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Flip Wilson is a Actor American born on 8 december 1933

Flip Wilson

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Birth name Clerow Wilson, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 8 december 1933
Death 25 november 1998 (at 64 years)
Awards Emmy Award

Flip Wilson (December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998) was an African 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".

Biography

Wilson was married twice. In 1957 he wed Lavenia Wilson née Dean. They divorced in 1967. In 1979 he married Tuanchai MacKenzie. They divorced in 1984. After winning custody of his children in 1979, Wilson performed less, in order to spend more time with his family.

Before becoming ill, he was an active lighter-than-air pilot.

On November 25, 1998, Wilson died of liver cancer in Malibu, California, aged 64.

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Filmography of Flip Wilson (5 films)

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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, 1h42
Directed by Gilbert Moses
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Basketball films, Musical films
Actors Jonathan Winters, Stockard Channing, Margaret Avery, Jack Kehoe, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Peter Isacksen
Roles Coach "Jock" Delaney
Rating53% 2.6553352.6553352.6553352.6553352.655335
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh tells the story of a struggling professional basketball team, the Pittsburgh Pythons, whose continuous losing streak and lack of talent has made them the laughing stock of Pittsburgh. Several players ask to be transferred to other teams, partly due to the bad publicity and the presence of the difficult but highly paid star player, Moses Guthrie (Julius Erving).
Skatetown U.S.A., 1h38
Directed by William A. Levey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Scott Baio, Patrick Swayze, Flip Wilson, Maureen McCormick, Katherine Kelly Lang, Ron Palillo
Roles Harvey Ross
Rating48% 2.414972.414972.414972.414972.41497
One evening at a Los Angeles-area roller disco called Skatetown, U.S.A., a rivalry between two skaters (Patrick Swayze and Greg Bradford) culminates in a contest, the winning prize for which is $1000 and a moped. After a game of chicken played on motorized roller skates, the two rivals become friends.
Uptown Saturday Night, 1h44
Directed by Sidney Poitier
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Calvin Lockhart, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor
Roles The Reverend
Rating65% 3.296433.296433.296433.296433.29643
Steve Jackson (Sidney Poitier), a blue-collar worker at a steel mill, has just begun a two-weeks-long vacation. He is convinced by his friend Wardell Franklin (Bill Cosby) to go to a party that Saturday night at Madam Zenobia's, an uptown nightclub.
Cancel My Reservation, 1h39
Directed by Paul Bogart
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Bellamy, Forrest Tucker, Anne Archer, Keenan Wynn
Rating49% 2.462712.462712.462712.462712.46271
Television personality Dan Bartlett, having difficulties with his wife and TV co-star Sheila, retreats to his Arizona ranch. When the body of Mary Little Cloud is found in his car trunk, Dan is placed under arrest.
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians, 30minutes
Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Jack Benny, George Burns, Phyllis Diller, Paul Frees, Tom Bosley, George Jessel
Roles Self (voice)
Rating67% 3.384823.384823.384823.384823.38482
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