Who is Alex Martin?
Alexandrea Martin was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, on May 9, 1973 – her zodiac sign is Taurus and she holds American citizenship. She is a film producer and actress, but perhaps best known as the daughter of famous American actress, comedian and author Whoopi Goldberg.
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Childhood and education
Alex was raised in Los Angeles by Whoopi and her first husband’s father, Alvin Martin, to whom she was married from 1973 until 1979, when they divorced for unknown reasons.
After his mother married director and cinematographer David Claessen in 1986, he took great care of both of them, but he and Whoopi still divorced in 1988. In 1994, after Alex had already moved out, Whoopi married Lyle Trachtenberg but the marriage only lasted a year.
Alex was motivated by her mother to launch her acting career, and Whoopi also helped her land her early roles. She attended a local high school where she played football and ran track – she was encouraged by her family and teachers to pursue a modeling career, so after enrolling in 1991, Alex chose to focus on her acting career rather than pursuing a college degree.
Acting career and film producer
Alex made her first (uncredited) film appearance in 1985, when she played The Little Girl in the drama “The Color Purple”, written by Menno Meyjes and Alice Walker, directed by Steven Spielberg, and which starred Danny Glover, Whoopi and Oprah Winfrey – the story follows a black woman who is finally free after being abused by her father and other men for over 40 years. The film was a huge success, winning 14 awards while being nominated for 23 others, including 11 Oscars.
In 1993, Alex played Mannerjay’s Scribe in the action-adventure comedy “Quest of the Delta Knights”, but which received poor reviews, then in the same year she played The Classroom Kid in the family comedy ” Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit,” which starred her mother as a showgirl who dresses up as Sister Mary Clarence, and begins teaching music to Catholic students. 1994 saw Alex become Miss Golden Globe during of the 1994 Golden Globe Awards.
Three of Alex’s other appearances were in the 1999 comedy film “American Intellectuals” in which she played Hugh, the 2001 family comedy film “Call Me Claus” which starred her mother, and the drama film in 2003 thriller “Strange as Angels” written and directed by Francisco Roel.
Alex has also produced two films: the 2008 animated short ‘Descendants’ and the 2018 short comedy ‘Sensitive Men’.
Love life and her boyfriend
Alex dated a stranger in 1989, and they have a daughter together named Amarah Skye, who was born on November 13 of that year – Alex and the man separated soon after, and she kept the identity of the man secret to this day.
She then married film producer Bernard Dean and gave birth to their daughter Jerzey in 1995 as well as their son Mason in 1998. In the early 2000s, Alex and Bernard divorced for unknown reasons, and Alex remained single for more than five years. before she and Bernard reunited, then married a second time on October 15, 2011 – they have been living together ever since.
Alex is now a grandmother since her daughter Amarah gave birth to Charli Rose Burr-Reynaud.
Hobbies and other interests
Alex grew up being very close to his mother, and the two traveled together whenever Whoopi had to work in another city or state – that’s how Alex became interested in travel and has now done the around the world, visiting some of the most attractive places. on every continent.
She is an animal lover who had several pets growing up and now has two cats and a dog.
Alex became interested in dance as a teenager and practiced jazz and contemporary before giving up before he was 18.
She has her own favorite actors and actresses, including Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp, and Julia Roberts, and a few of her favorite movies are “Fences,” “The Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, and “The Runaway Bride.”
age and height
Alex’s age is 47. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, her height is 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m) and she weighs around 155 pounds (71 kg). As of October 2020, his net worth is estimated to be over $4 million while his mother’s net worth is said to be over $45 million.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
Caryn Elaine Johnson was born in New York, United States on November 13, 1955. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio and she holds American citizenship. She gained recognition in 1985, after playing Celie in the movie “The Color Purple”.
Whoopi was raised by her mother Emma Johnson who was a teacher and nurse, while her father Robert James Johnson Jr. who was a Baptist pastor abandoned the family for unknown reasons. Whoopi studied at St Columba’s before transferring to Washington Irving High School, from which she dropped out. She moved to Berkeley, California in the mid-1970s and worked several jobs there to support herself financially, while also being part of the theater troupe – Blake Street Hawkeyes.
One of Whoopi’s first roles was in the drama film “Citizen: I’m Not Losing My Mind, I’m Giving It Away”, and after that she created her own stand-up “The Spook Show”, which was then taken to Broadway and noticed by Steven Spielberg, who later cast Whoopi in “The Color Purple.”
She continued to appear in numerous films but didn’t garner much attention, before being offered the role of a clairvoyant in the romantic fantasy thriller ‘Ghost’, which starred Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore – for her performance, Whoopi won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first black woman to win it in about 50 years.
Two of his next notable performances were in the psychological drama “Girl, Interrupted” which starred Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, and the comedy “Rat Race” which starred Rowan Atkinson.
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— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) October 8, 2020
In 2001, on her birthday, Whoopi received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and went on to appear in numerous movies and TV series – her next notable performance came in 2017, when she voiced Ursula in the musical fantasy film “Descendants 2”. .
Whoopi is a philanthropist and supporter of the LGBT community, and has been inviting straight people to support gays, lesbians and bisexuals for over a decade.
She recently struggled with sepsis and pneumonia, due to her short absence from her show “The View”, which she has hosted since September 4, 2007.
