Whoopi Gives Props to Patrick
As far as Whoopi Goldberg is concerned, she owes her Oscar to Patrick Swayze.
The View cohost said on Thursday's chatfest that her Ghost costar was the only person she "really thanked" when she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1990 film.
Goldberg, who plays psychic Oda Mae Brown in the film, said she was only cast by director Jerry Zucker at Swayze's insistence.
According to the comic, Swayze told Zucker he refused to make the movie, in which he plays slain businessman Sam Wheat, "unless you put Whoopi Goldberg in there."
Swayze, 55, was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his rep confirmed on Wednesday. Contrary to reports that he has only weeks to live, his doctor has said he is "optimistic" about the actor's prognosis.
"Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment so far," Dr. George Fisher, Swayze's personal physician, said in a statement Wednesday.
Goldberg said she has not spoken to Swayze about his health problems.
"We want you to feel better—we'll talk soon, I hope," she said.
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