Goldberg also reflected getting a call from Crystal in the ’90s, inviting her to host the Academy Awards.
Old palsWhoopi GoldbergandBilly Crystaldefinitely delivered.
“Billy Crystal called and said, ‘Would you do this?’
Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg.Credit:Bob Riha, Jr./Getty; John Shearer/97th Oscars/The Academy via Getty
and I was like, “I thought you were doing it,'” she toldVariety.
“And he said, ‘Well I can’t do this one.’
I was like, ‘Okay, I can do it.'”
Billy Crystal, Whoopi Golderg and Robin Williams in 1986.MPIRock/MediaPunch via Getty
MPIRock/MediaPunch via Getty
Beyond the shared credit, Goldberg and Crystal go way back.
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