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Before he was able to reprise the role for the Arrowverse crossovers "Elseworlds" and "Crisis on Infinite Earths"… before he joined the Arrowverse's The Flash as both Henry Allen and Jay Garrick… John Wesley Shipp was Barry Allen, aka The Flash Of course, we're talking about the 1990 short-lived but still-beloved CBS series that ran for[...]

In "A New World, Part One," John Wesley Shipp returns just when Barry (Gustin) could use his help the most Unfortunately, Shipp's not the only familiar face who's showing up – but we'll save that for the promo waiting below But before we get to that, we have a brief but heartfelt video message from[...]

And that's where John Wesley Shipp comes in because he was kind enough to share a look at himself and some other familiar faces to offer us a look at the team celebrating a nine-season success. Image: Instagram Stories Screencap And here's a look at Shipp's post from the long-running series' wrap party, where he lets the[...]

That's because on this very day in 1990, the Robert Iscove-directed, Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo-written first episode of CBS's 1990 John Wesley Shipp (Barry Allen/The Flash) & Amanda Pays (Christina R "Tina" McGee)-starring The Flash Though it would initially run for only a single 22-episode season, the series has become more appreciated over[...]

Of course, when we talk about where it all began we can't help but think of John Wesley Shipp aka Henry Allen, Barry's father Now as fans of the Arrowverse already know, Shipp's connections to the Speed Force go all the way back to 1990 when he portrayed Barry Allen aka The Flash in the[...]

Like a Fast and Furious installment but with better story, this week’s Stargirl ep "Summer School: Chapter Ten" focuses on themes of family.

Another familiar face who would like to be more of a regular fixture during Season 8 is none other than John Wesley Shipp, who is set to play a version of Jay Garrick aka The Flash on tonight's flashback episode of DC's Stargirl During an interview with EW, Shipp revealed the role he would like[...]

In this case, that means checking in with John Wesley Shipp, who is definitely no stranger to the Arrowverse From playing the role in the 1990 TV series to seeing the character folded into the Arrowverse, Shipp has also played a number of other versions of The Flash But perhaps his most meaningful role is[...]

If you thought John Wesley Shipp's run as the Scarlet Speedster was over, think again On Thursday, EW reported exclusively that the actor will reprise his role as OG speedster Jay Garrick (from The Flash) during Episode 9 of the second season of DC's Stargirl With a description that has Garrick appearing in "a pivotal flashback[...]

One person whose name needs to be on that "thank you" list is John Wesley Shipp, star of CBS' 1990 take on The Flash– the series that many say was "Arrowverse" before "Arrowverse" was cool The fact that Shipp's played such a prominent role in the Arrowverse clearly shows that we're far from the only[...]

That is going to be an awkward conversation with Kamilla as soon as Crisis is over. But it turns out to be absolutely necessary as he, Barry, Frost, and Pariah (Tom Cavanaugh) enter The Anti-Monitor's sanctum below Central City and find the source of the anti-matter wave: Flash '90/Barry Allen (John Wesley Shipp) on a treadmill[...]

So until then, check out a righteous amount of previews for the upcoming event – and if you're looking for a sneak preview "backstory" on how things got to this point, check out the end-credit scene the CW aired this week here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vho3Rwbuu_o&t=8s If you're reading this, then you probably don't need any more reasons to tune in[...]

Let's be clear: up to this point, the CW's upcoming "Arrowverse" crossover event Elseworlds had pretty much lived up to its end of the pop culture excitement bargain: Crossover between Green Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl? Check! The integration of Gotham City into the "Arrowverse" in the form of Ruby Rose's Kate Kane, aka Batwoman? Check! They're[...]

But one of my personal favorites is a bit complicated. John Wesley Shipp joined the series as Henry Allen, the wrongly imprisoned father of Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) He was part of the series all through the first and most of the second season until he was killed by Zoom (Teddy Sears) But it was revealed[...]

It starred John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen, today he plays Jay Garrick Also from the series were Mark Hamill a the Trickster, Amanda Pays as Dr Tina McGee, Alex Desert as Julio Mendez, Corinne Bohrer as Prank and Vito D'Ambrosio who played Officers Bellows All of who reprised a version of their characters in[...]

The first two figures will be a Batman based on his look from Batman Forever, where he was played by Val Kilmer, and The Flash based on his look from the '90s TV show, where he was played by John Wesley Shipp The figures will ship in late spring/early summer. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:[...]

There is something very nostalgic about having Jay Garrick (John Wesley Shipp) take on the Trickster (Mark Hamill) on Earth-3… it's like watching the 90's version of the Flash again In the clip below for the next episode of The Flash, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) makes a trip to another Earth to talk to Jay[...]

Sometimes it's in an evidence bag that a cop is carrying. I've watched every episode of the series and I don't remember the rubber duck at all… guess it's time to speed through a few episodes again. He was also asked what is the coolest Flash related gift he's gotten: One of the coolest things, just for its[...]

Even if Gotham were to end, they would retain rights as long as the DVDs were being sold. John Wesley Shipp will be the third actor who will become a series regular across the whole CW DC Universe, after Wentworth Miller and John Barrowman He will (obviously) be playing Jay Garrick, not Henry Allen. Matt Ryan could[...]

So last Spoiler warning. . . . . Variety talked with John Wesley Shipp about the big reveal at the end of the season and how that will effect things going forward A lot of fans of the original Flash TV series were excited to see the one time Barry Allen join the new series as Henry Allen, but getting[...]

Grant Gustin teases a new power for Barry Allen that involves lightning and John Wesley Shipp makes it very clear that he's not looking to get back into a Flash suit any time soon… and that when he last wore one, he ripped the ears off of it and Mark Hamill still has them. The Flash[...]

*** This article contains spoilers for the most recent episode of The Flash *** So THAT is what the writers of The Flash consider a season finale. We had

Yesterday we shared with you a video of John Wesley Shipp from The Flash where he referred to the new spinoff series as Legends Turns out that may be partially true Variety ran a story talking about the offering at MipTV in Cannes where the international market can bid on new television series The CW[...]

John Wesley Shipp, the actor who played the Flash in the 90s and plays Henry Allan now, was at Cape Comic Con recently and in a discussion… in what appears to be a class room… he let slip that the new Arrow / The Flash spinoff series was going to be called Legends and already[...]

Having already cast John Wesley Shipp as Henry Allen and soon we'll be seeing Amanda Pays as Dr Tina McGee the producers decided to call on probably the biggest name from the original run, Mark Hamill. "Mark Hamill returns in a brand new interpretation of James Jesse (aka The Trickster), a role he originated on the[...]

Martin, John Wesley Shipp and Danielle Panabaker is set to expanded quickly giving us a lot of the Scarlet Speedsters famous Rogues and lead to a two-part crossover with the CW's other series Arrow. Here we get our first name drop… pay attention to the cage… and get a good look at the Weather Wizard. The Flash[...]

About two years prior to this episode, the Flash television series starring John Wesley Shipp featured a Shadow-like hero called Nightshade coming out of retirement to help a modern day hero and we learn that Nightshade was an inspiration for The Flash to become a hero Oh… and the villain Nightshade helped the Flash take[...]

From this we can tell that his father (John Wesley Shipp) is going to be playing a part in an episode that will be more than just sitting behind the glass on a jail phone. We also get two new clips, both very short but they continue to help feed the buzz about the[...]

I think some may have already figured this out from the five minute trailer, but now the showrunners have gone ahead and let the cat out of the bag – officially – on who John Wesley Shipp will be playing on The CW's The Flash. Here's Executive Producer Greg Berlanti's statement: Given his history with The Flash,[...]