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Clerow “Flip” Wilson
A Black,
American
comedian
and actor.
(1933-1998)
Flip Wilson was born on December 8, 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey and died on November 25, 1998 in Malibu, California at age 64.
In the 1970s, Flip was among a group of rising black comedians, such as Bill Cosby and Dick Gregory.
He is best known as the host of the Flip Wilson Show.
About Flip Wilson
He was born with the name, Clerow Wilson, Jr. He got the nickname “Flip” from his Air Force buddies who joked about him being “flipped out”.
He has been accused of being gay.
In his early career, he got himself noticed by performing in hallmark black clubs such as the Apollo in Harlem and Regal in Chicago.
His early performances featured black stereotypes of the controversial Amos n Andy-type.
Soon he made a successful appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. He also performed on The Tonight Show, recommended to him By Red Foxx.
Early Career
After making guest appearances on a few television shows, Flip Wilson was soon offered an hour-long prime-time NBC show, which was the Flip Wilson Show.
The Flip Wilson ShowThe Flip Wilson Show was a variety show which included comedy skits performed by Flip and his guests, usually featuring his most famous character, Geraldine Jones.
The first episode was aired on September 17, 1970, the last episode aired on June 27, 1974. It had a total of 94 episodes and 4 seasons.
The show was one of the first American programs starring a black person.
White people in the audience highly enjoyed the performances as much as the black people did, making the show really successful.
The show was a hit!
The show also featured many black guests.
Flip Wilson’s CharactersThe Flip Wilson Show featured a few characters which were created by Wilson and played by him.
Such as Reverend Leroy, of the Church of What's Happenin' Now
And a female character, Geraldine Jones.
Geraldine JonesGeraldine Jones, played by Flip Wilson, is the most popular character of his show.
She always talks about her boyfriend, Killer, and is always the star of the show.
Wilson playing this character has made people accuse him of being gay.
One of her catchphrases is “The devil made me do it”.
She is usually featured in short skits with guest stars on the show.
Video
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9dsng_the-flip-wilson-show-geraldine-bill_shortfilms
Presented by Aleshia Coleman.