George Carlin

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actor author human screenwriter social critic stand-up comedian voice actor

George Carlin was an influential American stand-up comedian, social critic, and author known for his sharp wit, boundary-pushing routines, and incisive commentary on language, politics, and culture.

Aliases (3)

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → author → human → screenwriter → social critic → stand-up comedian → voice actor →
associatedCourtCase	FCC v. Pacifica Foundation →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album → Mark Twain Prize for American Humor →
burialPlace	Spreading of ashes →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
child	Kelly Carlin →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1937-05-12 →
dateOfDeath	2008-06-22 →
dateOfMarriage	1961-06-03 →
education	Cardinal Hayes High School →
employer	CBS → HBO →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	Carlin →
fieldOfWork	linguistics of everyday language → social criticism → stand-up comedy →
fullName	George Denis Patrick Carlin →
genre	black comedy → observational comedy → political satire → social commentary →
givenName	George →
hasSignatureBit	Seven dirty words you can never say on television →
hosted	Saturday Night Live →
influenced	Bill Burr → Chris Rock → Jerry Seinfeld → Jon Stewart → Louis C.K. →
influencedBy	Lenny Bruce → Mort Sahl →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
memberOf	United States Air Force →
militaryRank	airman first class →
notableIdea	critique of consumerism → critique of political correctness → critique of religion →
notableWork	A Place for My Stuff → An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo → Back in Town → Brain Droppings → Carlin on Campus → Class Clown → Complaints and Grievances → Doin' It Again → FM & AM → George Carlin at USC → George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy → George Carlin: Again! → George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances → George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya → George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing → George Carlin: Personal Favorites → George Carlin: You Are All Diseased → It's Bad for Ya → Jammin' in New York → Life Is Worth Losing → Napalm & Silly Putty → Occupation: Foole → On Location: George Carlin at USC → On the Road → On the Road (album) → Playin' with Your Head → Seven Dirty Words → Toledo Window Box → What Am I Doing in New Jersey? → When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? → You Are All Diseased →
occupation	disc jockey → radio announcer →
performedAt	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson →
placeOfBirth	Manhattan → New York City →
placeOfDeath	Santa Monica, California →
religion	atheism →
residence	Los Angeles → Santa Monica →
serviceNumber	United States Air Force service →
spouse	Brenda Hosbrook →
subjectOf	George Carlin: American Dream →
yearAwarded	2008 →
yearsActive	1956–2008 →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A Place for My Stuff → Carlin on Campus → Class Clown → Complaints and Grievances → George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya → George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing → Jammin' in New York → Seven Dirty Words → You Are All Diseased →	performer
A Place for My Stuff → Carlin on Campus → Class Clown → Complaints and Grievances → Playin' with Your Head → Seven Dirty Words → You Are All Diseased →	creator
Carlin on Campus → George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya → George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing → Jammin' in New York →	starring
Brain Droppings → Napalm & Silly Putty → When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? →	author
A Place for My Stuff → Class Clown → Complaints and Grievances →	notableWorkOf
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya → George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing → Jammin' in New York →	writer
Napalm & Silly Putty → When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? →	audiobookNarrator
Best Comedy Album → Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording →	notableWinner
Class Clown →	artist
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya →	associatedWith
George Carlin: American Dream →	featuresArchiveFootageOf
George Carlin: You Are All Diseased ("George Carlin on-stage persona") →	featuresCharacter
George Carlin ("George Denis Patrick Carlin") →	fullName
Brain Droppings →	hasAudiobookNarrator
Car Wash →	hasCastMember
Lenny Bruce →	influenced
Chris Rock →	influencedBy
George Carlin: American Dream →	mainSubject
Cardinal Hayes High School →	notableAlumnus
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor →	notableRecipient
George Carlin ("George Carlin at USC") →	notableWork
Seven Dirty Words →	performedBy
A Place for My Stuff →	producer
Cars →	voiceActor
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? →	workOf