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
Ted Danson from Poland syndrome. While a guest on "The Arsenio Hall Show" in late 1988, he met actress Whoopi Goldberg, whom he described as "a sexy, funny woman". The two became friends, co-hosting "Help Save Planet Earth" in 1990, a video guide to saving the environment (Danson played himself, Goldberg played the role of Mother Earth). However while making "Made in America" in April 1992, the two became romantically involved—a pairing which was heavily featured in gossip tabloids such as the "National Enquirer". The couple also appeared on the Rock the Vote TV special that same year, as well as being