Whoopi Goldberg Took a Bus From New York City to Chicago to be on "Oprah" : She Hates to Fly

Caryn Elaine Johnson AKA,Whoopi Goldberg was born on November 13, 1955 in New York City. She grew up in the Chelsea part of Manhattan. She was married 3 times and has 1 daughter, Alexandra, and has 2 grand children. Prior to her success  in entertainment she has been  a brick layer, and worked in a funeral home applying  makeup on corpses.   She has been in a series of feature films and TV shows.  She is a regular on, the View.  Her first big break in the film industry was in 1985  for  the Color Purple.
Whoopi disclosed on the View that she is going to be a guest on Oprah in Chicago and was going to take a bus to get there. She was leaving around 5p.m. Thursday eve. from New York City to be in Chicago on time for the 9 a.m. taping of the  Oprah show.  Her excuse for the bus was that she had a fear of flying , and she has been under the weather too.  The bus will allow her to sleep while she is in transit.

Goldi Hawn Shared Secrets to Being Happy with Oprah: Know Your Neighbors, and hers happens to be Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler in 2009. He lives across the street from Goldi Hawn in L.A.

Goldi Hawn on Oprah, Harpo productions


Goldie Hawn on Oprah, Harpo productions
Adam Sandler home that was purchased from Goldie Hawn in 2004 for a reported sum of 12 million dollars. It is in Pacific Palisades, California.



Goldi Hawn was on Oprah to share her secrets to being happy. One point was that if your neighbors are happy, then you are more likely to be happy. Another important point was that people are happier if they know their neighbors. She had pointed out to Oprah that she does indeed know her neighbor, because she sold her 12 million dollar home to him and moved across the street. The buyer was Adam Sandler in 2004.

Oprah Introduced Her Half-sister Who She Never Knew Existed: It was a moment that made you cry

Patricia is Oprah's half sister. She has two children and lives in Milwaukee.Oprah's mom
Some of the official paperwork that indicated proof that Patricia was given up by Oprah's mother.
Vernita is the mother of 4 children. Oprah had 2 sisters who had the same name Pat. Pat on the far right died, as did Oprah's brother, Jeffrey. The other Pat, on the left next to Oprah is the half-sister who was given away by Oprah's mom.

Patricia, Oprah's new found sister who lives in Milwaukee
Oprah's mom, Vernita who lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah invited her sister Patricia on the show to help explain the story on why they never met.
Oprah's mom, Vernita with Patricia, Oprah's half-sister who Oprah never knew existed. This picture is when the two had met for the first time. Patricia had tried several time to meet her mother who gave her up, but was always rejected.


Oprah Winfrey had opened up today about a personal secret that she has been keeping since Thanksgiving, 2010. That is when she and Stedman had gone to Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Chicago to meet the half-sister that she never knew she had. The pictures above are all from the show. They represent the happiness, sadness and joy that all of the family members had once they had united. It was a very moving show, and it is amazing that Oprah cared to share it with her audience. The one thing that is for sure is that Oprah has a big heart and not only for the new love for her sister who she just met, but also for her audience. It was such a personal thing that she had shared, and only one who has such an affection for her audience would care to share it with her audience. It would be wonderful if Oprah gave her sister a show on her new network.
Just a thought.