On October 8, 1993, Ted Danson appeared at a Friars Club roast of Whoopi Goldberg in blackface, an act that shocked and outraged many. The roast, which was intended to be a humorous...

Feb 11, 2019 · In October 1993, actor Ted Danson appeared at a Friars Club roast of his then girlfriend, Whoopi Goldberg, with his face painted dark brown and a wide white stripe encircling his mouth.

Jul 19, 2019 · When Danson took the stage for Whoopi’s Friar’s Club roast, his look alone was offensive enough to people. Danson had donned a top hat and had blackface makeup with giant lips painted white....

May 18, 2017 · The New York Times interviewed Richard Greene, owner of Crown and Glory Hair Salon, for their coverage of the roast to get his take on how Danson and Goldberg’s decision was playing at his predominately black, female business.

Feb 1, 2020 · Ted Danson. The “Cheers” star appeared at a New York Friars Club Roast in 1993 with then-girlfriend Whoopi Goldberg wearing blackface makeup to perform an offensive N-word-filled comedy routine.

Oct 28, 2013 · Back in 1993, when Danson was dating his Made In America co-star Whoopi Goldberg, he appeared at N.Y. Friars Club Roast in blackface and performed a raunchy, n-word filled routine that offended...

Ted Danson at Friar's Club Roast in New York City may have gotten Whoopi Goldberg to laugh, but other audience members at the 1993 Friar's Club Roast were offended when he performed in full...

Oct 14, 1993 · Ted Danson, the white actor and her lover, was the toastmaster at a Friars Club roast of her on Friday, and stunned the celebrity-filled audience at the New York Hilton Hotel ballroom when he...

Oct 14, 1993 · Forget that Danson is a respected actor, who doesn’t have a racist bone in his body, according to his supporters. Forget that Goldberg sanctioned Danson’s skit. If my man had pulled that stunt,...

Oct 13, 1993 · What’s black and white and red all over? Whoopi Goldberg’s and Ted Danson’s faces, if they possess between them even a scintilla of propriety.