All the things you wanted to know about Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is an American television host, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history.
Oprah Winfrey's first name was supposed to be Orpah, after Ruth's sister-in-law in the Bible, but it was misspelled Oprah on her birth certificate.
Oprah was raised on a farm by her grandmother, Grandma Hattie Mae.
Oprah suffered from abuse and was raped by her cousin, uncle, and a family friend in a period of 8 years.
Oprah gave birth to a premature boy when she was 14 years old, who died soon after birth.
Oprah has been crowned Miss Black Tennessee and Miss Fire Prevention. She also took part in the Miss Black America Pageant.
Average number of Americans who watch Oprah's show each week are approximately 40 million.
Total number of show episodes done by Oprah amounts to 4,561 as of the finale on May 25.
Oprah Winfrey was the voice of Judge Bumbleden in Bee Movie.
Oprah Winfrey publishes two magazines: O, The Oprah Magazine and O at Home.
Oprah once dated prominent movie critic Roger Ebert.
Oprah Winfrey has endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
Oprah has welcomed five U.S. presidents on her show including Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and the only sitting president to appear, Barack Obama.
Celine Dion has appeared the most number of times on Oprah's Show with 27 appearances; Chris Rock finishes a close second with 26.
Total number of audience members over the past 25 years is close to approximately 1.3 million. Oprah Winfrey’s audience is over 75% female.
Oprah faked amnesia so that she could get her embarrasing butterfly-rimmed eyeglasses changed.
21000 people gathered - the largest single audience for a show taping on Michigan Avenue in Chicago for last season's kick-off party of Oprah's Show.
Oprah's Book Club have 65 picks.
More than $80 million has been donated to Oprah's Angel Network. All the money funded charitable projects and grants around the world, including helping to establish 60 schools in 13 countries.
Oprah.com receives close to 25,000 emails a week.
Oprah Winfrey has given away 570 cars to audiences over the years. In one episode, Oprah Winfrey gave each person a car.
Over 1 million audience members have sat in the studio audience in Oprah’s Harpo Studios.
The Oprah Winfrey Show has remained the number one talk show for 24 consecutive seasons.
Oprah's favorite color is green.
Oprah Winfrey house is on "The Promised Land," a 42 acre ocean and mountain view estate in Montecito, California, outside of Santa Barbara. $50,000,000 was paid by Oprah to acquire this property.
She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century.
In 2004, Oprah Winfrey hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert with Tom Cruise.
Oprah's mother, Vernita Lee, was a housemaid, and her father, Vernon Winfrey, was a coal miner and a barber before becoming a city councilman.
Oprah Winfrey signed on with Simon and Schuster to write a book about weight control, reportedly receiving more than $12 million.
Oprah Winfrey is scared of heights along with fear of chewing gum since childhood. She is also not very fond of shoes. Indeed; she prefers walking barefoot.
In November 2006, Oprah Winfrey gave all the guests at a screening of her chat show $1300--on the condition they give it away to charity.
Oprah learned to read at age two and half years. She received her first pair of shoes in 1959 at age 6.
Oprah Winfrey was sued by Texas cattle ranchers who claimed that Oprah defamed beef on her show. The case went to trial. She was found not liable.
Oprah's favorite book is "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
Oprah Winfrey co-founded the women's cable television network - Oxygen.
Oprah was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 'The Color Purple' but lost to Anjelica Huston.
Oprah's much acclaimed episode was aired on Feb9 1987, from Forsyth County, Georgia, where no blacks had been allowed to live since 1912.
In the year,1993, Oprah hosted an interview with Michael Jackson which reached an audience of one hundred million.
Oprah became the first woman and the only black on Forbes list of 400 richest Americans in 1995. Oprah has also been named by Times as one of the 100 people who most influenced the 20th century.
Oprah has received the prestigious George Foster Peabody’s Individual Achievement Award.
Oprah has also been named as the greatest woman in American history as part of a public poll as part of "The Greatest American" in which she ranked in 9th place in the list of greatest Americans.
In 2006, Oprah's net worth reached $US 1.5 billion. Her current net worth is believed to be more than $US 2.5 billion.
Celebrities John Travolta & Tom Cruise have both tried to convert Oprah Winfrey into becoming devout Scientologists as they are. But, Winfrey, who is a Protestant Christian, has maintains her own religious preference.
Barbara Walters shaped the budding Oprah Winfrey's interviewing style.
Oprah Winfrey is the first African-American celebrity to land on the cover of Vogue, in the October 1998 issue. She lost 20 lbs for the photo shoot.
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