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Whoopi Goldberg ( /ˈhwʊpi/, born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American comedienne, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.
Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple (1985) playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe Award for her role in the film. In 1990, she starred as Oda Mae Brown, a psychic helping a slain man (Patrick Swayze) find his killer in the blockbuster film Ghost. This performance won her a second Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Notable later films include Sister Act and Sister Act 2, The Lion King, Made in America, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Girl, Interrupted and Rat Race. She is also acclaimed for her roles as the bartender Guinan in Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Terry Doolittle in Jumpin' Jack Flash. More recently, she had performed the voice of Stretch in Toy Story 3 and made an appearance in Glee as Carmen Tibideaux.
Actors: William James Kelly (actor), Johnny Williams (actor), Brian Anthony Wilson (actor), Mickey Rooney (actor), Gary Gustin (actor), David Born (actor), Gavin Peretti (actor), Lionel Anthony Cook (actor), Vincent Riviezzo (actor), Dan Van Wert (actor), Tommy Lafitte (actor), Keyon Smith (actor), Connie Lamothe (actress), Robert Gulya (composer), Carl Clemons (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Ann-Margret (actress), Drew Waters (actor), Glenn Morshower (actor), Dennis Quaid (actor), Buck Taylor (actor), John Shepherd (actor), Peter Fonda (actor), Barry Corbin (actor), G.W. Bailey (actor), Burton Gilliam (actor), Morgan Spurlock (actor), Stephen Nemeth (actor), Larry Hagman (actor), Farah White (actress), David Born (actor),
Plot: A film festival experience as seen through the eyes of actor Andy Bowles and his team of red carpet anchors as they cover a 10 day celebrity filled event. Featuring such stars as Dennis Quaid, Peter Fonda, Larry Hagman, Summer Glau, Barry Corbin, G.W. Bailey, Judy Reyes, Glenn Morshower, Morgan Spurlock, Buck Taylor and many many more.
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, News,Actors: David Born (actor), Joe Manuella (actor), Matt Mamula (editor), Matt Mamula (producer), Matt Mamula (director), John Schaub (producer), John Schaub (editor), Jason Kovacsev (director), Jason Kovacsev (producer), Jason Kovacsev (editor), Carol Woodle (actress), Tim Biancalana (actor), Bettina Williams (actress), Gary Alan (actor), Dale Leigh (actor),
Plot: From Elvis to Obama, Celebrity Impersonators or Tribute Artists as they are commonly known have been entertaining the masses for decades. Gathering under one roof, these men and women, professionals and beginners alike, come together annually at the Sunburst Convention. De Niro, Bush, and Oprah are names that have inspired thousands if not millions of people to dream of greater possibilities in their own lives, but some have chosen to become these very names or at least to impersonate them. When fans cannot get close to the real thing, these professionals step in and fill the void. "Just About Famous: Celebrity Impersonation" will go behind the persona and delve into the minds and hearts of the people who make a living impersonating others. How did they get started? How has this path changed their lives? Why they do what they do? From Kenny Rogers being accosted at K-Mart for an autograph to Elvis being announced every time he enters the Home Depot leaving him to ask the ultimate question, 'Can't I just buy some lumber?' Each impersonator has a story to tell. As the old adage goes, 'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.' Take a trip into the intriguing, enlightening, and often times surreal life of the celebrity impersonator...
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Short,Actors: Breven Angaelica Warren (actress), Jeffrey A. Fisher (producer), Jeffrey A. Fisher (director), Stuart Rigby (actor), Jon Hotchkiss (producer), Joe Manuella (actor), Jessica Hughes (actress), Devin McGovern (producer), Zach Alden (actor), Joel Friedman (director), Teddy Valenti (producer), Pavel Sfera (actor), Lissa Negrin (actress), David Tittle (producer), Joe Richards (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Tina Fiorda (costume designer), Paul Zaza (composer), Steven Paul (writer), Garry Chalk (actor), Bob Clark (director), Stan Cole (editor), Jon Voight (actor), Whoopi Goldberg (actress), Scott Baio (actor), Andrew Francis (actor), Steven Paul (producer), Jon Voight (actor), Thomas Kretschmann (actor), Josef Brandmaier (miscellaneous crew), Bob Bedard (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In this high-adventure sequel the baby geniuses find themselves at the center of a nefarious scheme led by powerful media mogul Bill Biscane. Joining the babies in their battle against evil is a legendary baby named Kahuna. Part ultra-cool spy, part superhero, Kahuna joins babies Archie, Finkleman, Alex and Rosita in a race against time to stop the villainous Biscane from using his state-of-the-art satellite system to control the minds of the world's population.
Keywords: baseball, computer, critically-bashed, good-versus-evil, mind-control, science-experiment, second-part, sequelActors: Carlos Gómez (actor), Bobby Lee (actor), Charles Fleischer (actor), Snoop Dogg (actor), Corey Feldman (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Dr. Dre (actor), Todd Bridges (actor), W. Earl Brown (actor), Dennis Burkley (actor), Andy Dick (actor), Carson Daly (actor), Tommy Chong (actor), Kurt Loder (actor), Tommy Lee (actor),
Plot: Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the Comedy Store. Then one night when he's up in his mom's loft, a dead famous comedian appears who tells Pauly to kill himself cause he'll go down as a comedic genius who died before his time. Pauly then fakes his own death, and the media goes crazy. Celebrities are talking about him on MTV and girls are fighting over him on Jerry Springer. It's everything that he wanted...his plan worked. A week or so later the LAPD is tipped off about his whereabouts and they break down the door of the seedy motel room that he's hiding out in and throw him in LA County's celebrity wing.
Keywords: actor-director, actor-name-in-title, actor-playing-himself, black-comedy, celebrity, character-name-in-title, claim-in-title, death, directed-by-star, faking-own-deathActors: Elvis Costello (actor), Joe Cocker (actor), Lance Bass (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), J.C. Chasez (actor), Eric Clapton (actor), Michael Bolton (actor), Matthew Broderick (actor), Garth Brooks (actor), Garth Brooks (actor), John Belushi (actor), Chevy Chase (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Ray Charles (actor), Snoop Dogg (actor),
Plot: This 5 part musical special was produced by VH1 and NBC and aired in the fall of 1999 to mark Saturday Night Live's 25th Anniversary. Each special covered 5 years of SNL's history and featured musical performances and music themed comedy sketches from the respective period. Host - 1975-80 Chevy Chase, Host 1980-85 Martin Short, Host - 1985-90 Al Franken, Host 1990-95 Jay Mohr, Host 1995-99 Cheri Oteri
Keywords: hip-hop, rap, sketch-comedyActors: Billy Bob Thornton (actor), Jim Piddock (actor), Sylvester Stallone (actor), Eric Idle (actor), Norman Jewison (actor), Larry King (actor), Ryan O'Neal (actor), Robert Evans (actor), Tony Devon (actor), Jackie Chan (actor), Coolio (actor), Chuck D. (actor), Billy Barty (actor), Harvey Weinstein (actor), Stephen Tobolowsky (actor),
Plot: Director Alan Smithee comes to Hollywood to make a movie. Due to a variety of factors, he decides to disown it and direct it under a pseudonym. Unfortunately, the Director's Guild requires that if a director disowns a movie in this fashion, he *must* use the official Director's Guild pseudonym...which happens to be Alan Smithee.
Keywords: amazing-grace-the-hymn, box-office-flop, cameo, celebrity, character-name-in-title, director, fake-documentary, film-director, film-industry, film-producer