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Biography

Confetti throwing comedian Rip Taylor has put smiles on people's faces since 1962. His clownish fun-loving novelty humor is infectious. Known for using props,…more

Born

1/13/1934, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Birth Name

Charles Elmer Taylor

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Whatever Happened to Robot Jones
  Mr. McMcMc
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 Phyllis Diller
    1/28/01
- The Addams Family (1992-93)
  Uncle Fester
  - S 2: Ep 8 A Girl and a Ghoul / A Little Bit of Pugsley / Ask Granny
    11/6/93
  - S 2: Ep 7 Camp Addams / Little Doll Lost / King of the Polycotton Blues
    10/30/93
  - S 2: Ep 6 Then Came Granny / Pet Show Thing / Fester Sings the Fester Way
    10/23/93
  - S 2: Ep 5 Double O Honeymoon
    10/16/93
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sweetheart of a Brother
    10/9/93
  - + 14 More Credits
- The Addams Family (1992-93)
  "Uncle Fester" Addams
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Thing Is Born / Choke and Dagger / Fester's Diary
    10/17/92
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Day Gomez Failed
    9/26/92
- Down to Earth (1984)
  Stanley McCloud
  - S 6: Ep 3 Duane's Basic Training
    9/1/86
  - S 3: Ep 9 Lost and Found
    4/1/85
  - S 2: Ep 13 A Valentine for Valentino
    2/1/85
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Radio Show
    1/1/85
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Bully
    1/1/85
  - + 98 More Credits
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
  Sheldon, the Sea Genie
  - S 2: Ep 11 Mother Makes Ten
    11/16/74
  - S 2: Ep 8 One Way Whammy to Tahiti
    10/24/74
  - S 2: Ep 12 You Can't Beat a Magic Carpet
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Haunted House
  - S 2: Ep 9 Cry Uncle
  - + 7 More Credits
- Here Comes the Grump
  The Grump
  - S 1: Ep 17 Under The Pea Green Sea
    12/27/69
  - S 1: Ep 16 Grand Slam Of Door City
    12/20/69
  - S 1: Ep 15 Toilin' Toolie Birds
    12/13/69
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Yuks Of Gagville
    12/6/69
  - S 1: Ep 13 Witch Is Witch?
    11/29/69
  - + 29 More Credits
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- The Emperor's New School
  The Royal Record Keeper
  - S 2: Ep 31 Graduation Groove
    11/20/08
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Bride of Kuzco
    8/12/06
  - S 1: Ep 11 Fortune Cookie Day/Gold Fool's
    5/5/06
  - S 1: Ep 6 Girls Behaving Oddly
    2/24/06
  - S 1: Ep 5 Cart Wash/Battle of the Bots
    2/17/06
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Emperor's New School
  Royal Record Keeper
  - S 2: Ep 29 Kuzcokazooza/Kuzco's Little Secret
    10/23/08
  - S 2: Ep 25 Kronk the Magnificent/Kamp Kuzco
    8/21/08
  - S 2: Ep 23 Puff Piece/Take My Advice
    7/10/08
- Whatever Happened to Robot Jones
  Mr. McMcmc
  - S 1: Ep 11 Jealousy / Scantron Love
    9/13/02
  - S 1: Ep 0 Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?
    8/25/00
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 56 November 24 - 28, 1986 - Friday
    11/28/86
  - S 1: Ep 55 November 24 - 28, 1986 - Thursday
    11/27/86
  - S 1: Ep 54 November 24 - 28, 1986 - Wednesday
    11/26/86
  - S 1: Ep 53 November 24 - 28, 1986 - Tuesday
    11/25/86
  - S 1: Ep 52 November 24 - 28, 1986 - Monday
    11/24/86
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 88 Show #2888
    9/26/77
  - S 13: Ep 84 Show #2584
    6/10/75
  - S 12: Ep 120 Show #2120
    6/11/74
  - S 10: Ep 94 720829
    8/29/72
  - S 10: Ep 48 720403
    4/3/72
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
  Series Regular / Paul of Pasedena
  - S 1: Ep 16 12/22/1968
    12/22/68
  - S 1: Ep 15 12/15/1968
    12/15/68
  - S 1: Ep 14 12/8/1968
    12/8/68
  - S 1: Ep 11 11/24/1968
    11/24/68
  - S 1: Ep 10 11/17/1968
    11/17/68
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 14 December 27, 1964: The Supremes, Leslie Uggams, The Serendipity Singers, Frank Gorshin, Rip Taylor
    12/27/64
  - S 15: Ep 33 Johnny Mathis / Jackie Mason / Rip Taylor / McGuire Sisters
    4/29/62
  - S 15: Ep 18 Mickey Rooney / Timi Yuro / Rip Taylor / Ken Murray
    1/14/62
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 16: Ep 4 October 21, 1962: Cliff Richard, Kate Smith, Wayne & Shuster, Rip Taylor, Dave Barry
    10/21/62
  - S 15: Ep 13 scheduled: Sarah Vaughan; Al Hirt; Vic Damone; Gary Morton; Edgar Bergen
    12/10/61
Guest Star (60)

Role
- X-Play
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 10 X-Play's 1000th Episode
    2/1/10
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
  Larry
  - S 7: Ep 5 Company Halt / Anger Mismanagement
    3/16/07
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
  Leo
  - S 2: Ep 25 Loosely Ballroom
    9/22/06
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
  Horrifying Monster
  - S 1: Ep 4 New Trickster in Town
    6/19/05
- George Lopez
  Rip Taylor
  - S 4: Ep 17 George Buys a Vow
    2/22/05
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
  King
  - S 2: Ep 1 World of Giants
    2/12/05
- Will & Grace
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 9 Saving Grace, Again (2)
    11/18/04
- Dead Famous
  Himself - Las Vegas Entertainer
  - S 1: Ep 2 Frank Sinatra
    6/22/04
- The Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 136 April 5 - April 9, 2004 - Monday
    4/5/04
  - S 6: Ep 76 January 12 - 16, 2004 - Monday
    1/12/04
- Life With Bonnie
  Rappin' Rip
  - S 2: Ep 10 Food for Thought
    12/5/03
- Life With Bonnie
  Rappin Rip
  - S 2: Ep 5 Boyhood to Womanhood
    10/24/03
  - S 1: Ep 21 Ding, Ding, Ding Went the Truth
    3/25/03
  - S 1: Ep 13 Okay, Thanks
    12/17/02
- What's New Scooby-Doo?
  Mr. Smiley, Ghost of Senor Otero
  - S 2: Ep 18 Scooby Doo and the Monster of Mexico
    9/30/03
- The Anna Nicole Show
  Himself
  - — The Anna Nicole Show Holiday Special
    12/15/02
  - S 1: Ep 12 Halloween Party
    10/27/02
- What's New Scooby-Doo?
  Mr. Wacky Pants
  - S 1: Ep 6 Riva Ras Regas
    11/2/02
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 13 Jonny Moseley/Outkast
    3/2/02
  - S 20: Ep 7 Roseanne/Green Day
    12/3/94
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 6: Ep 127 Show #1192
    4/1/99
  - S 6: Ep 18 Show #1083
    9/23/98
- Brotherly Love
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 20 Easy Come, Easy Go
    4/20/97
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 81 Show #81
    10/21/96
- The Naked Truth
  Papa Jack
  - S 1: Ep 5 Sex Crazed Sitcom Zombie Gropes Shutterbug (In Midnight Morgue Orgy)!
    10/18/95
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 35: Ep 21 Debbie Reynolds
    3/15/95
- Bonkers
  Wacky Weasel
  - S 3: Ep 13 Get Wacky
    11/19/93
- The Ben Stiller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10: With Dennis Miller
    12/20/92
- DuckTales
  The Genie
  - — DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
    8/3/90
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 30 October 13, 1989
    10/13/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 90 May 16, 1989
    5/16/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 48 Show #0870 (870518)
    5/18/87
- The Charmings
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Lillian Makes a Date
    4/3/87
- Pryor's Place
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sax Education
    11/3/84
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 4 February 8, 1982
    2/8/82
- The John Davidson Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 29 August 7, 1980
    8/7/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 169 May 26, 1980
    5/26/80
  - S 5: Ep 41 November 8, 1978
    11/8/78
  - S 4: Ep 99 February 7, 1978
    2/7/78
- Circus of the Stars
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 4 SPECIAL #4
    12/16/79
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 13 October 16-22, 1978 (2)
    10/16/78
  - S 12: Ep 61 April 10-16, 1978 (2)
    4/10/78
  - S 10: Ep 90 August 23-27, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    8/23/76
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 16: Ep 217 August 18, 1978
    8/18/78
  - S 16: Ep 216 August 17, 1978
    8/17/78
  - S 16: Ep 215 August 16, 1978
    8/16/78
  - S 16: Ep 214 August 15, 1978
    8/15/78
  - S 16: Ep 213 Week of August 14, 1978
    8/14/78
- American Bandstand
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 29 Shaun Cassidy / Enchantment / Rip Taylor
    4/9/77
  - S 20: Ep 2 John Travolta / Spinners / Rip Taylor
    9/11/76
- The David Steinberg Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 22 Rip Taylor
    3/22/77
- Donny and Marie
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 NEW YEARS EVE SHOW WITH TINA TURNER, RIP TAYLOR, BILLY PRESTON
    12/31/76
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself (as General Custer)
  - S 11: Ep 1 August 30-September 3, 1976 (The Storybook Squares on NBC-TV)
    8/30/76
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  General Custer
  - S 10: Ep 88 August 9-13, 1976 (The Storybook Squares on NBC-TV)
    8/9/76
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself (8/5-6/1976)
  - S 10: Ep 87 August 2-6, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    8/2/76
- American Bandstand
  Guest
  - S 19: Ep 37 Rhythm Heritage / Eddie Kendricks / Rip Taylor
    6/19/76
- Match Game '73
  Panelist
  - S 2: Ep 7 MG74-7
    2/7/74
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 6: Ep 24 Episode #140
    3/12/73
  - S 6: Ep 21 Episode #137
    2/19/73
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 6 Wayne Newton / Paul Lynde / Rip Taylor / Don Rice
    10/21/71
  - S 7: Ep 4 Bing Crosby / Richard Castellano / Clair and McMahon
    10/7/71
  - S 7: Ep 3 Dennis Weaver / Leslie Uggams / Dick Martin
    9/30/71
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 23 October 14, 1970
    10/14/70
- The Gong Show
  Guest Panelist
  - S 1: Ep 1 Peter Lawford / Rip Taylor / Susan George (1972)
- Johnny Bago
  Mayor Jack Welch
  - S 1: Ep 2 Hail the Conquering Marrow
- Kids Incorporated
  Samuel P. Nicolis
  - S 3: Ep 6 Riley Gets Stung
- The Barbara McNair Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 December 28, 1969
    12/28/69
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 103 October 29, 1969
    10/29/69
  - S 1: Ep 73 September 17, 1969
    9/17/69
  - S 1: Ep 42 August 5, 1969
    8/5/69
  - S 1: Ep 37 July 29, 1969
    7/29/69
  - S 1: Ep 14 June 26, 1969
    6/26/69
  - + 2 More Credits
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 33 October 15, 1969
    10/15/69
  - S 2: Ep 15 September 19, 1969
    9/19/69
  - S 2: Ep 12 September 16, 1969
    9/16/69
  - S 4: Ep 202 June 28, 1972
    6/28/72
  - S 4: Ep 167 May 10, 1972
    5/10/72
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 8 September 10, 1969
    9/10/69
  - S 7: Ep 237 August 19, 1969
    8/19/69
  - S 7: Ep 112 February 11, 1969
    2/11/69
  - S 7: Ep 110 February 7, 1969
    2/7/69
  - S 7: Ep 83 January 1, 1969
    1/1/69
  - + 20 More Credits
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 13 September 3, 1969
    9/3/69
  - S 6: Ep 119 February 13, 1969
    2/13/69
  - S 6: Ep 45 November 1, 1968
    11/1/68
  - S 6: Ep 13 September 18, 1968
    9/18/68
  - S 5: Ep 243 August 21, 1968
    8/21/68
  - + 37 More Credits
- Allen Ludden's Gallery
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 31 August 4, 1969
    8/4/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 142 March 21, 1969
    3/21/69
  - S 3: Ep 70 December 10, 1968
    12/10/68
  - S 3: Ep 22 October 1, 1968
    10/1/68
  - S 3: Ep 6 September 9, 1968
    9/9/68
  - S 2: Ep 113 February 26, 1968
    2/26/68
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 176 April 29, 1968
    4/29/68
  - S 1: Ep 133 February 28, 1968
    2/28/68
- The Monkees
  Wizard Glick
  - S 2: Ep 26 Mijacogeo (a.k.a. The Frodis Caper)
    3/25/68
- The Monkees
  Manager
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Monkees On The Wheel
    12/11/67
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 32 Vivien Leigh / Brenda Lee / Al Hirt / Myron Cohen / Rip Taylor
    5/12/63
- Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 22 3/30/1963
    3/30/63
  - S 1: Ep 21 3/16/1963
    3/16/63
  - S 1: Ep 20 3/9/1963
    3/9/63
  - S 1: Ep 19 2/23/1963
    2/23/63
  - S 1: Ep 18 2/16/1963
    2/16/63
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Kids in the Hall
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 9 #409
    1/1/93

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- Taylor has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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- Prior to becoming famous, Taylor was a page in the U.S Senate.
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- Rip's first Las Vegas appearance was in The Eleanor Powell Show at The Dunes Hotel and Casino. This led to sharing the nightly stage with stars like Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Debbie Reynolds, Ann-Margret, and Judy Garland, among many others.
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- Rip: I always wanted to be a Vegas comic, and that's what I am. Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world -- if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. Although I'm not a devout actor, it's nice to be able to do movies and TV, too. I want to be the second banana who works all the time. The ultimate for me would be to stay home and do a TV series for 13 weeks and then go do my nightclub act.
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