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George Carlin

George Carlin

Birthday: 1937-05-12 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums. Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine 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 affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. The first of his fourteen stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. In the 1990s and 2000s, Carlin's routines focused on socio-cultural criticism of modern American society. He often commented on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death. In 2004, Carlin placed second on the Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor.  He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live. In 2008, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Carlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
George Carlin's American Dream

as    Self (archive footage)

2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

as    Self (archive footage)

2013
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

as    Self (archive footage)

2012
The Reality of Me

as    Self

2012
2010
Heavy Metal Mater

as    Filmore (archive audio) (voice)

2010
2009
Unidentified Flying Mater

as    Fillmore (archive voice)

2008
2008
History of the Joke

as    Self

2007
Happily N'Ever After

as    Der Zauberer (voice)

2007
Unmasked with George Carlin

as    Himself

2006
Cars

as    Fillmore (voice)

2005
2005
The Aristocrats

as    Self

2005
Tarzan II

as    Zugor (voice)

2004
Jersey Girl

as    Bart Trinke

2004
2004
2004
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

as    Self (archive footage)

2003
George on George

as    Himself

2001
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy

as    Narrator