's, dropped out of highschool, and appeared in several Broadway chorsus, such as Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Pippen. (Mr Showbiz1).
Goldburg then moved west in 1975, landing in San Diego. She was in many of the San Diego Reporatory Theatre productions. She also began to do standup and improvisation for the group called Spontaneous Combustion. In San Diego, Goldburg also got married, became addicted to Heroine, got divorced and quit heroine and chose an offbeat name for herself, Whoopi Goldburg. (ACME 1) .
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"With her trademark dreadlocks, gravely voice, and blunt, hip yet compassionate style, Goldburg was unconventional star material to be sure, and the ups and downs of her career clearly represent the attempts of producers to smooth over what they consider to be her "rough edges""(bigsrat.com1). Goldburg is a moviestar, a stand-up comedian, a telivision goddess, and has her own production company, One Ho. They have recently entered into a deal with Columbis Tri-Star Telivision. She is now trying to be an executive producer which will further her career even more.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 I. THE EVOLUTION OF BLACK FILM 4 1.1. Blackfacing and Film Shorts 4 1.1.1. Early Vignettes 5 1.1.2. The Coon 6 1.1.3. The Tom 9 1.1.4. The Tragic Mulatto 10 1.1.5. The Mammy 11 1.1.6. The Reportorial Film 12 1.2. The Birth of a Nation 13 1.3. The Jeste...
