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Phyllis Diller: Biography

Phyllis Diller

Birth Name: Phyllis Ada Driver
Birth Place: Lima, OH
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/17/1917, Cancer
Profession: Comedian; actor; pianist

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Phyllis Diller Fast Facts:

Worked as an advertising copywriter for San Francisco's KGO-TV.
At the age of 37, made a successful stand-up debut at the Purple Onion Comedy Club in San Francisco.
Her routines famously included stories about a fictional husband named Fang.
After numerous television appearances, made her big-screen debut in 1961's Splendor in the Grass.
An accomplished concert pianist, she performed with over 100 symphony orchestras under the pseudonym Dame Illya Dillya.
Received an American Comedy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1992.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993.
Has had many plastic surgeries since the 1980s; received the first annual Franklin Ashley Award from the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery for her openness about the procedures.

Phyllis Diller Relationships:
Frances Ada Driver - Mother
Perry Marcus Driver - Father
Sherwood Anderson Diller - Ex-husband
Warde Donovan - Ex-husband
Sally Diller - Daughter
Stephanie Diller - Daughter
Suzanne Diller - Daughter
Perry Diller - Son
Peter Diller - Son
Phyllis Diller Awards:
1967 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
College:
Bluffton College, Bluffton, OH; attended Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; attended Sherwood Music Conservatory, Chicago, IL

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Jimmy Kimmel Live, Dick Van Patten, Barry Williams, Willie Tyler and Lester, Phyllis Diller, Wayne Brady, Jimmy Kimmel Michael Ansell/ABC

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