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Flip Wilson

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12/8/1933, Jersey City, New Jersey

Died

11/25/1998

Birth Name

Clerow Wilson

Gender

Male

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Biography

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Comedian Clerow "Flip" Wilson came from poverty and found success in performing as a comedian. His television specials led to a TV variety series that was near the top of the ratings during its run. His characters, such as Geraldine and Rev. LeRoy of the Church of What's…more

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Star (5)

Role
- Charlie & Co.
  Charlie Richmond
  - S 1: Ep 18 Rent and Rave
    5/16/86
  - S 1: Ep 17 Don't Take My Son... Please
    5/9/86
  - S 1: Ep 16 When You Least Expect It
    5/2/86
  - S 1: Ep 15 Rachel and the Stranger
    4/25/86
  - S 1: Ep 14 Here's Rachel
    1/28/86
  - + 13 More Credits
- People are Funny (1984)
  Host
- Uptown Saturday Night
  Star
  1974
- The Flip Wilson Show
  Himself/Various Roles
  - S 4: Ep 5 Burns & Schreiber, Falumi Prince, Harry Belafonte
    10/25/73
  - S 4: Ep 4 Redd Foxx, Joan Rivers
    10/11/73
  - S 4: Ep 3 Richard Pryor, Booby Sandler, Ralph Edwards, Nat Purefoy
    9/27/73
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Pointer Sisters, Monty Hall, Sandy Duncan, William Windom
    9/20/73
  - S 4: Ep 1 Buddy Hackett, Ruth Buzzi, Richard Pryor, William Attmore II
    9/13/73
  - + 90 More Credits
- The Kraft Summer Music Hall
  Regular Performer
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest Host
  - S 14: Ep 93 Show #2793
    8/27/76
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, on film
  - S 22: Ep 23 March 8, 1970: Nancy Sinatra, Rodney Dangerfield, Bobby Vinton, Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne
    3/8/70
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 3: Ep 7 Episode #47
    10/27/69
  - S 2: Ep 23 Episode #37
    3/10/69
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode #20
    10/21/68
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode #11
    4/8/68
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode #10
    4/1/68
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 10 690820
    8/20/69
  - S 28: Ep 2 Show #4047
    10/3/89
  - S 14: Ep 58 Show #2758
    4/12/76
  - S 9: Ep 90 710810
    8/10/71
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 35 June 22, 1969: Flip Wilson, Jackie Mason, Sonny James, Karen Wyman, Hal Frazier
    6/22/69
  - S 21: Ep 20 March 2, 1969: Nancy Ames, Paul Anka, Alan King, Gwen Verdon, Nancy Walker, Flip Wilson
    3/2/69
  - S 21: Ep 10 December 22, 1968: The Vogues, Patti Page, Mike Douglas, Flip Wilson
    12/22/68
  - S 20: Ep 11 November 19, 1967: Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations, Flip Wilson
    11/19/67
  - S 20: Ep 2 September 17, 1967: The Doors, Yul Brynner, Flip Wilson
    9/17/67
  - + 2 More Credits
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 25 Episode #39
    3/24/69
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode #21
    10/28/68
  - S 7: Ep 2 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Past Christmas Present
    12/2/93
  - S 7: Ep 1 Laugh-In's 25th Anniversary
    2/7/93
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 21: Ep 2 October 6, 1968: Dionne Warwick, Tony Bennett, Flip Wilson, Tiny Tim
    10/6/68
  - S 20: Ep 19 January 14, 1968: Vanilla Fudge, Duke Ellington, Flip Wilson, Tammy Grimes, Buddy Greco
    1/14/68
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Guest
  - S 19: Ep 18 January 8, 1967: Ethel Merman, Gordon MacRae, Flip Wilson, Myron Cohen
    1/8/67
Guest Star (57)

Role
- The Drew Carey Show
  Himself (clip)
  - S 4: Ep 10 Drew's Dance Party
    11/18/98
- The Drew Carey Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Drew's the Other Man
    11/20/96
- Living Single
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Crappy Birthday
    11/14/93
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 168 July 3, 1991
    7/3/91
  - S 1: Ep 24 October 6, 1989
    10/6/89
- 227
  Ed Fulton
  - S 4: Ep 16 Mary's Cookies
    2/25/89
- 227
  Mr. Grant
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Talk Show
    1/2/88
- Battle of the Network Stars
  NBC Team Captain
  - S 8: Ep 2 Special #16
    5/3/84
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 8 Flip Wilson/Stevie Nicks
    12/10/83
- The John Davidson Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 136 January 30, 1981
    1/30/81
- The Big Show
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode 11
    6/3/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 156 May 2, 1979
    5/2/79
  - S 5: Ep 147 April 18, 1979
    4/18/79
  - S 5: Ep 147 April 17, 1979
    4/17/79
  - S 3: Ep 156 May 12, 1977
    5/12/77
- Insight
  God
  - S 18: Ep 35 Just Before Eve
    4/30/78
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 2 Frank Sinatra
    2/7/78
  - S 2: Ep 1 Bob Hope
    10/31/74
- The Sonny & Cher Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Show 26
    1/21/77
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  Billy Parker
  - S 4: Ep 4 Double Trouble
    10/3/76
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself - Co-host
  - S 14: Ep 19 September 30, 1976
    9/30/76
- The Sonny & Cher Show
  Guest Star
- The Midnight Special
  Himself, on film
  - S 4: Ep 5 Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis
    10/24/75
- The Midnight Special
  Himself, host
  - S 3: Ep 41 Host: Flip Wilson
    7/11/75
  - S 3: Ep 39 Host: Flip Wilson
    6/27/75
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 12: Ep 191 June 11 1975
    6/11/75
- Sammy & Company
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 April 26, 1975
    4/26/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 13: Ep 145 April 4, 1975
    4/4/75
  - S 13: Ep 144 April 3, 1975
    4/3/75
  - S 13: Ep 143 April 2, 1975
    4/2/75
  - S 13: Ep 142 April 1, 1975
    4/1/75
  - S 13: Ep 141 Week of March 31, 1975
    3/31/75
- Cher
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Show 1 - Special Premiere
    2/12/75
- The Tomorrow Show (1973)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 102 April 10, 1974
    4/10/74
- The Bobby Darin Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Episode 10
    2/2/73
  - S 2: Ep 1 Episode 8
    1/19/73
- Here's Lucy
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 1 Lucy and Flip Go Legit
    9/13/71
- The Don Knotts Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 November 10, 1970
    11/10/70
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 30 November 6, 1970
    11/6/70
  - S 2: Ep 102 January 20, 1970
    1/20/70
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 193 March 9, 1970
    3/9/70
  - S 1: Ep 189 March 3, 1970
    3/3/70
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 3: Ep 22 Episode #62
    2/16/70
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 3: Ep 15 with Flip Wilson, Vikki Carr
    1/19/70
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself, host
  - S 7: Ep 9 Host: Flip Wilson / Friends of Distinction
    12/13/69
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 November 26, 1969
    11/26/69
  - S 1: Ep 9 April 2, 1969
    4/2/69
- The Andy Williams Show (1969)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 November 1, 1969
    11/1/69
  - S 2: Ep 14 January 2, 1971
    1/2/71
- Love, American Style
  Big Red
  - S 1: Ep 2 Love and the Hustler
    9/29/69
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 1 September 22, 1969
    9/22/69
  - S 33: Ep 7 Happy Birthday, Bob!
    5/23/83
  - S 28: Ep 4 The Bob Hope Special From Palm Springs
    2/13/78
  - S 26: Ep 3 Joys: A Comedy Whodunit
    3/5/76
  - S 25: Ep 5 April 17, 1975
    4/17/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 101 Week of January 27, 1969
    1/27/69
  - S 7: Ep 75 December 15, 1967
    12/15/67
  - S 7: Ep 26 Week of October 9, 1967
    10/9/67
  - S 6: Ep 174 May 4, 1967
    5/4/67
  - S 6: Ep 80 December 23, 1966
    12/23/66
  - + 6 More Credits
- That's Life (1968)
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 14 Happy New Year
    12/31/68
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 with Michele Lee, Flip Wilson, Vivian Bonnell
    12/2/68
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 6 The Friars Club Roasts Johnny Carson
    10/23/68
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 7 October 7-11, 1968
    10/7/68
  - S 10: Ep 21 November 10-16, 1975 (2)
    11/10/75
  - S 8: Ep 7 September 24-30, 1973 (2)
    9/24/73
  - S 7: Ep 60 April 2-8, 1973 (2)
    4/2/73
  - S 7: Ep 17 October 30-November 5, 1972 (2)
    10/30/72
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 2 Jo Anne Worley & FLIP Wilson
    9/9/68
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 36 Ed McMahon / The Turtles / Flip Wilson
    7/24/68
  - S 10: Ep 18 Class of '68
    2/21/68
- The Summer Smothers Brothers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Flip Wilson, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Teddy Neeley
    6/30/68
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 59 May 23, 1968
    5/23/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 2: Ep 144 April 10, 1968
    4/10/68
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Preformer
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 68 December 25, 1967
    12/25/67
  - S 2: Ep 48 November 27, 1967
    11/27/67
  - S 1: Ep 83 August 10, 1967
    8/10/67
  - S 1: Ep 31 May 29, 1967
    5/29/67
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 73 December 6, 1967
    12/6/67
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 7 Donald O'Connor / Jonathan Winters / Flip Wilson / Nancy Ames
    10/26/67
  - S 3: Ep 3 Flip Wilson / Petula Clark / Don Rickles / Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
    9/28/67
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 191 May 29, 1967
    5/29/67
  - S 4: Ep 177 May 9, 1967
    5/9/67
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest Host
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, on film
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Guest
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
Cameo (1)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 3: Ep 3 Episode #43
    9/29/69
  - S 3: Ep 1 Episode #41
    9/15/69
  - S 2: Ep 24 Episode #38
    3/17/69
  - S 2: Ep 14 Episode #28
    1/6/69
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode #18
    10/7/68
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- Flip's comedy albums included "Cowboys and Colored People" in 1967; "Flippin'" and "Flip Wilson, You Devil You," both in 1968.
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- Flip's television specials included:
  
  Flip Wilson...Of Course and
  The Flip Wilson Special in 1974, and The Flip Wilson Special,
  Travels With Flip,
  and The Flip Wilson Comedy Special in 1975.
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- Flip received his stage name from friends in the United States Air Force, who joked that he had "flipped out," when he served from 1950-1954.
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- Flip won the Grammy for Best Comedy Recording for "The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress" in 1970.
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- Flip did a television commercial for Colgate toothpaste in 1986.
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- Flip did a television commercial for Seven-Up in 1981.
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- Flip won the Golden Globe for Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy in 1971 and was nominated again for the same award in 1972 and 1973.
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- Flip won two Emmys, shared with his staff, for Outstanding Variety Series - Musical and Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music for The Flip Wilson Show in 1971.
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By Bolodrek, Dec 04, 2008

This man was a clown. I loved this man and ed sullivan for one thing. They weren't racial, all colors of people appeared on their show.Young kids today need to learn about real comedy. Most of them think curse words make the joke. They need to look at Bill Cosby and Flip Wilson. I not saying curse words don't make it funny, but you can be funny without curse words.This man new his business/money. He remained #2 his four years on tv. Near the mid nineties they paid him $10 million to air his shows during a TV Land Special and another $10 million for any reruns after that. He owned this production. You would see on the closing credits of the show; A CLerow Production.I wish they air this show back on T.V. they stopped airing it about 2yrs ago. It's been ten years since he been gone, I miss him. I watch his shows and still laugh hard.moreless
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By xGowronx, Jan 26, 2006

This man was absolutely hilarious! Flip Wilson's bag full of outrageous characters probably wouldn't go over so well on television today when you take in to account what's considered supposedly funny these days like they did in the 70s, but for me they are still some of the most memorable and funniest characters in television history.
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