You know how morgues will often use makeup in order to present the body of the deceased in the best possible condition? Well, someone has to personally apply that product to the bodies and for a time that "someone" was Whoopi Goldberg.

That's right, our favorite lady of comedy was a morgue beautician in her early career while picking up as many acting gigs on the side as she could.

According to Now Magazine, Whoopi's boss put her through a little initiation process, meaning she scared her by hiding in one of the body drawers. "That's the worst thing that could ever happen to you here," she said, "and it won't."

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