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When Whoopi Goldberg heard that a new "Star Trek" series was being cast, she approached Gene Roddenberry and Rick Berman, telling them that she wanted to be a part of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." They asked her why she wanted so badly to be a part of the show, and she said that the original "Star Trek" was an inspiration to her. "When I was a little girl, it was like, 'Oh, we are in the future,'" she said. "Uhura did that for me. So I want to be on your show."
Goldberg became Guinan, the mysterious bartender who ran Ten Forward, the lounge aboard the USS Enterprise-D, a role she reprised in Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: Nemesis.
Goldberg became Guinan, the mysterious bartender who ran Ten Forward, the lounge aboard the USS Enterprise-D, a role she reprised in Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: Nemesis.
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