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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 following year, he was cast as the son of Flip Wilson and Gladys Knight on the CBS sitcom Charlie and Company. The series was intended to be CBS' answer to the highly rated Cosby Show which debuted on NBC in 1984. [7] Unlike The Cosby Show, Charlie and Company did not catch on with audiences and was canceled in May 1986. [8]
Grady Demond Wilson [3] (born October 13, 1946) is an American actor and author. He played Lamont Sanford, the son of Fred Sanford (played by Redd Foxx) on the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son (1972–77). He also portrayed Oscar Madison on The New Odd Couple (1982–83) [4] and appeared in the film Me and the Kid (1993). [5] [6]
The Flip Wilson Show is an hour-long variety show that originally aired in the US on NBC from September 17, 1970, to June 27, 1974. The show starred American comedian Flip Wilson ; the program was one of the first American television programs starring a black person in the title role to become highly successful with a white audience.
Loretta would later go on to raise three more daughters and an adopted son.) Moms Mabley arrives at the Metro Airport on March 2, 1973. She was a presenter in the 15th annual Grammy Awards show at ...
The Brooklyn-born Handelman was a late 1960s fixture on programs such as The Merv Griffin Show, Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers, The Barbara McNair Show, The Flip Wilson Show, The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and films such as Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965) and Linda Lovelace for President (1975).
Wilson says he also believes that it is this song, a song that he wrote following the 2018 death of his father Stephen Wilson Sr., that is helping him through his own healing process.
Once he switched to a flip phone, it went down to about 30 minutes. So, CBS News asked four of Ben's friends, Carson, Ranita, Jamison and Maya — all 8th graders in New Jersey — to try flip ...