Whitney Houston Trivia
# Auditioned for the part of Sondra on THE COSBY SHOW (1984).
# In 1989, Whitney formed The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children, a nonprofit organization whose work assists with a variety of children's issues: homeless children and children with cancer and AIDS, as well as youth self-empowerment. Houston has also helped other worthwhile causes, including the United Negro College Fund, the Children's Diabetes Fund, St. Jude's Children's Hospital and several noted AIDS-related organizations.
# In 1991, Whitney's rendition of the U.S. national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, went on to sell one million copies as a single, with all the profits donated to benefit veterans of the Gulf War.
# The soundtrack of her film THE PREACHER'S WIFE, which included the singles I Believe In You And Me and Step By Step, became the biggest-selling gospel album of all time, and in some part, fulfilled Whitney's dream to record a gospel album.
# Through her mother, R&B/gospel singer Cissy Houston, and her legendary cousin Dionne Warwick, Whitney has been exposed to music since birth. As a member of the New Hope Baptist Junior Choir in Newark, NJ, Whitney developed into a soloist by the age of 11.
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