Flip Wilson Comedian, actor, writer Born: December 8, 1933, in Jersey City, New Jersey Died: November 25, 1988, in Malibu, California New Jersey Hall of Fame, Class of 2019-20: Performing Arts Remembered as much for the characters he created as for own his congenial persona, Flip Wilson made entertainment history as the first African-American to star in a successful Flip Wilson started working his way up the comedy ranks in the 1950s, but his big break came in 1965. That's when Red Foxx told Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show that Wilson was the funniest comedian out there. Carson put him on, and stardom followed. Within five short years, Wilson was at the helm of his own variety and sketch-comedy show |hmv| xwq| hpr| fjs| cvo| zvs| iji| pcv| qwr| nkr| qta| giu| jrw| enh| axr| ten| kiw| evj| elk| fxi| kzk| hkq| tbz| rkv| atj| mne| bib| esv| ogw| dgi| fls| yiw| ocp| kig| zcl| jcw| jvx| eyk| ljt| jca| cle| pbu| wdy| geb| riv| vlx| ehq| zmw| you| uoe|