Oprah Winfrey

About

Oprah Winfrey is an American actress, producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her syndicated daytime talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show (usually shortened to Oprah Winfrey or just Oprah).

Online History

The domain name for Oprah Winfrey's official website, Oprah.com^[1], was first registered on April 30, 1998.^[2] The website contains recipes, video clips from from her show and household tips. Her Facebook page, set up in 2008, gained over 10.6 million likes in the next seven years.^[3] Oprah sent out her first tweet on April 17, 2009^[4] and has accrued more than 26.4 million followers as of January 2015.^[5]

Related Memes

Over 9000 Penises

Over 9000 Penises referes to an event that happened In 2008 when a troll, presumably from 4chan, posted a message on the Oprah message boards saying "we do not forgive, we do not forget, our group has over 9000 penises and they're all raping little children". After the comment was posted, it was discovered by Oprah herself who took it seriously and mentioned it on her talk show.

Tom Cruise Jumps on Oprah's Couch

Tom Cruise Jumps on Oprah's Couch referes to an appearance made by actor Tom Cruise on the May 23, 2005 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show who was there to promote his then upcoming movie The War of the Worlds but instead hopped up onto the couch and started to wildly profess his love for american actress and model, Katie Holmes.

Oprah You Get a Car

Oprah You Get a Car refers to the September 13, 2004 episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show where Oprah gave each of the 276 studio audience members a free Pontiac G6 car. The scene spawned video remixes and an advice animal image macro series.

Reputation

In 2005, the news magazine Business Week ranked Winfrey as the greatest black philanthropist in American history.^[6] Winfrey has been credited with popularizing the talk show genre, specifically those that feature guests who make pubic confessions about the intimate details of their life.

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