Whoopi Goldberg Dying to Be First American to Star as 'Doctor Who'
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Opening up about her dream of bringing the long-running cult sci-fi series Stateside, the 'Ghost' star claims to have pitched the spin-off idea to former 'Doctor Who' Tom Baker.
Jan 11, 2021
Tom Baker.
Speaking to The Daily Star, she said, "I wanted to be the first female Doctor, but they have one..."
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Whoopi reveals her idea to bring the show Stateside was rejected by TV bosses, but she has never given up on her dream of leading the cast of the series, "(It could be) the American version of Doctor Who ends up in New York - and it's me," she adds. "We don't have a Doctor Who. We don't have that character who is travelling through dimension and time, and being an observer... The idea of that just so made me happy. But they (TV executives) were like, 'Um, no!' So I was like, 'OK, I'm cool. I understand.' "