Biography
Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (December 8, 1933 β November 25, 1998) was an American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s. From 1970 to 1974, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series The Flip Wilson Show, and introduced viewers to his recurring character Geraldine. The series earned Wilson a Golden Globe and two Emmy Awards, and it was the second highest-rated show on network television for a time.Wilson was the first African American to host a successful TV variety show. In January 1972, Time magazine featured Wilson's image on its cover and named him "TV's first black superstar". He released a number of comedy albums in the 1960s and 1970s and won a Grammy Award for his 1970 album The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress.Wilson kept performing and acting until the 1990s, though at a reduced schedule, up until his death from cancer in 1998. He hosted a short-lived revival of People Are Funny in 1984, and he had the lead role in the 1985β1986 sitcom Charlie & Co.
Filmography
all 38
TV Shows 22
self 22
Movies 16
Writer 1
Disclosure (2020)
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s (2002)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Zora is My Name! (1990)
Charlie & Co. (1985)
227 (1985)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Skatetown U.S.A. (1979)
Leif (1979)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)
The Love Boat (1977)
US Against the World (1977)
Pinocchio (1976)
Joys (1976)
The Sonny & Cher Show (1976)
Van Dyke and Company (1975)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cher (1975)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Clerow Wilson's Great Escape (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)
The Bobby Darin Show (1973)
Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14 (1972)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
The Best of Flip Wilson (1970)
The Fifth Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max (1970)
Bing Crosby: Cooling It (1970)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Bing Crosby-Cooling It
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GenderMale
Birthday1933-12-08
Deathday1998-11-25 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceJersey City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsEmmy Award
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