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George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, actor and writer/author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.

• Birth name: George Denis Patrick Carlin
• Born: May 12, 1937 New York City, New York, U.S.
• Died: June 22, 2008 (aged 71) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
• Medium: Stand-up, television, film, books, radio
• Nationality: American
• Years active: 1956–2008
• Genres: Character comedy, observational comedy, Insult comedy, wit/word play, satire/political satire, black comedy, surreal humor, sarcasm, blue comedy
• Subject(s): American culture, American English, everyday life, atheism, recreational drug use, death, philosophy, human behavior, American politics, parenting, children, religion, profanity, psychology, Anarchism, race relations, old age, pop culture, self-deprecation, childhood, family
• Influences: Danny Kaye, Jonathan Winters, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Jerry Lewis, Marx Brothers, Mort Sahl, Spike Jones, Ernie Kovacs, Ritz Brothers Monty Python
• Influenced: Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Hicks, Jim Norton, Sam Kinison, Louis C.K., Bill Cosby, Lewis Black, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, Denis Leary, Patrice O’Neal, Adam Carolla, Colin Quinn, Steven Wright, Mitch Hedberg, Russell Peters, Jay Leno, Ben Stiller, Kevin Smith
• Spouse: Brenda Hosbrook (August 5, 1961 – May 11, 1997) (her death) 1 child Sally Wade (June 24, 1998 – June 22, 2008) (his death)
• Notable works and roles: Class Clown “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” Mr. Conductor in Shining Time Station Narrator in Thomas and Friends HBO television specials George O’Grady in The George Carlin Show Rufus in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
• Website: www.georgecarlin.com

Read more about George Carlin at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Reader quotes George Carlin for Demi Moore -- "men are stupid and woman are crazy, and the reason women are crazy is because men are stupid."
MSNBC Entertainment, 2012-02-03 17:06:16
Reader quotes George Carlin for Demi Moore -- "men are stupid and woman are crazy, and the reason women are crazy is because men are stupid."

High court to hear TV profanity, nudity case
MSNBC Entertainment, 2012-01-06 21:34:32
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will weigh the government's power to regulate profanity and nudity on broadcast television in a challenge to a long-standing policy that goes back to comedian George Carlin's "Seven Filthy Words" monologue.

Stewart rips media over "Speechgate" (Reuters)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-09-07 16:24:11
Reuters - Fresh from vacation, "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart finally weighed in on the petty debate over the scheduling of President Obama's jobs speech -- the one that would have been held Wednesday night but was moved to Thursday at the request of House Majority Leader John Boehner.