What is Whoopi Goldberg?
{{Infobox comedian | name = Whoopi Goldberg | image = Whoopi Goldberg by John Mathew Smith.jpg | caption = Goldberg on February 8, 1998 | birth_name = Caryn Elaine Johnson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|11|13}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.<!--No boroughs/neighborhoods, just cities per format.--> | active = 1982–present | medium = [[Stand-up comedy]], [[movie]], [[television]], [[theatre]], [[musical theatre]], [[book]]s | genre = [[Observational comedy]], [[black comedy]], [[insult comedy]], [[surreal humor]], [[character comedy]], [[satire]] | subject = [[African-American culture]], [[Politics of the United States|American politics]], [[Sociology of race and ethnic relations|race relations]], [[racism]], [[marriage]], [[sex]], [[everyday life]], [[popular culture]], [[news|current events]] <!-- | influences = [[Richard Pryor]], [[George Carlin]], [[Carol Burnett]], [[Woody Allen]], [[Bill Cosby]], [[Judy Garland]] --> | spouse = {{marriage|Alvin Martin<br />|1973|1979|reason=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|David Claessen<br />|1986|1988|reason=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|Lyle Trachtenberg<br />|1994|1995|reason=divorced}} | children = [[Alex Martin|Alexandrea Martin]] | signature = Whoopi Goldberg's signature.svg }} '''Whoopi Goldberg''' (born '''Caryn Elaine Johnson'''; November 13, 1955) is an [[United States|American]] [[actress]], [[comedienne]], [[author]] and [[talk show]] host. She made her movie debut in ''[[The Color Purple (movie)|The Color Purple]]'' which she won a [[Golden Globe Award]]. Goldberg was partners with [[Frank Langella]] from 1996 until they separated in 2001. She is currently a co-host on ''[[The View]]''. In 2022, Goldberg was temporarily banned from ''The View'' for making insensitive comments regarding the [[Holocaust]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Malik|first=Kenan|date=2022-02-06|title=Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust remarks drew on a misguided idea of raci