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George Carlin Biography
Birth Name:
George Denis Carlin
Birth Place:
New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
05/12/1937, Taurus
Profession:
Comedian; actor; writer; producer; composer; voiceover artist
George Carlin Fast Facts:
Joined the Air Force in 1954. By 1956, he had received three court martials before being discharged in 1957.
While still in the Air Force, he began his show business career when he landed an off-base job as a radio disc jockey at KJOE in Shreveport, LA.
In 1960, he made his TV debut as one-half of the comedy duo (Jack) Burns & Carlin on
The Tonight Show
.
In July 1965, he made his first appearance on
The Merv Griffin Show
. Ultimately, he came on the program 29 times.
Made his TV-acting debut on a 1966 episode of
That Girl
in which he played star Marlo Thomas' agent. Two years later, he made his big-screen debut in
With Six You Get Eggroll
.
Was fired from Las Vegas' Frontier Hotel in 1969 for using foul language on stage and was arrested in Milwaukee in 1972 for violating obscenity laws.
Hosted the first episode of NBC's
Saturday Night Live
on October 11, 1975. Five years later, he was the inaugural host of
Fridays
, a similar sketch-comedy show on ABC.
Was No. 2 (behind Richard Pryor) on the list of Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.
George Carlin Relationships:
Brenda Hosbrook Carlin - Wife (deceased)
Kelly Carlin - Daughter
Mary Bearey Carlin - Mother
Patrick Carlin - Father
Patrick Carlin - Brother
Sally Wade - Significant Other
George Carlin Awards:
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Performance for a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Nominee
2006 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Nominee
1972 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
1993 Grammy: Best Spoken Comedy Album - Winner
2000 Grammy: Best Spoken Comedy Album - Winner
2001 Grammy: Best Spoken Comedy Album - Winner
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