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Comedian Rip Taylor dies at age 88

Rip Taylor, the madcap mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, has died. He was 88.

News 12 Staff

Oct 6, 2019, 7:13 PM

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