Phyllis Diller

Born Phyllis Ada Driver, Phyllis Diller was in show business for five decades. She was known for her outrageous wit -- matched only by her hair and her laugh. Her loud-mouthed, rapid-fire (and notably clean) delivery picked on everything from her husband (Fang) to the agonies of being a poor, self-deprecating housewife. The bulk of her performing career was spent in dinner clubs around the world and on-stage (as a piano virtuoso) with over more than 100 orchestras. She appeared on countless television sitcoms and dramas over the years, including The Carol Burnett Show, The Lov...