Flip Wilson
Comedian, TV Writer
1933 – 1998
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Who was Flip Wilson?
Clerow Wilson, Jr., known professionally as Flip Wilson, was an American comedian and actor. In the early 1970s, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series, The Flip Wilson Show. The series earned Wilson a Golden Globe and two Emmy Awards.
In January 1972, Time magazine featured Wilson's image on their cover and named him "TV's first black superstar".
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- The devil made me do it!
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- Born
- Dec 8, 1933
Jersey City - Also known as
- Clerow Wilson Jr.
- Clerow Wilson
- Wilson, Flip
- Parents
- Spouses
- Tuanchai MacKenzie
(1979/12/14 - 1984/12/05) - Lovenia Patricia Wilson
(1957 - 1967/01) - Blonell Pitman
- Tuanchai MacKenzie
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Jersey City
- Died
- Nov 25, 1998
Malibu
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on July 23, 2013
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