Rip was born Charles Elmer Taylor and is also known as the Prince of Pandemonium and King of Camp and Confetti.
Taylor served in the Korean War.
Let 'er Rip
11/27/2008 7:58 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
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He still looks good.
i loved his antics...throwing bits of paper at audiences...he was the orginal Paul Lynde...of was P L the orginal him??
Who came first??
Just thanks for the memories!
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He once hit on me at an airport,
I was moving to LA from CT and left from JFK and he bought me McDonalds then invited me to the first class lounge. It was insane, even though I resisted when we got on the plane he sent me back a first class meal, so he turned out just to be a nice guy
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Gosh, I remember the show $1.98. My brother and I would sing the song and pretend to cry like the ladies did when they won the pageant and were given a bouquet of carrots and onions (instead of flowers) and Rip would hand them $1.98, as he sang, "Youuuu've wooonnnn a dollar ninnnettyyyy eiiiggghhhttt." It was great. These beautiful women holding their carrots and onions in their arms crying over winning a buck ninety-eight. Siggghhhhh. Those were the days.......
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I LOVE Rip Taylor!!!! He's hysterical! I wish he'd come on the Jerry Lewis MDA telethon like he used to.
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