Flip Wilson

Birth Name: Clerow Wilson, Jr.

Date of Birth: December 8, 1933

Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Death: November 25, 1998

Place of Death: Malibu, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: African-American

Flip Wilson was an American comedian and actor.

He was the son of Cornelia (Bullock) and Clerow Wilson. He had four children with his former wife Blonell Pitman; and one child with his former wife Tuanchai “Cookie” MacKenzie.

Flip’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Wilson. Mary was born in North Carolina.

Source: Genealogy of Flip Wilson (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com