# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/flip-wilson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:05:59.207Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/flip-wilson"
name: "Flip Wilson"
slug: "flip-wilson"
description: "Clerow \"Flip\" Wilson Jr. 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."
tagline: "American comedian and actor (1933-1998)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bob_Hope_Flip_Wilson_1969.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1933-12-08"
deathDate: "1998-11-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.1
  momentum:             0.2567278459632925
  historical:           14.055848
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933400/"
    handle:    "nm0933400"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
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    title: "فليب ويلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "فلیپ ویلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Flip Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_Wilson"
    title: "Flip Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "فلیپ ویلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Flip Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Flip Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_Wilson"
    title: "Flip Wilson"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "پلٹائیں ولسن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/314c9100-b120-45a4-b87e-fb6f051071c2"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump