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- Wilson died at age 91 in 2007. While he probably never imagined he would become nationally known for endorsing toilet paper, he maintained a sense of humor about it. When queried about his career squeezing rolls, he enjoyed pointing out where he shot his very first commercial: in Flushing, New York.
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When queried about his career squeezing rolls, he enjoyed pointing out where he shot his very first commercial: in Flushing, New York.
In an interview with ABC News on April 22, 1983, he mentioned that the first series of commercials for Charmin he appeared in were filmed in, appropriately enough, Flushing, New York City. [6] He described acting in commercials as "the hardest thing to do in the entire acting realm.
Nov 19, 2007 · Wilson made more than 500 commercials as Mr. George Whipple, a man consumed with keeping bubbly housewives from fondling toilet paper. The punch line of most spots was that Whipple himself was a closeted Charmin-squeezer.
Nov 20, 2007 · The first commercial aired in 1964 and by the time the campaign ended in 1985 the tag line and Wilson, a former Canadian airman and vaudeville veteran, were pop culture touchstones.
Nov 20, 2007 · The first ad was filmed in Flushing, N.Y., a bit of trivia that the former stand-up comedian liked to share in interviews. The commercials typically feature giddy, middle-age women who...
Nov 20, 2007 · The first ad was filmed in Flushing, N.Y., a bit of trivia that the former stand-up comedian liked to share in interviews. The commercials typically feature giddy, middle-age women who enter his store and cannot resist squeezing the soft Charmin rolls, despite his protests.
Nov 19, 2007 · Wilson, 82, starred in his first Charmin ad in 1964 and made the slogan ‘Please, don’t squeeze the Charmin’ a household phrase in more than 500 commercials over 20 years.
