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85-512: In 2023, Virgo directed Brother , which was critically acclaimed and received numerous accolades, including a nomination at the 24th Annual Black Reel Awards for Outstanding International Film and 12 awards at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards . Virgo was born in Montego Bay , Jamaica . He immigrated to Canada at the age of 11 and grew up in Toronto . In the summer of 1991, he attended

170-411: A historically black institution , where she studied communication . However, she did not deliver her final paper and receive her degree until 1987, by which time she was a successful television personality. Winfrey's career in media would not have surprised her grandmother, who once said that ever since Winfrey could talk, she was on stage. As a child, she played games interviewing her corncob doll and

255-818: A "tycoon" regarding her investments which as of 2022, are estimated to total approximately $ 127 million. As her talk show was beginning, Oprah first purchased a condominium in Chicago's Water Tower Place in 1985, before purchasing the condos adjoining and directly below it in 1992, 1993, and 1994, respectively. In 1988, she purchased an 164-acre property including main and guest residences, orchard, and stables in Rolling Prairie, Indiana as her weekend refuge. In 1992, she purchased an 80-acre compound in Telluride, Colorado , which she would go on to sell in approximately late 2000. In 1994, she also purchased an apartment at

340-849: A (then) 42-acre (17 ha) estate with ocean and mountain views in Montecito, California . Additionally that year, she also purchased homes in both Elmwood Park, Illinois and Merrillville, Indiana for other family members and friends. Similarly, in 2002, she purchased her father's home in Franklin, Tennessee and a lakefront condo in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . In 2003 she listed her compound in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, and sold it in 2004. From 2003 to 2005, Oprah acquired several properties totaling 163 acres in Kula and Hana , Hawaii as well as

425-508: A 24-hour simulation of the experience of slavery, which included being tied up and blindfolded and left alone in the woods. Despite major advertising, including two episodes of her talk show dedicated solely to the film, and moderate to good critical reviews, Beloved opened to poor box-office results, losing approximately $ 30 million. While promoting the movie, co-star Thandie Newton described Winfrey as "a very strong technical actress and it's because she's so smart. She's acute. She's got

510-527: A bad perm), Winfrey turned to reporter Lloyd Kramer for comfort. "Lloyd was just the best," Winfrey would later recall. "That man loved me even when I was bald! He was wonderful. He stuck with me through the whole demoralizing experience. That man was the most fun romance I ever had." According to Mair, when Kramer moved to NBC in New York, Winfrey had a love affair with a married man who had no intention of leaving his wife. Winfrey would later recall: "I'd had

595-455: A barber in Nashville, Tennessee , and landed a job in radio while still in high school. By 19, she was a co-anchor for the local evening news. Winfrey's often emotional, extemporaneous delivery eventually led to her transfer to the daytime talk show arena, and after boosting a third-rated local Chicago talk show to first place, she launched her own production company. Credited with creating

680-563: A benefactor to others. Winfrey also emerged as a political force in the 2008 presidential race, with her endorsement of Barack Obama estimated to have been worth about one million votes during the 2008 Democratic primaries . In the same year, she formed her own network, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). In 2013, Winfrey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama . In 1994, she

765-446: A certain narrative familiarity with riveting performances and stunning cinematography." In The Globe and Mail , Barry Hertz wrote, "The spirit of what Scarborough represents – for Chariandy, and for Clement – is undoubtedly present in every lovingly composed frame of Brother." Peter Howell, film critic for The Toronto Star gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and added, "A world is revealed, brilliantly." Brian Tallerico, editor for

850-734: A competing Nashville station . In 1976, she moved to Baltimore 's WJZ-TV to co-anchor the six o'clock news. In 1977, she was removed as co-anchor and worked in lower profile positions at the station. She was then recruited to join Richard Sher as co-host of WJZ's local talk show People Are Talking , which premiered on August 14, 1978. She also hosted the local version of Dialing for Dollars . In 1984, Winfrey relocated to Chicago to host WLS-TV 's low-rated half-hour morning talk show, AM Chicago , after being hired by that station's general manager, Dennis Swanson . The first episode aired on January 2, 1984. Within months after Winfrey took over,

935-410: A deep love. A love I will never forget." In the 1970s, Winfrey had a romantic relationship with John Tesh . Biographer Kitty Kelley claims that Tesh split with Winfrey over the pressures of an interracial relationship. When WJZ-TV management criticized Winfrey for crying on air while reporting tragedies and were unhappy with her physical appearance (especially when her hair fell out as a result of

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1020-495: A field dominated by white males, she is a black female of ample bulk. As interviewers go, she is no match for, say, Phil Donahue ... What she lacks in journalistic toughness, she makes up for in plainspoken curiosity, robust humor and, above all empathy. Guests with sad stories to tell are apt to rouse a tear in Oprah's eye ... They, in turn, often find themselves revealing things they would not imagine telling anyone, much less

1105-410: A media columnist for The Washington Post , stated: "Oprah doesn't do follow-up questions unless you're an author who's embarrassed her by fabricating portions of a supposed memoir she's plugged for her book club", referring to the controversy around James Frey 's A Million Little Pieces . In 2021, she conducted an interview with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex , and her husband Prince Harry , which

1190-482: A mind like a razor blade." Harpo Productions released a film adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston 's 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God in 2005. The made-for-television film was based upon a teleplay by Suzan-Lori Parks and starred Halle Berry in the lead female role. In late 2008, Winfrey's company Harpo Films signed an exclusive output pact to develop and produce scripted series, documentaries, and movies exclusively for HBO . In 2013, Winfrey starred in

1275-502: A more intimate, confessional form of media communication, Winfrey popularized and revolutionized the tabloid talk show genre pioneered by Phil Donahue . By the mid-1990s, Winfrey had reinvented her show with a focus on literature, self-improvement, mindfulness, and spirituality. Though she has been criticized for unleashing a confession culture, promoting controversial self-help ideas, and having an emotion-centered approach, she has also been praised for overcoming adversity to become

1360-592: A mother because she had not been mothered well. At 13, after suffering what she described as years of abuse, Winfrey ran away from home. When she was 14, she became pregnant, but her son was born prematurely and died shortly after birth. Winfrey later stated she felt betrayed by the family member who had sold the story of her son to the National Enquirer in 1990. Winfrey attended Lincoln Middle and High School in Milwaukee , but after early success in

1445-463: A motion picture film. In a review for Variety , critic Leslie Felperin praised the film's treatment of race, identity and sexuality, declaring it to be Virgo's best work up to that time. Virgo co-wrote and directed the six-part miniseries adaptation of Lawrence Hill's bestselling novel The Book of Negroes (2015), starring Aunjanue Ellis, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lou Gossett Jr., Ben Chaplin, Jane Alexander and Lyriq Bent. The series aired to wide acclaim and

1530-463: A national TV audience. It is the talk show as a group therapy session. TV columnist Howard Rosenberg said: "She's a roundhouse, a full course meal, big, brassy, loud, aggressive, hyper, laughable, lovable, soulful, tender, low-down, earthy, and hungry. And she may know the way to Phil Donahue's jugular." Newsday ' s Les Payne observed, "Oprah Winfrey is sharper than Donahue, wittier, more genuine, and far better attuned to her audience, if not

1615-578: A new channel called OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network . It was scheduled to launch in 2009 but was delayed, and actually launched on January 1, 2011. The series finale of The Oprah Winfrey Show aired on May 25, 2011. In January 2017, CBS announced that Winfrey would join 60 Minutes as a special contributor on the Sunday evening news magazine program starting in September 2017. The National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2018 opened

1700-399: A new studio at Winfrey's Chicago headquarters. The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week on XM Radio Channel 156. Winfrey's contract requires her to be on the air 30 minutes a week, 39 weeks a year. Oprah's extensive and continuously evolving real-estate portfolio has garnered heightened attention throughout her life and career, with many prominent industry outlets branding her

1785-858: A penthouse apartment in Atlanta , Georgia . In 2005, she purchased a home in Douglasville, Georgia which was gifted in 2011 to a family member. In 2006, Oprah purchased a co-op apartment along Lake Shore Drive in downtown Chicago, reportedly with plans to permanently move there from her prior adjoined-condo unit in Water Tower Place for the duration of her show but for reasons unknown, the property sat entirely unused until she sold it in 2012. In 2008, she sold her penthouse apartment in Atlanta. That year, she also listed Gayle King's estate and purchased her (through her second LLC Sophie's Penthouse)

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1870-411: A penthouse apartment in midtown Manhattan , New York City which would later be sold in 2012. In early 2014, she listed her combined-unit Chicago duplex on the market. Later that year, Oprah came back to Telluride, Colorado to purchase a 60-acre lot with plans to build on the property. A lawsuit filed against her that year by a retired nuclear physicist living in the area regarding trail access rights

1955-530: A poorly vetted drug as a cure. In addition to her talk show, Winfrey also produced and co-starred in the drama miniseries The Women of Brewster Place (1989) and its short-lived spin-off, Brewster Place . As well as hosting and appearing on television shows, Winfrey co-founded the women's cable television network Oxygen which was the initial network for her Oprah After the Show program from 2002 to 2006 before moving to Oprah.com when Winfrey sold her stake in

2040-508: A presidential candidate. Winfrey added that Palin would make a fantastic guest and that she would love to have her on the show after the election, which she did on November 18, 2009. In 2009, Winfrey was criticized for allowing actress Suzanne Somers to appear on her show to discuss hormone treatments that are not accepted by mainstream medicine. Critics have also suggested that Winfrey is not tough enough when questioning celebrity guests or politicians whom she appears to like. Lisa de Moraes,

2125-573: A rare prime-time interview called, Michael Jackson Talks ... to Oprah with Michael Jackson , which became the fourth most-watched event in American television history as well as the most watched interview ever, with an audience of 36.5 million. On December 1, 2005, Winfrey appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman for the first time in 16 years, to promote the new Broadway musical, The Color Purple , which she produced. The episode

2210-727: A record-breaking 1.7 million Canadian viewers in January 2015 on CBC in Canada. It premiered in February 2015 in the United States, drawing landmark ratings for BET (Black Entertainment Television.) The series won 11 Canadian Screen Awards, two U.S. Critics Choice Television Awards nominations for Best Limited Series and Best Actress in a Limited Series (Aunjanue Ellis), three 2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations, including Best Miniseries, Best Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.), Best Actress (Ellis), and

2295-563: A relationship with a man for four years. I wasn't living with him. I'd never lived with anyone—and I thought I was worthless without him. The more he rejected me, the more I wanted him. I felt depleted, powerless. At the end, I was down on the floor on my knees groveling and pleading with him". Winfrey became so depressed that on September 8, 1981, she wrote a suicide note to best friend Gayle King instructing King to water her plants. "That suicide note had been much overplayed" Winfrey told Ms. magazine. "I couldn't kill myself. I would be afraid

2380-430: A special exhibit on Winfrey's cultural influence through television. Winfrey left 60 Minutes by the end of 2018. In June 2018, Apple announced a multi-year content partnership with Winfrey, in which it was agreed that Winfrey would create new original programs exclusively for Apple's streaming service, Apple TV+ . The first show under the deal, Oprah's Book Club , premiered on November 1, 2019. Oprah's Book Club

2465-489: A stir at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival because it portrayed explicit sexual themes. Starring Lauren Lee Smith and Eric Balfour , Lie With Me had its European premiere at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival, Panorama Section. It has been distributed internationally, and sold to Showtime in the United States. The film was based on the novel of the same name, written by his wife,

2550-511: A teenager was working at a local grocery store. At the age of 17, Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant. She also attracted the attention of the local black radio station, WVOL , which hired her to do the news part-time. She worked there during her senior year of high school and in her first two years of college. She had won an oratory contest, which secured her a full scholarship to Tennessee State University ,

2635-410: Is an American talk show host , television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor . She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show , broadcast from Chicago , which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only black billionaire. By 2007, she

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2720-464: Is based on the segment of the same name from The Oprah Winfrey Show . The second show under the deal, Oprah Talks COVID-19 , debuted on March 21, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic . A third show, The Oprah Conversation debuted on July 30, 2020, with Winfrey "[continuing] to explore impactful and relevant topics with fascinating thought leaders from all over the world". In 1993, Winfrey hosted

2805-455: Is the ultimate dilemma Francis and Michael find themselves in. Brother isn’t just another “Black” film. This is a vital piece of cinema that hasn’t received the buzz it deserves. I don’t want to see this fly under the radar, and I hope others will be open-minded enough to witness the genius of Clement Virgo and these young actors." The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022. It won 12 Canadian Screen Awards at

2890-567: The Drudge Report reported that Winfrey refused to have Sarah Palin on her show, allegedly because of Winfrey's support for Barack Obama. Winfrey denied the report, maintaining that there never was a discussion regarding Palin's appearing on her show. She said that after she made public her support for Obama, she decided that she would not let her show be used as a platform for any of the candidates. Although Obama appeared twice on her show, those appearances were prior to his declaration as

2975-577: The 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, the most awards won by any film in the Canadian Screen Awards era to that time (although its record was surpassed within one year by the 14 awards won by BlackBerry ), and the best performance by any film since Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit) won 13 Genie Awards at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988. Oprah Winfrey Oprah Gail Winfrey ( / ˈ oʊ p r ə / ; born Orpah Gail Winfrey ; January 29, 1954), known mononymously as Oprah ,

3060-543: The Best Adapted Screenplay at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for Brother , which was also named Best Picture . The film won twelve Canadian Screen Awards overall, the most of any film since Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit) nearly swept the 9th Genie Awards in 1988. Brother (2022 film) Brother is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written, produced and directed by Clement Virgo . An adaptation of David Chariandy 's award-winning novel of

3145-706: The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award ), a Tony Award , a Peabody Award , and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award awarded by the Academy Awards , in addition to two competitive Academy Award nominations. Winfrey was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021. Orpah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954; her first name was spelled Orpah on her birth certificate after

3230-542: The Canadian Film Centre 's inaugural Summer Lab initiative as a screenwriter, where he developed the screenplay for what would later become his feature film debut, Rude (1995). At the Canadian Film Centre, Virgo met a number of Canadian filmmakers, including Damon D'Oliveira. Virgo wrote and directed the stylized short film, Save My Lost Nigga' Soul , with D'Oliveira as producer, through

3315-616: The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago . Between 1996 and 2000 she purchased a total of five condos in different development areas of Fisher Island, Florida . In 2000, through her Chicago-based LLC Overground Railroad, Oprah purchased her friend Gayle King an estate in Greenwich, Connecticut . In 2001, Oprah sold all five of her Fisher Island condos and purchased what would become her "main home base" she has also called "The Promised Land" (where she currently lives as of 2022),

3400-467: The Oprah.com website to provide resources and interactive content related to her shows, magazines, book club, and public charity. Oprah.com averages more than 70 million page views and more than six million users per month, and receives approximately 20,000 e-mails each week. Winfrey initiated "Oprah's Child Predator Watch List", through her show and website, to help track down accused child molesters. Within

3485-582: The Upward Bound program, was transferred to the affluent suburban Nicolet High School . Upon transferring, she said she was continually reminded of her poverty as she rode the bus to school with fellow African-Americans, some of whom were servants of her classmates' families. She began to rebel and steal money from her mother in an effort to keep up with her free-spending peers. As a result, her mother once again sent her to live with Vernon in Nashville , although this time she did not take her back. Vernon

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3570-570: The biblical figure in the Book of Ruth , but people mispronounced it regularly and "Oprah" stuck. She was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi , to a teenaged mother, Vernita Lee, and father Vernon Winfrey. Winfrey's parents never married. Vernita Lee (1935–2018) was a housemaid. Vernon Winfrey (1933–2022) was a coal miner turned barber turned city councilman who was in the Armed Forces when she

3655-696: The CFC's Short Film Program. The film won Best Film prizes at the Toronto, Fespaco and Chicago Film Festivals. Virgo and D'Oliveira were invited to participate in the CFC's film residency program in 1992. Together, the pair established Conquering Lion Pictures and produced their first feature film, Rude . It had its world premiere at Cannes as part of the Un certain regard program. Virgo's next films, The Planet of Junior Brown , which earned an Emmy nomination, and Love Come Down , were followed by Lie with Me , which caused

3740-421: The Canadian Film Centre co-hosted a series of annual talks to celebrate Black History Month in Toronto , with guests Lee Daniels , Norman Jewison , Spike Lee , Pam Grier , John Singleton , and Chris Tucker . In 2021 Virgo began production on Brother , an adaptation of the award-winning novel by David Chariandy . The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022 and

3825-656: The Frog and in 2010, narrated the US version of the BBC nature program Life for Discovery. In 2018, Winfrey starred as Mrs. Which in the film adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle 's novel A Wrinkle in Time . She also lent her voice to an animated virtual-reality short film written and directed by Eric Darnell , starring John Legend , titled Crow: The Legend , telling a Native American origin tale. Winfrey has co-authored five books. At

3910-598: The Madroneagle compound on Orcas Island , Washington and sold her last home property in the Chicago area from Elmwood Park. In late 2019, Oprah yet again expanded her Montecito home-base compound, this time to 70 contiguous acres, with the purchase of a four-acre complex from actor Jeff Bridges . In 2021, she sold her Orcas Island compound as she said she was too busy to use it and purchased another compound in Montecito further away from her home-base compound, flipping

3995-639: The NAACP Award for Best Writing in a TV Movie or Miniseries for Virgo and Lawrence Hill. The Book of Negroes was also named one of 60 finalists for the 2016 Peabody Awards. Virgo's television credits include The Wire for HBO , The L Word for Showtime , Baz Luhrmann 's Netflix drama The Get Down (2016), and American Crime for ABC . He directed several episodes of the OWN drama series Greenleaf (2016), on which he served as executive producer with Oprah Winfrey . From 2010 to 2014, Virgo and

4080-470: The age of eight, she was baptized in a Baptist church . Winfrey has stated she was molested by her cousin, uncle, and a family friend, starting when she was nine years old, something she first announced on a 1986 episode of her TV show regarding sexual abuse . A biographer alleged that when Winfrey discussed the alleged abuse with family members at age 24, they reportedly refused to believe her account. Winfrey once commented that she had chosen not to be

4165-429: The announcement of a weight-loss book in 2005, co-authored with her personal trainer Bob Greene, it was said that her undisclosed advance fee had broken the record for the world's highest book advance fee, previously held by the autobiography of former U.S. President Bill Clinton . In 2015, her memoir, The Life You Want , was announced following on her tour of the same name, and scheduled for publication in 2017, but

4250-534: The author Tamara Faith Berger . Virgo next created a boxing drama, Poor Boy's Game , starred Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland . It was first screened at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival , Panorama Special Section, and was presented as a Special Selection at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival . Poor Boy's Game earned Virgo a nomination in 2007 for the Directors Guild of Canada Outstanding Achievement Craft Award for direction of

4335-411: The brothers and their mother continued. The film uses a non-linear structure, switching back and forth between the boys' childhood, their teen years leading up to Francis's death, and the lingering aftermath of Francis's death, all building toward the ultimate revelation in the film's climax of how Francis died. Although the film doesn't explicitly address LGBTQ themes in dialogue, a key scene toward

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4420-411: The closing film of the 2022 Calgary International Film Festival and as the opening film of the 2022 FIN Atlantic Film Festival . Francis and Michael are brothers living in Canada and sons of Caribbean immigrants from Jamaica . In the summer of 1991, the young men immerse themselves in the hip-hop scene of Toronto's Scarborough . When his childhood sweetheart Aisha returns to their neighborhood for

4505-434: The crows on the fence of her family's property. Winfrey later acknowledged her grandmother's influence, saying it was Hattie Mae who had encouraged her to speak in public and "gave me a positive sense of myself". Working in local media, Winfrey was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville 's WLAC-TV (now WTVF-TV ), where she often covered the same stories as John Tesh , who worked at

4590-465: The end of the film depicts Francis being physically intimate with his friend Jelly, suggesting that some of his emotional issues around their father's absence from their lives stem from being either gay or bisexual. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 87% of 45 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Deeply felt and emotionally resonant, Brother overcomes its imposing length and

4675-615: The film The Butler directed by Lee Daniels . Though her performance garnered significant Oscar buzz, she was not nominated for the award. Oprah voiced Gussie the goose in Charlotte's Web (2006) and voiced Judge Bumbleton in Bee Movie (2007), co-starring the voices of Jerry Seinfeld and Renée Zellweger . In 2009, Winfrey provided the voice for the character of Eudora, the mother of Princess Tiana , in Disney's The Princess and

4760-462: The film review website RogerEbert.com published, "There’s such gracefulness to the filmmaking here, cutting back and forth across time, building like a thriller." For Deadline Hollywood , Valerie Complex wrote that " Brother is a film that reaffirms why I love movies. The narrative asks so many vital questions about Black life and masculinity, but most of all: If Black boys are raising themselves to adulthood, where do they turn for support? This

4845-569: The first 48 hours, two of the featured men were captured. On February 9, 2006, it was announced that Winfrey had signed a three-year, $ 55-million contract with XM Satellite Radio to establish a new radio channel. The channel, Oprah Radio , features popular contributors to The Oprah Winfrey Show and O, The Oprah Magazine including Nate Berkus , Dr. Mehmet Oz , Bob Greene, Dr. Robin Smith, and Marianne Williamson . Oprah & Friends began broadcasting at 11:00 am ET , September 25, 2006, from

4930-420: The first time in 10 years, Michael is forced to reconsider a family tragedy. Growing up as young black boys in a neighborhood prone to gang violence and police brutality , his older brother Francis had to be Michael's best friend, protector and even parent at the same time, because their single mother worked shifts as a nurse. As they grew older, Francis and Michael parted ways, but the unconditional love between

5015-581: The latter in 2022 with split properties, one of which was sold to her property manager and longtime personal trainer Bob Greene, and the other to actress Jennifer Aniston . In 2023, Winfrey also purchased 870 acres of land in Maui for $ 6.6 million. Winfrey's high school sweetheart Anthony Otey recalled an innocent courtship that began in Winfrey's senior year of high school, from which he saved hundreds of love notes; Winfrey conducted herself with dignity and

5100-599: The minute I did it, something really good would happen and I'd miss it." According to Winfrey, her emotional turmoil gradually led to a weight problem: "The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive relationships with men was I just needed approval so much. I needed everyone to like me, because I didn't like myself much. So I'd end up with these cruel self-absorbed guys who'd tell me how selfish I was, and I'd say 'Oh thank you, you're so right' and be grateful to them. Because I had no sense that I deserved anything else. Which

5185-419: The network. She is also the president of Harpo Productions ( Oprah spelled backwards), a film and TV production company behind The Oprah Winfrey Show , Dr. Phil , Rachael Ray , The Dr. Oz Show and many others. She also moderated three ABC Afterschool Special s from 1992 to 1994. On January 15, 2008, Winfrey and Discovery Communications announced plans to change Discovery Health Channel into

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5270-561: The same name, the film centres on the relationship between Francis and Michael, two Black Canadian brothers growing up in the Scarborough district of Toronto , Ontario in the early 1990s. The film stars Aaron Pierre as Francis and Lamar Johnson as Michael, with supporting cast members including Kiana Madeira , Marsha Stephanie Blake , Lovell Adams-Gray , Maurice Dean Wint , and Dwain Murphy . The novel's optioning for film

5355-762: The show faced accusations that Winfrey was promoting junk science . This has manifested as criticisms of Winfrey for promoting particular guests whose medical commentaries (both on her show and in the wider media) frequently lack supporting science. Common targets of this criticism include Dr. Oz 's promotion of various "miracle pills" (especially those aimed at weight loss), Dr. Phil , Jenny McCarthy 's unfounded assertions about vaccines, and Suzanne Somers 's promotion of bioidenticals. Multiple publications have called on Oprah to denounce medical statements made by her former proteges long after her show ended. For example, there were calls for her to denounce Dr. Oz in 2020 reaction to his comments about coronavirus and his promotion of

5440-460: The show went from last place in the ratings to overtaking Donahue as the highest-rated talk show in Chicago. The movie critic Roger Ebert persuaded her to sign a syndication deal with King World . Ebert predicted that she would generate 40 times as much revenue as his television show, At the Movies . It was then renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show and expanded to a full hour. The first episode

5525-483: The show with the rest of the cast. Winfrey responded by saying that she is opposed to rap lyrics that "marginalize women," but enjoys some artists, including Kanye West , who appeared on her show. She said she spoke with Ludacris backstage after his appearance to explain her position and said she understood that his music was for entertainment purposes, but that some of his listeners might take it literally. In September 2008, Winfrey received criticism after Matt Drudge of

5610-597: The world" and Martha Bayles of The Wall Street Journal wrote, "It's a relief to see a gab-monger with a fond but realistic assessment of her own cultural and religious roots." In the early years of The Oprah Winfrey Show , the program was classified as a tabloid talk show. In the mid-1990s, Winfrey began to host shows on broader topics such as heart disease, geopolitics , spirituality, and meditation. She interviewed celebrities on social issues they were directly involved with, such as cancer, charity work, or substance abuse, and hosted televised giveaways. The later years of

5695-514: Was "indefinitely postponed" in 2016. Winfrey publishes the magazine: O, The Oprah Magazine and from 2004 to 2008 also published a magazine called O At Home . In 2002, Fortune called O, the Oprah Magazine the most successful start-up ever in the industry. Although its circulation had declined by more than 10 percent 2.4 million from 2005 to 2008, the January 2009 issue was the best selling issue since 2006. The January 2009 issue

5780-462: Was Winfrey's "first intense, to-die-for love affair". Winfrey helped get Taylor a job at WVOL, and according to Mair, "did everything to keep him, including literally begging him on her knees to stay with her". Taylor, however, was unwilling to leave Nashville with Winfrey when she moved to Baltimore to work at WJZ-TV in June 1976. "We really did care for each other," Winfrey would later recall. "We shared

5865-411: Was a model student. The two spoke of getting married, but Otey claimed to have always secretly known that Winfrey was destined for a far greater life than he could ever provide. She broke up with him on Valentine's Day of her senior year. In 1971, several months after breaking up with Otey, Winfrey met William "Bubba" Taylor at Tennessee State University. According to CBS journalist George Mair, Taylor

5950-475: Was announced in 2018, and the film went into production in fall 2021. It is the second Canadian film in as many years, following Scarborough in 2021, to be set in the Galloway Road neighbourhood of Scarborough, and Virgo's first theatrical feature film since 2007's Poor Boy's Game . The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022. It was also screened as

6035-636: Was born. A genetic test in 2006 determined that her matrilineal line originated among the Kpelle ethnic group, from the area that became Liberia . Her genetic makeup was determined to be 89% Sub-Saharan African, 8% " Native American " ( Indigenous peoples of the Americas ), and 3% East Asian. After Winfrey's birth, her mother traveled north, and Winfrey spent her first six years living in rural poverty with her maternal grandmother, Hattie Mae (Presley) Lee (April 15, 1900 – February 27, 1963). Her grandmother

6120-687: Was broadcast globally and received international media attention. In 2024, ABC announced an upcoming television special titled “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special” . Scheduled to air on September 12, the one-hour show aims to delve into the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on daily life. Notably, it will feature interviews with prominent figures from the tech industry, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Bill Gates . Winfrey co-starred in Steven Spielberg 's The Color Purple (1985), as distraught housewife Sofia . She

6205-517: Was broadcast nationwide on September 8, 1986. Winfrey's syndicated show brought in double Donahue's national audience, displacing Donahue as the number-one daytime talk show in America. Their much-publicized contest was the subject of enormous scrutiny. According to Time magazine in August 1988: Few people would have bet on Oprah Winfrey's swift rise to host of the most popular talk show on TV. In

6290-657: Was dismissed later that year with the judge citing little case law to support his case, among other issues. The extent of the agreement between all the parties and jurisdictions regarding her subsequent development on the property remains undisclosed. In 2015, Oprah purchased another property in Telluride, and later that year, expanded her Montecito compound with another 23-acre estate and yet another 44-acre dedicated crop and equestrian preserve. That year she also sold both of her downtown Chicago homes. In 2018, Oprah obtained two adjoining parcels of land totaling 23 acres including

6375-472: Was filmed in New York City. In 2006, rappers Ludacris , 50 Cent , and Ice Cube criticized Winfrey for what they perceived as an anti- hip hop bias. In an interview with GQ magazine, Ludacris said that Winfrey gave him a "hard time" about his lyrics, and edited comments he made during an appearance on her show with the cast of the film Crash . He also said that he wasn't initially invited on

6460-484: Was hailed by some as the "television event of the decade" and helped Letterman attract his largest audience in more than 11 years: 13.45 million viewers. Although a much-rumored feud was said to have been the cause of the rift, both Winfrey and Letterman balked at such talk. "I want you to know, it's really over, whatever you thought was happening," said Winfrey. On September 10, 2007, Letterman made his first appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show , as its season premiere

6545-485: Was in Nashville, Lee gave birth to a third daughter, who was put up for adoption in the hopes of easing the financial straits that had led to Lee's being on welfare , and was later also named Patricia. Winfrey did not know that she had a second half-sister until 2010. By the time Winfrey moved back with her mother, Lee had also given birth to Winfrey's half-brother Jeffrey, who died of AIDS -related causes in 1989. At

6630-745: Was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame . Then in October, she finished the Marine Corps Marathon in less than four and a half hours. She has received honorary doctorate degrees from multiple universities. Winfrey has won many awards throughout her career, including 19 Daytime Emmy Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Chairman's Award), two Primetime Emmy Awards (including

6715-460: Was less supportive and encouraging than her grandmother had been, largely as a result of the long hours she worked as a maid. Around this time, Lee had given birth to another daughter, Winfrey's younger half-sister, Patricia, who died of causes related to cocaine addiction in February 2003 at age 43. By 1962, Lee was having difficulty raising both daughters, so Winfrey was temporarily sent to live with Vernon in Nashville, Tennessee . While Winfrey

6800-524: Was nominated at the 24th Annual Black Reel Awards for Outstanding International Film . In November 2021, he was announced as directing the upcoming Black Cyclone , a biopic on legendary cyclist Major Taylor , for Mind's Eye Entertainment . In 2017, Virgo and D'Oliveira as Conquering Lion Pictures co-founders received the Canadian Film Centre's Award for Creative Excellence. He won the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Director and

6885-447: Was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. The Alice Walker novel later became a Broadway musical which opened in late 2005, with Winfrey credited as a producer. In October 1998, Winfrey produced and starred in the film Beloved , based on Toni Morrison 's Pulitzer Prize –winning novel of the same name . To prepare for her role as Sethe, the protagonist and former slave, Winfrey experienced

6970-431: Was often ranked as the most influential woman in the world. Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a single teenage mother and later raised in inner-city Milwaukee . She has stated that she was molested during her childhood and early teenage years and became pregnant at 14; her son was born prematurely and died in infancy. Winfrey was then sent to live with the man she calls her father, Vernon Winfrey,

7055-460: Was so poor that Winfrey often wore dresses made of potato sacks, for which other children made fun of her. Her grandmother taught her to read before the age of three and took her to the local church, where she was nicknamed "The Preacher" for her ability to recite Bible verses. When Winfrey was a child, her grandmother was reportedly abusive . At age six, Winfrey moved to an inner-city neighborhood in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , with her mother, who

7140-452: Was strict but encouraging, and made her education a priority. Winfrey became an honors student, was voted Most Popular Girl, and joined her high school speech team at East Nashville High School , placing second in the nation in dramatic interpretation. In 1986, Winfrey said, "'When my father took me, it changed the course of my life. He saved me. He simply knew what he wanted and expected. He would take nothing less'". Winfrey's first job as

7225-514: Was the best selling issue since 2006. The audience for her magazine is considerably more upscale than for her TV show; the average reader earns well above the median for U.S. women. In July 2020, it was announced that O Magazine would end its regular print publications after the December 2020 issue. In the December 2020 issue, Winfrey thanked readers and acknowledged it was the magazine's "final monthly print edition". Winfrey's company created

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