Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which famous woman was born with the name Caryn Elaine Johnson?"
Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, was born on this day in 1955 in New York City. Her stage name, Whoopi, was taken from a whoopee cushion; she has stated that "If you get a little gassy, you've got to let it go. So people used to say to me, “you’re like a whoopee cushion.” And that's where the name came from." She adopted the traditionally German/Jewish surname Goldberg. Whoopi has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards and is one of the few entertainers to have won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.