George Carlin - stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author

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George Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums. Carlin was famous for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and different taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy custom were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5–4 decision by the justices avowed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. The first of his 14 standup comedy special for HBO was film in 1977.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Carlin's routines listening carefully on the flaws in modern-day America. He often comment on modern political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture. His last HBO special, it’s bad for Ya, was film smaller than four months before his death. In 2004, Carlin positioned second on the Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time, in front of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor. He was a frequent artist and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three decade Johnny Carson era, and hosted the first event of Saturday Night Live. In 2008, he was prize the Mark Twain prize for American humor.

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Birth name

George Denis Patrick Carlin

Date Of Birth

May 12, 1937

Place Of Birth

Manhattan, New York, U.S.

Medium

Stand-up, television, film, books, radio

Genres

Character comedy, observational comedy, Insult comedy, black comedy, surreal humor

Spouse

Brenda Hosbrook, Sally Wade

Date Of Death

June 22, 2008

Place Of Death

Santa Monica, California, U.S.

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