Whoopi credits Patrick Swayze for her Oscar. She makes no bones about it when she states that Patrick Swayze is the reason she has her Oscar.
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She’s suffered from dyslexia all her life.
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Whoopi was a heavy smoker until 2015. She smoked for 40 years so it’s easy to say that she didn’t just up and quit cold turkey, as this is difficult for even the most strong-willed individuals.
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She performed all her own musical numbers in Sister Act. Her costars were impressed at the vocal range she exhibited and every single time she sang it was her, not a voice-over.
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Her inspiration to be an actress came from the original Uhura on Star Trek.
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She dropped out of high school and became addicted to heroin.
Whoopi was 17 when she dropped out and became an addict.
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At one time she worked in a mortuary.This sounds kind of grisly but she was the individual that would make the bodies look decent by putting makeup.
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Whoopi hates to fly. This does present a bit of difficulty if she ever had to go from one continent to another.
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She was the first woman to host the Academy Awards on her own.