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Oprah Winfrey talk-show host, actress Born: 1/29/1954 Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi Emmy Award-winning television talk-show host, actress and producer. Her Oprah Winfrey Show (debut 1986) is the highest-rated talk show in syndication history. Her book-of-the-month feature on the show regularly raises books from obscurity to national bestsellers. She owns a production company, Harpo, and is one of the highest-paid celebrities in the world. She appeared in the film The Color Purple (1985), and was producer and actress in the television movie The Women of Brewster Place (1989) as well as the film of Toni Morrison's Beloved (1998), and has produced a number of television movies. In April 2000 she launched O magazine, which became one of the most successful new magazines in publishing history. In 2003, the Forbes magazine list of American billionaires included Winfrey梩he first African-American women to reach billionaire status. Oprah Winfrey Signs With King World Productions for New Two-Year Contract To Continue as Host and Producer of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show'. PR Newswire; 11/1/2000 Read the Full Article, Get a FREE Trial for instant access � HighBeam Research Members � Log in now Television's Most Successful Talk Show to Be Distributed By King World Through 2003-2004 Season NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Oprah Winfrey, the most successful talk show host and producer in the history of television, has re-signed with King World Productions to continue her Emmy-winning, #1-rated series, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," through the 2003-2004 television season. The announcement was made today by HARPO Productions, Inc., the producer of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and by .Roger King, Chairman, King World Productions, which distributes the series in the United States. "I am finally at a point in my life where I'm doing the kind of shows I've always wanted to do," said Ms. Winfrey, "helping people to see themselves more clearly and to make choice... Queen of all media. (Oprah Winfrey excels in many facets of the media)(Cover Story) Time; 10/5/1998; Farley, Christopher John Read the Full Article, Get a FREE Trial for instant access � HighBeam Research Members � Log in now Oprah Winfrey has succeeded in just about every media endeavor into which she places her efforts. Her nationally-syndicated talk show has been number one since its 1986 debut, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in 'The Color Purple,' and she has produced award-winning television specials. For every one of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the way out." ~ Oprah Winfrey Responsible for leading the way for millions, talk-show host Oprah Gail Winfrey (1954-) was born on this date in Kosciusko, Mississippi. This remarkable woman learned to read by three. By age six, she was in the third grade. Although her parents never married and did not stay together, Oprah has talked candidly about the experiences of her rocky childhood. "Don't complain about what you don't have," she once advised. "Use what you've got. To do less than your best is a sin. Every single one of us has the power for greatness, because greatness is determined by service to yourself and to others." Winfrey at 19 landed her first job as a reporter for a Nashville radio station. She enrolled in college and won beauty contests. She hosted her first TV show in 1984 and starred in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple in 1985. Oprah has not stopped since. "I do not believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process," she admitted. An advocate of empowerment and spirit, Winfrey's show is seen by millions throughout the world. Her fans celebrate her down-to-earth charm and trust her as a role model and source of inspiration. "Doing the best at this moment," explained Winfrey, "puts you in the best place for the next moment." Every day, she finds ways to show others "the way out" and UP. oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is the highest paid entertainer in the world. Her net worth is estimated at more than $250 million. This figure includes her production company Harpo (Oprah spelled backwards). As a child, Oprah moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, then back to Nashville. She was crowned Miss Black Tennessee at the age of nineteen. After this accomplishment, Oprah went on to become the youngest and the first black to anchor news in Nashville, TN. Later when she moved to Chicago, she hosted a talk show named "AM Chicago." After a year, the show became the number one talk show, outranking the Phil Donahue Show in 1984. The show was expanded to one hour and became known as the Oprah Winfrey Show. Her show reaches approximately 15 million viewers each day. Oprah branched out into the acting field in 1985 by starring in The Color Purple. She received an Oscar nomination for her role. Oprah Winfrey Entertainment Executive Inducted into the Academy in 1989 Oprah Winfrey's public speaking career began in 1957, when she was less than four years old, touring the churches of Nashville, amazing congregations by reciting the sermons of James Weldon Johnson. Other children sang. Oprah talked. And she's still talking -- but to much larger audiences. The road from her grandmother's farm where she was raised in Koscuisko, Mississippi to an Academy Award nomination, numerous Emmy Awards, and making the Forbes list as one of the wealthiest women in America is a success story of focused determination. In a world gone mad with talk shows vying for viewers with inane topics bordering on the obscene, the Oprah Winfrey Show remains the classiest act of them all. But that's not too surprising since Oprah herself is such a class act. Taught to read by her grandmother at an age when most children are struggling to learn how to walk, Oprah became a voracious reader -- a habit she retains to this day. Books became her outlet to the world and the basis of her strong belief in a good education. A seeker of truth in herself and in others, Oprah's empathy, honesty, and love of people have made her one of the most beloved women in America; a close friend who visits over 20 million homes a day; a teacher who educates a rapt audience about subjects as varied as her own sexual abuse, divorce, children's issues, and countless other important subjects. An actress of uncommon talent, her first feature film, The Color Purple, got her an Academy Award nomination. Lucky? Oprah doesn't believe in luck. She believes "luck is preparation meeting opportunity." Her rise in the white, male-dominated media world from reading the news on a small radio station to being the first woman in history to own and produce her own television talk show goes against everything you hear about how nice people finish last. There is no one like her on television today. |
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