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Oprah Winfrey is one of the most popular entertainers in America, and she has built a near cult-like following among women through her message of self-esteem. In June she went on a four-city tour called "Live Your Best Life." The thousands of tickets, which cost $185, sold out the first day. The price of admission
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Oprah Winfrey's rise to fame is a tale at once tragic and inspiring. She was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her name was supposed to have been "Orpah," after a biblical figure in the book of Ruth; sources vary as to the origin of the misspelling.
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Oprah Winfrey had a part in The Color Purple, Steven Spielberg's movie adaptation of Alice Walker's novel. She appeared in a movie adaptation of Richard Wright's Native Son. She was in the television series The Women of Brewster Place in 1989. In 1992, she provided the voice of Elizabeth Keckley in the television production, Lincoln. In 1997, she produced and starred in the television movie Before Women Had Wings, and in 1998, produced and starred in an adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved. Oprah has ... produced or played roles in a number of television and movie productions.
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Kids Can Free the Children is a youth-based international organization that Oprah Winfrey has worked with to build schools in ten countries. According to the organization's Web site, the group's purposes includes freeing children who suffer from poverty, abuse or exploitation, as well as empowering children to speak up and take leadership roles on issues that affect them (Free the Children Homepage).
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In 1976, Oprah Winfrey moved to Baltimore, where she hosted a TV show called People Are Talking. The show was a hit and Winfrey stayed for eight years. She was then recruited by a TV station in Chicago to host her own morning show, A.M. Chicago. The show was competing against the immensely popular Phil Donahue Show. After several months, Oprah's warm-hearted style had taken her to first place in the ratings. Her success led to a role in Steven Spielberg's film, The Color Purple in 1985, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
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Bob Greene, exercise physiologist and trainer to Oprah Winfrey, has authored a new lifestyle and diet book called the "Best Life Diet." Just released and already quickly moving to the bestseller lists, the "Best Life Diet" focuses on practical ways to make easy, healthy choices to lose weight. A broadcast of the "Oprah Winfrey Show" devoted to the book aired on January 15th, 2007. To help consumers with these choices, Greene partnered with Unilever and other food companies that have shown a commitment to improving the nutritional profile and ingredients in their products.
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