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Language. English. Budget. $22 million. Box office. $104.9 million. Made in America is a 1993 American comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson, and featuring Nia Long, Jennifer Tilly and Will Smith. The film was directed by Richard Benjamin. It was shot in various locations in Oakland, California, and at Oakland Technical High School .
Danson received negative press attention October 8, 1993, after his appearance wearing blackface at a Friars Club comedy roast in honor of Goldberg, and for using many racist slurs. Later, Goldberg defended the sketch, explaining that she had helped write much of the material and referred Danson to the makeup artist who painted his face as a ...
During the next year, Goldberg hosted a late-night talk show, The Whoopi Goldberg Show, and starred in two more films: Made in America and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. With an estimated salary of $7–12 million for Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), she was the highest-paid actress at the time.
Nearly 40 years ago, "The Color Purple" made its debut on the big screen, and Whoopi Goldberg made her film debut as Celie. Now, the Alice Walker novel is getting the big screen treatment again.
Whoopi Goldberg detailed the darkest parts of her life in her new book, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me, dedicated to her late mother, Emma Harris, and late brother, Clyde K. Johnson.
Whoopi Goldberg in the original The Color Purple (1985) ... In the musical The Color Purple remake, Fantasia Barrino plays Celie, the role that made Goldberg a certified movie star.
Made in America, a 1993 American comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson; Made in America, a 2013 American documentary film directed by Ron Howard; Literature. Made in America, a non-fiction book by Bill Bryson; Made in America: My Story, the autobiography of Wal-Mart's founder Sam Walton; Music
Whoopi Goldberg on screen and stage. Goldberg at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Whoopi Goldberg is an American actor, comedian, and singer. The following is her filmography throughout her entire acting career. She has won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. She won the Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress for the film Ghost (1990).