It’s worth noting that in 1986, the star was nominated for an Oscar for the latter role.
Her Grammy comes from her album “Whoopi Goldberg: Direct From Broadway.”
I wouldn’t put that kind of sparkle in anybody’s eye, you know?

And you kind of know that, that person, those are your first loves.
Those are the first people you tell your secrets to.
Those are the people who hold you when it’s scary.

That’s a big deal" (viaYahoo!).
Goldberg married Alvin Martin and they welcomed Alex the couple later split.
Alex talked toThe Grioabout those days, long before she became an EGOT winner.

I remember when we wanted to travel we would drive across the country in broke down bugs.
We didn’t have the money to go to movies.
I found friends, I walked down the street, I climbed trees, I did camping."

I was a functioning drug addict.
I wet the bed, I pooped the bed…
I was so scared.

I did that a long time ago."
Their union only lasted two years.
They expect you to get married.

So I kept trying to do that, but I didn’t want to share information with somebody else.
I said, ‘What are you talking about?’
He said, ‘I did not know that Paul McCartney had another band."
And sometimes it’s tiring."
Yeah, you’re alright.’
So you never know," she ultimately quipped.