Flip Wilson
Birthday: 1933-12-08
Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Biography: Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (December 8, 1933 – 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.
Movies
Uptown Saturday Night
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdu...
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The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max
Artist Peter Max pulls the strings as the pop group The Fifth Dimension travels through a technicolo...
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Zora is My Name!
A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and gr...
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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrol...
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Skatetown, U.S.A.
A street-gang leader challenges a handsome young skater in a championship contest at the local rolle...
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US Against the World
This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States ag...
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Clerow Wilson's Great Escape
Clerow is taken away from his sister's home by a social worker and placed into servitude with an evi...
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Bing Crosby: Cooling It
Entertainment variety special with Bing and special guests Dean Martin, Bernadette Peters, and Flip ...
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Pinocchio
This musical adaptation of Pinocchio from 1976 features the incomparable talents of Danny Kaye, Sand...
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The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
From those early days of black and white with Ed Ames' memorable Tomahawk toss, to Tiny Tim's Techni...
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Joys
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of...
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Leif
Teen idol Leif Garrett headlines this variety music, dance and comedy sketch special with guest star...
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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass P...
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Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14
Clerow Wilson and his friends attempt to put on a play to raise money for their band uniforms....
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A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hos...
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The Jaleel White Special
A special starring teenage actor Jaleel White, who fantasizes about writing, directing and acting in...
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Cancel My Reservation
Bob Hope is a stressed out talk show host who is sent on a vacation to Arizona on doctor's orders an...
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