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George Carlin
Age: 71 (passed away Jun. 22nd, 2008)
Height: 5' 9"
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: May. 12th, 1937
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BIOGRAPHY: George Carlin, arguably, is the greatest and -- after Lenny Bruce -- most influential stand-up comedian of all time. An Irish Catholic born and raised in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City, Carlin started out as a conventional comedian and had achieved a fair degree of success as a Bill Cosby style raconteur in nightclubs and on TV until the late 1960s, when he radically overhauled his persona. The new persona, which is more in line with who and what George Carlin is, has been "George Carlin" ever since and is what made him a great stand-up comedian. Carlin's forte is Lenny Bruce-style social and political commentary, spiced with nihilistic observations about people and religion peppered with black humor. He is also noted for his use of language. Carlin's notorious "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine was part of a radio censorship case that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978.
TRIVIA:
- Worked as a Disc Jockey at KXOL-AM 1360 in Fort Worth, Texas for nine months. He was hired on the spot by Program Director Bob Bruton. There he met newsman 'Jack Burns (II)' (qv). They went on to work together as a comedy duo.
- Chosen as #2 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (April 2004).
- Has received two Grammys: for his albums "FM & AM" (1972) and "Jammin' in New York" (1993).
- Inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame in November 1994.
- Died two days before the 10th anniversary of his marriage to 'Sally Wade' (qv).
- Younger brother of 'Patrick Carlin' (qv).
- Spent years writing a one-man show that he planned to do on Broadway before his death. The working title was "Watch My Language" or "New York City Boy".
- Attended (but was expelled from) Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, New York--the same alma mater as 'Regis Philbin' (qv) and 'Martin Scorsese' (qv).
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