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I believe that parts of people like John Garfield and Moms Mabley, the parts of them that I needed to be able to do what I'm doing, came into me. There's a very nice feeling that there are many, many spirits inside of me looking after me . . .

Whoopi Goldberg

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Whoopi Goldberg
Age: 68
Born: 1955
Born: November 13
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