Oprah Winfrey launched the career of relationship specialist Dr. Phil, who became famous while making regular guest appearances on her show… Oprah Winfrey’s production company is named Harpo Productions — “Oprah” spelled backwards… In a 1991 interview with the Academy of Achievement, Winfrey said that her name was spelled “Orpah” on her birth certificate, but that she has always been called Oprah instead.