Whoopi Goldberg for Public Service. Goldberg serves on the national council advisory board of the National Museum of American Illustration. Goldberg has been married three times — in 1973 to Alvin Martin (divorced in 1979, one daughter); on September 1, 1986 to cinematographer David Claessen (divorced in 1988); and on October 1, 1994 to the union organizer Lyle Trachtenberg (divorced in 1995). She was romantically linked with actors Frank Langella, Timothy Dalton, and Ted Danson, who controversially appeared in blackface during her 1993 Friars Club roast. She has stated that she has no plans to marry again, commenting "Some people are not
Guinan (Star Trek) the second season when a lot of the sets were re-created after the rocky first season. The character is an alien who is several hundred years old and is noted for her folk wisdom, which she often uses to defuse difficult situations or comfort other characters aboard the ship as they struggle with something. Guinan is a recurring character, credited in 29 episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and also appearing significantly in "Star Trek Generations". Following the departure of Denise Crosby from the role of Tasha Yar during the of "", well-known actress Whoopi Goldberg believed that there