who was whoopi goldberg married to

Whoopi Goldberg has been married three times, but she is currently single and not married.

Her Three Ex-Husbands

• Alvin Martin – Whoopi’s first husband, whom she married in 1973 when she was about 18; they had a daughter, Alexandrea (Alex) Martin, the same year and divorced in 1979.

• David Claessen – A cinematographer she married in 1986; the marriage lasted about two years and ended in divorce in 1988.

• Lyle Trachtenberg – An actor and union organizer she married in 1994; they split and divorced around 1995 after roughly a year of marriage.

Quick relationship context

• Whoopi has said in multiple interviews that marriage “has not worked” for her and that she doesn’t plan to marry again, preferring to live on her own terms.

• Beyond her husbands, she’s also known for past relationships with actors Ted Danson and Frank Langella, though she did not marry them.

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