When did Whoopi Goldberg get diagnosed with dyslexia? Is Whoopi Goldberg diabetic? How did Whoopi get sepsis?

Whoopi Goldberg discovered as an adult that her learning disabilities which made her drop out at age 17 were due to dyslexia. Whoopi Goldberg is not diabetic. In March 2019, she revealed that she had contracted pneumonia which triggered sepsis.

Whoopi Goldberg is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. Whoopi Goldberg was born to Emma Harris and Robert James Johnson. Her mother is a nurse and teacher, while her father Robert James Johnson Jr was a Baptist clergyman.

Whoopi Goldberg got her film breakthrough in 1985 with her role as Celie in Steven Spielberg’s period drama film The Color Purple. Her performance got her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

Whoopi Goldberg is one of 17 entertainers to win the EGOT including an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. She made history as the first black woman to have achieved all four awards.

Whoopi Goldberg is the first African-American actor to have received Academy Award nominations for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. She won a Tony Award as a producer of the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie.