| Dick Wilson | |
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| Born | Riccardo DiGuglielmo July 30, 1916 Preston, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Died | November 19, 2007 (aged 91) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Years active | 1956 – 1989, 1999 |
| Spouse(s) | Meg (? - November 19, 2007) 1 child |
Dick Wilson, born Riccardo DiGuglielmo (July 30, 1916 – November 19, 2007), was a British-born American character actor who played the role of finicky grocery store manager Mr. (George) Whipple in over 500 Charmin toilet paper television commercials (1965–1989, 1999). Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones Mr George Whipple is a fictional Supermarket manager featured in television commercials and print advertisements that ran in the United States Charmin (pronounced /ˈʃɑ˞mɪn/ is a Brand-name of Toilet paper. Toilet paper is a soft paper product used to maintain Personal hygiene after human Defecation or Urination. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [1]
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Biography
Dick Wilson was born in Preston, Lancashire, England to an Italian father, Aldo DiGuglielmo, and an English mother, Victoria Wilson. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging His father performed in vaudeville; his mother was a singer. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s In late 1916, his father moved the family to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada where he spent his childhood in the Corktown neighbourhood and on the Mountain, attending Queen Victoria and Sacred Heart Schools. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He had a Hamilton Spectator newspaper route and got his start in show business with a part-time job at CHML radio in Hamilton at age fifteen. The Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846, is a newspaper published every day but Sunday in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Not wanting to be typecast as Italian, DiGuglielmo Anglicized his first name and took his mother's maiden name as a surname when performing. [DiGuglielmo and Wilson are also etymologically similar names]. [2]
Wilson graduated from the Ontario College of Art & Design and then became a comic dancer in vaudeville. The Ontario College of Art & Design (commonly referred to by its acronym OCAD) is Canada's largest and oldest University for art and design Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force early in World War II and served as a fighter pilot against the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain in 1940. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage other aircraft and typically pilots a Fighter aircraft. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After the War, he moved to the United States, becoming an American citizen in 1954. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) After the War he worked as an acrobatic dancer in New York City before heading to California in 1954 for movie and TV work. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The City of New York California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) [2]
Wilson made numerous appearances as several characters on the television sitcom Bewitched (usually as the drunk) and McHale's Navy, sometimes a neighbor or other stock character, various episodes between numbers 33 and 247. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Bewitched is an American Situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972. Drunkenness or inebriation is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of Alcoholic beverages to a degree that mental and physical faculties are noticeably McHale's Navy is an American television Sitcom series The series ran for 138 half-hour episodes from September 11 1962 to August 20 1966 on A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or A stock character is one which relies heavily on cultural types or names for his or her personality manner of speech and other characteristics He played a similar character in Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete in 1973. The World's Greatest Athlete is a 1973 American feature film released by the Walt Disney Company. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Also Wilson appeared on Hogan's Heroes and The Bob Newhart Show. Hogan's Heroes is a American Television Situation comedy that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4 The Bob Newhart Show is the name of two different Television series, both starring comedian Bob Newhart. [2]
Wilson was quoted as saying, "I've done thirty-eight pictures and nobody remembers any of them, but they all remember me selling toilet paper. " Wilson made more than 504 commercials as Mr. Whipple, earning U. Mr George Whipple is a fictional Supermarket manager featured in television commercials and print advertisements that ran in the United States S. $300,000 annually and working only twelve days a year. [2]
In an interview with ABC News on 22 April 1983, he mentioned that the first series of commercials for Charmin toilet paper he appeared in were filmed in, appropriately enough, Flushing, New York. Flushing, founded in 1645 is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, ten miles (16 km east of Manhattan [1]
He described acting in commercials as "the hardest thing to do in the entire acting realm. You've got 24 seconds to introduce yourself, introduce the product, say something nice about it and get off gracefully. "[2]
Wilson also created the theme song for the MLB team Minnesota Twins, entitled We're Gonna Win, Twins in 1961.
In appreciation for his performance of the recognizable character, Procter & Gamble famously provided Wilson with a free lifetime supply of Charmin. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide [3]
Death
Wilson died at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, United States, on November 19, 2007. The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital is a Retirement community, with individual cottages and a fully licensed acute-care hospital located at 23388 Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [4] Wilson is survived by his wife, Meg, and daughters, Wendy and actress Melanie Wilson, and five grandchildren. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Melanie Wilson (born Melina DiGuglielmo on October 14, 1961) is an American Actress best known for her co-starring role as Jennifer He was buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is part of the Forest Lawn chain of Southern California cemeteries Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
Filmography
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References
- ^ Associated Press Obituary
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- ^ Gates, Anita. Dick Wilson, Squeezer of Tissue Rolls on Television, Dies at 91. The New York Times. November 20, 2007. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Earthtimes.org Obituary
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Wilson, Dick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DiGuglielmo, Riccardo |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 2007 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America |
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