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Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr. (January 13, 1931 – October 6, 2019) was an American actor and comedian, known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality, including his wild moustache, toupee, and his habit of showering himself (and others) with confetti.
The nicknames, "The Prince of Pandemonium", "The Master of Mayhem" and "King of Camp and Confetti", are but a few valid applications that were thrust upon zany comedian Rip Taylor, whose flamboyant blend of burlesque and self-deprecating humor entertained audiences for over four decades.
Oct 7, 2019 · Rip Taylor, the confetti-tossing actor and comedian, died Sunday. He was 84. Taylor was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in the intensive care unit after suffering a...
Oct 6, 2019 · LOS ANGELES — Rip Taylor, one of television's most flamboyant personalities, who was known as "The Crying Comedian" and "The King of Camp and Confetti," died Sunday in Beverly Hills, his...
Nov 11, 2019 · Rip Taylor's cause of death has been revealed. A rep for Taylor tells ET that he died of congestive heart failure at the age of 84 last month. The rep adds that his ashes will be spread off the...
Oct 6, 2019 · Exuberant comedian Rip Taylor, best known for his many energetic game-show appearances and self-described as the "King of Confetti," has died at 88. Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills, his...
Oct 7, 2019 · Rip Taylor, the comedian who became a fixture of 1970s game shows with his outrageous antics, flamboyant style and signature confetti-throwing, has died at age 88.
Oct 7, 2019 · Comedian Rip Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills at the age of 84, his publicist confirmed. Taylor died at 1:59 p.m., longtime Hollywood publicist Harlan Boll said. No cause of death was given.
Oct 6, 2019 · Rip Taylor was a popular comic known for his outrageous personality. He was called the “king of confetti” for punctuating the end of his jokes by throwing a bucket of paper confetti...
Oct 7, 2019 · The comedian, who died Sunday, knew how to make an entrance — tossing confetti, laughing boisterously and insisting the audience join him.
