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George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American actor, comedian, and author. He was best known for his routines on American culture, psychology, religion, taboo subjects, and the English Language. His "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine played a central role in the Supreme Court's landmark 1978 ruling in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, which affirmed that the US Federal Government has the authority to regulate and limit indecent material on public airwaves.

Carlin was born May 12, 1937 in New York City where he was raised. After high school, he joined the US Air Force and was stationed in Louisiana. There, he worked at a radio station but was fired for being unproductive. He later moved to California and put together an audition tape and began co-hosting on numerous radio stations.

At Milwaukee's Summerfest in 1972, Carlin performed his "Seven Dirty Words" routine and was arrested thereafter for violating obscenity laws. He was released in December and continued to perform stand up routines. Throughout the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s, he stared in several films, including Dogma and Scary Movie 3.

On June 22, 2008, Carlin was admitted to a hospital complaining of chest pains. He died later that evening. In accordance with his wishes, his remains were cremated and no public or religious service of any kind was held, although numerous television stations paid tribute to his legacy. His daughter Kelly plans to publish an oral history of her father in 2009.

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Filmography: The Wild, Dogma, Jersey Girl, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Aristocrats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Scary Movie 3, Happily N'ever After, Cars (Single-Disc Widescreen Edition) (2006), Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - Hooray for Thomas (W/Toy), Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas' Christmas Wonderland (With Bonus CD Sampler)
Birth Date: May 12, 1937

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review by MichaelN. November 25, 2009

The Most Brilliant Comedian Ever!

I remember during my middle school years having a friend play a cut from George Carlin's AM & FM where he does the news (long before SNL added it to their show). I just burst out laughing especially when the weatherman, Al Sleet, announce that tonight's forecast would be "dark" and would "continue mostly dark tonight with a few patches of scattered light by morning." I was thinking this guy is brilliant. I rushed out to get that album and … more

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The greatest stand-up comic ever, George Carlin was instrumental in shaping a number of my beliefs and putting me onto the little quirks and nuances of the english language. Yeah, he swore a lot, but he had whole routines about how weird language can be sometimes. He was so sharp and observant, he could pass for a great social critic.

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review by Friedpez. December 18, 2008

Probably the most influential man in molding my beliefs.

George Carlin is perhaps the most influential person to have shaped my beliefs on religion, American culture, and psychology. I first heard a comedy sketch of his back in junior high. I was probably too young to understand most of it then, but throughout high school, I kept listening. I even made several CDs just of his routines and my friends and I would listen to them on our countless road trips. Once, I played several of his routines for an English teacher of mine while … more

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