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Phyllis Diller

1917 - 2012

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Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician and visual artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh. Diller was one of the first female comics to become a household name in the United States, credited as an influence by Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr and Ellen DeGeneres, among others. She had a large gay following. She was also one of the first celebrities to openly champion plastic surgery, for which she was recognized by the cosmetic surgery industry. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phyllis Diller is the 4,786th most popular actor (down from 4,688th in 2019), the 7,557th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,867th in 2019) and the 2,192nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Phyllis Diller ranks 4,786 out of 13,578. Before her are Keith Michell, Will Geer, Kim Hyun-joong, André Hennicke, Li Li-hua, and Edie McClurg. After her are Jean Vilar, Ana Gabriel, Svetlana Bojković, Albert Dupontel, Kyle Gass, and Mae Murray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Phyllis Diller ranks 261. Before her are Nils Karlsson, Amelia Piccinini, Marcel Hansenne, Robert Lowell, Albert Mol, and Katherine Rawls. After her are Gonzalo Rojas, Juan Tuñas, Kenkichi Iwasawa, Madeleine Robinson, Birger Rosengren, and James Donald. Among people deceased in 2012, Phyllis Diller ranks 308. Before her are Mahmoud El-Gohary, Tibor Csernai, Lennart Samuelsson, Viktor Kosichkin, Friedhelm Konietzka, and Amnon Lipkin-Shahak. After her are Klaus Köste, Ian Abercrombie, Phillip V. Tobias, Claude Cheysson, Jim Marshall, and Kurt Maetzig.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phyllis Diller ranks 7,559 out of 20,380. Before her are Kenny Dorham (1924), Will Geer (1902), Jimmy Reed (1925), Katherine Rawls (1917), Frank Foss (1895), and Edie McClurg (1951). After her are Diane Warren (1956), Thad Jones (1923), Jeanette MacDonald (1903), Gunther Schuller (1925), Darlene Hard (1936), and Jack Finney (1911).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Phyllis Diller ranks 2,193. Before her are Lee Meriwether (1935), Ken Foree (1948), Elisabeth Moss (1982), Robert Carradine (1954), Will Geer (1902), and Edie McClurg (1951). After her are Kyle Gass (1960), Mae Murray (1885), Michael Stuhlbarg (1968), Kristen Cloke (1968), Polly Bergen (1930), and Penn Badgley (1986).

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