Reviewed public relationship

Whoopi Goldberg and David Claessen

Direct answer: Yes. Whoopi Goldberg and David Claessen were married. ENTANGLED records the marriage as ended.

marriage1986–1988Public status: endedReviewed 2026-08-10

Relationship timeline

What ENTANGLED documents

PEOPLE’s 2026 account states that Goldberg married cinematographer David Claessen in 1986 and that the marriage ended in 1988. The record is limited to the sourced marriage dates and does not add unsourced private detail.

marriage · 1986–1988

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This page is generated only from a relationship record that cleared ENTANGLED’s reviewed-public publication gate and has pair-specific external evidence. Rumors and weaker records are excluded.

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Editorial review date: 2026-08-10