Sam Kinison

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Sam Kinison was a loud, abrasive American stand-up comedian and former Pentecostal preacher known for his intense screaming delivery and controversial, darkly comedic material in the 1980s.

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instanceOf Pentecostal preacher
human
stand-up comedian
activePeriod 1980s–early 1990s
appearedIn Back to School NERFINISHED
Married... with Children NERFINISHED
burialPlace Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath traffic collision
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1953-12-08
dateOfDeath 1992-04-10
dateOfMarriage 1992-04-04
denomination Pentecostalism NERFINISHED
familyName Kinison NERFINISHED
formerOccupation Pentecostal preacher
fullName Samuel Burl Kinison NERFINISHED
genre black comedy
insult comedy
observational comedy
satire
givenName Samuel NERFINISHED
influenced Bill Hicks NERFINISHED
Joe Rogan NERFINISHED
Lewis Black NERFINISHED
influencedBy George Carlin NERFINISHED
Richard Pryor NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath accident
medium stand-up comedy
nationality American
notableFor controversial material
loud screaming delivery
notableWork Breaking the Rules NERFINISHED
Have You Seen Me Lately? NERFINISHED
Louder Than Hell NERFINISHED
occupation actor
preacher
stand-up comedian
performedAt The Comedy Store NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Yakima, Washington, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Needles, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfMarriage Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
sibling Bill Kinison NERFINISHED
spouse Malika Souiri NERFINISHED
Terry Marze NERFINISHED
style intense screaming delivery
yearsActive 1980s

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Rodney Dangerfield influenced Sam Kinison
Bill Hicks influencedBy Sam Kinison
Bill Hicks associatedAct Sam Kinison