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The first biography of the beloved entertainer who broke the prime-time color barrier
When The Flip Wilson Show debuted in 1970, black faces were still rare on television and black hosts nonexistent. Then came Flip—to instant acclaim. His show dueled Marcus Welby, M.D. for the top spot in the ratings. His characters and catchphrases fixed themselves in America’s consciousness, and he helped launch new talent, including Richard Pryor and George Carlin. But how did Clerow Wilson, a motherless Jersey City grade-school dropout, become the celebrity heralded on the cover of TIME as “TV’s First Black Superstar”? Drawing on interviews with family, friends, and celebrities, Kevin Cook offers an inspiring salute to a self-made star who fell from grace, but not before blazing a trail for generations of entertainers to come.
- Sales Rank: #830844 in eBooks
- Published on: 2013-04-18
- Released on: 2013-04-18
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Booklist
“What you see is what you get” was one of comedian Flip Wilson’s most famous lines. Delivered in drag as Geraldine, it was always funny, but it also reflected Wilson’s policy of personal privacy. Most television viewers nationwide saw him as a happy soul akin to Bill Cosby, not a dangerous subversive, such as Dick Gregory or Red Foxx. His appeal was to all races. Forgotten was his early reliance on profanity-laced race material, and hidden were his sexual affairs and heavy use of marijuana and cocaine. In this frank but somewhat sympathetic biography, Cook recounts how the comedian constantly practiced his art through the 1950s and ’60s and achieved his dream of fame in the early ’70s only to be eclipsed soon after by younger, bolder comedians, including Richard Pryor and George Carlin. Though some readers may be offended by the language, this is a well-told story of a man desperate to succeed in the rapidly changing world of American entertainment. --Rick Roche
Review
"Candid and entertaining... Cook's fiercely honest biography captures the tumultuous and winning personality of the man."
~Publishers Weekly
"Flip Wilson was wonderful. His material advanced the possibility of human unity and hilarity."
~Lily Tomlin
About the Author
KEVIN COOK is the author of The Last Headbangers, Titanic Thompson, and Tommy's Honor. The former editor-in-chief of Golf Magazine, he has written for Sports Illustrated, GQ, Playboy, Details, Men's Journal, and many other magazines, and he has appeared on ESPN, CNN, and Fox. He lives in New York City.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Riveting, fascinating, troubling, endearing -- and I won't say the devil made me read it
By Larry Mark MyJewishBooksDotCom
The book opens with this scene: Flip Wilson, owner and host of the top-rated show on network television; a black man known for Geraldine, the Reverend Leroy, a Christopher Columbus skit, The Devil Made Me Do It, WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), and a variety of other characters; and a comedian who appears in nearly every sketch on his show, is leaving his set after a taping. He bids good-bye to his writer - a very troubled up-and-coming comedian named Richard Pryor. Wilson's other top writer is another soon to be famous comedian named George Carlin. Flip starts the engine of his extremely expensive car and heads East across the California state line (Flip Wilson was known to to drive and drive, park at an airport, fly back to LA, and have his car towed back to Malibu). Drinking, snorting, and signing a few autographs along the way (but he does not do any shticks or Geraldine impressions for the fans he meets), Flip drives some more and then some more until he come to the edge of a cliff and he ponders his life.
And then - you are just a few pages into the book - you think, "Where is Flip Wilson? What ever happened to his show and to him? Did he go over that cliff? Did he overdose? Or just retire while he was on top? Did he just fade to black?"
And so the book begins... (my favorite read of 2013 so far)... and we find Clerow Wilson as a poor child in a broken family in Jersey City, New Jersey and follow him from poverty (he is one of 10 children, and his mother skipped out on the family) and his various living situations to performing in grammar school to enlisting in the armed forces at the age of 16, and on to his scientific-method of writing jokes and comedy skits, and then on to the Chitlin' Circuit and Miami and the Apollo and television and the cover of Time Magazine,... and then that cliff.
The author intersperses the biography with the events of the times: racism, wars, politics, MLK Jr and civil rights, the entertainment industry, and more. The segues on the events of the times can be a nuisance at first, but overall are helpful. Halfway through the book, I wondered how the author got so many quotes and learned so much about Wilson (we learn near the end of the book). Wonder how Wilson got a network show, and got to own it, when he was second or third to Bill Cosby and Redd Foxx? What did Wilson have in common with CNN's Don Lemon and Tiger Woods? How did Flip make it to the Carson show when few producers and bookers ever heard of him? What was the best advice he ever got from a San Francisco area prostitute? Why didn't we ever hear about his family or children? Was Flip Wilson a paranoid, jealous, grudge-holding, big-tipping, selfish man or just a product of his circumstances?
This story is gripping and fascinating. It lets you peek behind your beloved TV show (what we saw wasn't all we could have got) and see how probably the hardest working comedian of his time controlled his show and created a prime time variety program that crossed the color and genre barriers, launched the careers of many and resurrected the careers of some (such as his best friend, Bobby Darin). I would love to entice you with some of the wildest stories from this biography, but why should I ruin the surprises for you.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Hard-working comic
By New Reviewer
This book had all the usual Hollywood hallmarks of a long ride to fame; a Dickensian childhood, racial discrimination, drug use and a seemingly endless self-education in comedic timing and writing. What makes this story different is that unlike other comedians, Flip Wilson did not apparently spend too much time dwelling on his obstacles. (At least in the early years of his career.) Wilson, an Air Force veteran, imposed a self-discipline enabling him to cope with the difficulty of many years spent on the road perfecting his craft. The end result was a mental muscle that helped him deal with industry setbacks (e.g., initially being bumped off the 'Tonight Show' two separate instances because of time constraints.) It also would lay the groundwork for his future financial empowerment. Wilson insisted on owning his own show and he worked prodigiously to bring in on time and under budget. Wilson's diligence had a distinct comedic payoff. He served up a mid-century mash-up that juxtaposed elements of Shakespeare with ghetto fabulous. This sensibility, along with astute talent bookings for his show, attracted millions of viewers each week. Wilson's generosity with family, peers and even strangers was also noted. His focus probably prevented him from being more present in the early lives of his children but such assessments should be reserved for his family. In any case, Flip Wilson's path was by turns complex, poignant but most of all inspiring.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Amazingly good read
By Laura L. Harrison
I absolutely loved this book. I watched Flip Wilson as a child with my grandparents. We would roar with laughter at every skit. He was a genius and this book is briliant as well. A must read for the Flip Wilson, 70's or comedy fan. Great stuff.
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