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<p>Over the course of her climb to the Hollywood A-List, Whoopi Goldberg has worn many hats: stand-up comedian, Broadway star, screen actress and daytime television host. But before her breakout role in a Steven Spielberg film, she was a young mom hopping around the country, taking odd jobs and doing avant-garde theater.</p><p>This week on <i>Making</i>, we chart Whoopi Goldberg’s winding path to stardom, from living off $64 a month in welfare, to taking the Broadway stage with her one-woman show. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Host Brandon Pope chats with her first theater partners, her first director and her first stage manager to discover who Whoopi was when she was just a wide-eyed talent waiting to be discovered.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">“The first time I saw her, I knew she was going to make it,” said William Farley, the director for her first on-screen performance. “She was an original. And an original, they become seen.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Making <i>tells the story of a different, iconic figure every episode. Subscribe now.</i></span></p>