Cher's guests on her variety special, which spawned 'The Cher Show,' were Elton John, Bette Midler and Flip Wilson. The four imagined their future in a retirement home in the hilarious sketch.

So how did Clerow "Flip" Wilson go from Jersey City grade-school dropout to national celebrity, heralded on the cover of Time as "TV's First Black Superstar". Flip is a candid, entertaining biography ...