Rip Taylor
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Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor, Jr. (January 13, 1931 – October 6, 2019) was an American movie, television, stage, voice, radio actor, activist, entertainer, and comedian who was known for his roles in Indecent Proposal, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Thing Are Tough All Over Again, Jackass, and in Alex & Emma. He also hosted a beauty pageant show The $1.98 Beauty Show from 1978 to 1980.
Taylor was born on January 13, 1931 in Washington, D.C..[1] He was inspired by Groucho Marx, Charlie Chaplin, Redd Foxx, and Mickey Rooney. He inspired Dana Snyder. He was openly gay.[2]
Taylor died of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Beverly Hills, California on October 6, 2019 at the age of 88.[3] A week before his death, he had a seizure.[4]
Rip Taylor Media
Taylor with actress Doris Roberts in 2010
References
- ↑ "Rip Taylor Biography (1934-)". Filmreference. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ↑ Silverman, Hollie (October 6, 2019). "Rip Taylor, the confetti-tossing actor and comedian, is dead at 84". CNN. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ↑ Rip Taylor, Flamboyant Comic and Host of 'The $1.98 Beauty Show,' Dies at 84
- ↑ Vigdor, Neil (October 6, 2019). "Rip Taylor, Flamboyant Television Comedian and Actor, Dies at 84". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/06/arts/rip-taylor-dead.html. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
Other websites
- Rip Taylor's personal webpage Archived 2015-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Rip Taylor on IMDb
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