Biography
Rip Taylor (1931–2019) was an American actor and comedian. Born Charles Elmer Taylor Jr. in Washington, D.C., he performed in nightclubs and on television variety and game shows from the 1960s onwards.
He appeared in films including Indecent Proposal (1993) as Mr. Langford, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Wayne's World 2 (1993) and the Jackass series. Taylor provided voice work for animated features such as DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) and Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), and for television series including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005).
He was a regular on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and hosted The $1.98 Beauty Show (1978). Taylor also performed in stage musicals and made numerous guest appearances on programmes such as Hollywood Squares and The Gong Show.
