George Carlin

Biography

Born 05/12/1937

Along with Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor, George Carlin was one of the most influential, respected and controversial stand-up comics of the late 20th century. His humor was built on the vagaries of human behavior – the truth behind words and phrases, the quandaries presented in everyday life, and...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2009, received Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album
In 2002, received Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album
In 2001, received Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album

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Highlights

In 2008, Headlined his fourteenth and final HBO special, “George Carlin: It’s Bad For Ya”
In 2007, Lent his voice to the animated feature "Happily N’ever After"
In 2006, Announced, while on a national comedy tour, that he had recently recovered from heart failure

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Family & Companions

Sally Wade: Carlin has referred to her as "the sweetheart of my life, present and future"
Patrick Carlin: father (Was a national advertising manager for the New York Sun; wife left him when Carlin was two years old; died in 1945 )
Mary Carlin: mother (Left Carlin's father when he was two years old; died in 1984 at age 89 )

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