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Biography

George Carlin is an acclaimed stand-up comic, actor and an author. He was most famous for his role in the Supreme Court's 1978 case…more

Born

5/12/1937, Morningside Heights (Upper Manhattan), New York

Died

6/22/2008

Birth Name

George Denis Patrick Carlin

Gender

Male

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Star (7)

Role
- Shining Time Station
  Mr. Conductor (1991-1993)
  - S 3: Ep 32 Splish, Splash, Splosh
    1/1/07
  - S 3: Ep 33 Paint the Town Red
    1/1/07
  - S 3: Ep 34 Wish You Were Here
    1/1/07
  - S 3: Ep 31 Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales (1)
    1/1/07
  - S 3: Ep 30 Family Special: Queen for a Day
    1/1/07
  - + 69 More Credits
- Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends
  U.S. Narrator (Seasons 3-4 and re-narrated Seasons 1-2)
  - S 8: Ep 27 Calling All Engines!
    1/1/07
  - S 8: Ep 26 Percy & The Magic Carpet
    10/24/04
  - S 8: Ep 25 Too Hot For Thomas
    10/24/04
  - S 8: Ep 24 Chickens To School
    10/17/04
  - S 8: Ep 23 James Goes Too Far
    10/17/04
  - + 50 More Credits
- The George Carlin Show
  George O'Grady
  - S 2: Ep 13 George Likes a Good War
    7/16/95
  - S 2: Ep 12 George Tells the Truth
    7/9/95
  - S 2: Ep 11 George Helps a Friend
    1/1/95
  - S 2: Ep 10 George Puts on a Happy Face
    12/25/94
  - S 2: Ep 9 George Does a Bad Thing
    12/18/94
  - + 22 More Credits
- Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends
  U.S. Narrator
  - S 4: Ep 26 Mind That Bike
    6/4/95
  - S 4: Ep 25 Special Attraction
    5/24/95
  - S 4: Ep 24 Fish
    5/16/95
  - S 4: Ep 23 Paint Pots & Queens
    5/12/95
  - S 4: Ep 22 Thomas & The Special Letter
    5/10/95
  - + 98 More Credits
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
  the voice of Rufus [ 1 ]
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Phone Booth
    11/16/91
  - S 2: Ep 7 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure In Babysitting First
    11/2/91
  - S 2: Ep 6 A Most Bogus Day In The Neighborhood
    10/26/91
  - S 2: Ep 5 Goodbye Columbus.... And America
    10/19/91
  - S 2: Ep 4 Leave It To Bill & Ted
    10/5/91
  - + 16 More Credits
- Tony Orlando And Dawn
  Regular Performer (1976)
  - S 1: Ep 1 October 29,1975
    10/29/75
  - — March 12 1975
- Away We Go
  Regular Performer
  - S 1: Ep 14 Sheila MacRae / Teddy Neeley Five
    9/2/67
  - S 1: Ep 13 Rodney Dangerfield / 5th Dimension
    8/26/67
  - S 1: Ep 12 Pete Barbutti / Sallie Blair
    8/19/67
  - S 1: Ep 11 Charlie Manna / Grace Markay
    8/12/67
  - S 1: Ep 10 Michele Lee / The Blossoms
    8/5/67
  - + 9 More Credits
Recurring Role (10)

Role
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 8 Ann Coulter; George Carlin; K.T. Tunstall
    6/14/06
  - S 13: Ep 94 Show #2815
    11/15/04
  - S 12: Ep 178 Show #2674
    3/17/04
  - S 12: Ep 77 Show #2573
    10/8/03
  - S 9: Ep 89 Show #2047
    4/27/01
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 55 Show #1710
    11/16/01
  - S 8: Ep 118 Show #1576
    3/26/01
  - S 7: Ep 53 Show #1331
    11/25/99
  - S 5: Ep 158 Show #1020
    6/5/98
  - S 4: Ep 169 Show #0818
    6/16/97
  - + 3 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 124 Show #1708
    11/6/92
  - S 11: Ep 35 Show #1619
    4/22/92
  - S 9: Ep 40 Show #1294
    4/26/90
  - S 8: Ep 134 Show #1219
    11/9/89
  - S 7: Ep 83 Show #1058
    11/17/88
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest Host
  - S 20: Ep 74 Show #3374
    3/11/82
  - S 18: Ep 85 Show #3185
    4/18/80
  - S 18: Ep 83 Show #3183
    4/16/80
  - S 18: Ep 52 Show #3152
    1/25/80
  - S 17: Ep 72 Show #3072
    4/17/79
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Midnight Special
  Himself, host
  - S 5: Ep 24 Host: George Carlin
    4/1/77
  - S 5: Ep 3 Host: George Carlin
    10/1/76
- The Midnight Special
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 17 Host: Helen Reddy (4th Anniversary Show)
    1/28/77
  - S 1: Ep 2 Host: Helen Reddy
    2/2/73
- The Midnight Special
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 19 Host: Wolfman Jack (3rd Anniversary Show, Part 1)
    2/13/76
- The Midnight Special
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 9 Host: George Carlin
    11/15/74
  - S 2: Ep 35 Host: George Carlin
    5/10/74
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 30 May 18, 1969: The 5th Dimension, Liza Minnelli, Joan Rivers, George Carlin
    5/18/69
  - S 22: Ep 5 October 27, 1968: Mary Hopkin, George Carlin, Helen Hayes, Gary Lewis, Ed Ames
    10/27/68
  - S 21: Ep 33 Richard Harris / Ella Fitzgerald / Stiller & Meara
    4/28/68
  - S 21: Ep 29 March 24, 1968: Diana Ross & The Supremes, Spanky & Our Gang, Nancy Sinatra, Lee Hazlewood
    3/24/68
  - S 21: Ep 16 December 24, 1967: The Cowsills, Bobbie Gentry, George Carlin, Arthur Godfrey
    12/24/67
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 8 690325
    3/25/69
  - S 30: Ep 114 Show #4525
    5/13/92
  - S 29: Ep 31 Show #4261
    12/6/90
  - S 28: Ep 120 Show #4165
    5/29/90
  - S 22: Ep 62 Show #3562
    1/31/84
  - + 8 More Credits
Guest Star (50)

Role
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody
    1/28/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys
    1/28/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 When I'm Bad, I'm Better: The Groundbreakers
    1/21/09
  - S 1: Ep 1 Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks, & Oddballs
    1/14/09
- History Alive
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 History of the Joke
    2/18/08
- Imus in the Morning
  Himself
  - S 2008: Ep 10 December 14, 2007
    12/14/07
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 152 October 23, 2007
    10/23/07
- Shining Time Station
  Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin
  - S 3: Ep 11 Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin
    1/1/07
  - S 2: Ep 16 Double Trouble
    12/23/91
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 16 September 9, 2005
    9/9/05
  - S 2: Ep 9 March 12, 2004
    3/12/04
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 4 George Carlin
    10/31/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 36 Carlin/Stone
    10/18/04
  - S 7: Ep 131 Carlin/Black
    3/10/04
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Self
  - S 2: Ep 18 October 1, 2004
    10/1/04
  - S 5: Ep 25 November 9, 2007
- Dinner For Five
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 Kevin Smith, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Stephen Root
    4/23/04
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 63 George Carlin
    4/8/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 149 George Carlin, Master P, and The Stills
    3/23/04
  - S 3: Ep 220 George Carlin and Julie Warner
    5/15/01
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 110 George Carlin
    3/10/04
  - S 4: Ep 73 George Carlin
    12/16/99
- TV Tales
  Himself (archive footage)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Saturday Night Live
    3/31/02
- Dennis Miller Live
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 17 Advertising
    6/1/01
  - S 4: Ep 19 The Military
    6/13/97
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 24 Episode #524
    5/13/00
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  guest
  - S 3: Ep 87 George Carlin
    2/1/99
- The Simpsons
  Seth
  - S 10: Ep 6 D'oh-in' in the Wind
    11/15/98
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 152 April 24, 1992
    4/24/92
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 158 April 22, 1992
    4/22/92
  - S 2: Ep 195 June 1, 1990
    6/1/90
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 54 November 27, 1991
    11/27/91
  - S 3: Ep 99 February 13, 1991
    2/13/91
  - S 3: Ep 53 November 21, 1990
    11/21/90
  - S 2: Ep 108 February 28, 1990
    2/28/90
  - S 2: Ep 93 February 6, 1990
    2/6/90
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 53 November 26, 1990
    11/26/90
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 4/06/88
    4/6/88
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 5 George Carlin/Frankie Goes to Hollywood
    11/10/84
  - S 1: Ep 1 George Carlin/Janis Ian & Billy Preston
    10/11/75
- Fridays
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 15 George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers
    1/9/81
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 88 January 23, 1979
    1/23/79
  - S 5: Ep 71 December 26, 1978
    12/26/78
  - S 5: Ep 11 September 27, 1978
    9/27/78
  - S 4: Ep 83 January 13, 1978
    1/13/78
  - S 3: Ep 104 February 23, 1977
    2/23/77
  - + 4 More Credits
- American Bandstand
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 34 Andy Gibb / Rose Royce / George Carlin
    5/14/77
  - S 19: Ep 22 Natalie Cole / Jonathan Cain / George Carlin
    2/28/76
- Welcome Back, Kotter
  Wally
  - S 2: Ep 21 Radio Free Freddie
    2/17/77
- The Smothers Brothers Show (1975)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    3/17/75
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 83 July 11, 1973
    7/11/73
  - S 6: Ep 205 July 27, 1972
    7/27/72
  - S 6: Ep 162 May 23, 1972
    5/23/72
  - S 6: Ep 128 March 30, 1972
    3/30/72
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 7: Ep 26 October 25, 1972
    10/25/72
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 182 May 31, 1972
    5/31/72
  - S 4: Ep 13 Ocotber 6, 1971
    10/6/71
  - S 3: Ep 198 July 8, 1971
    7/8/71
  - S 2: Ep 93 January 7, 1970
    1/7/70
- The Flip Wilson Show
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 5 Pat Boone & Family, George Carlin, Sugar Ray Robinson
    10/14/71
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 40 November 9, 1970
    11/9/70
  - S 1: Ep 17 July 2, 1970
    7/2/70
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 86 December 16, 1969
    12/16/69
  - S 7: Ep 78 December 4, 1969
    12/4/69
  - S 7: Ep 56 November 4, 1969
    11/4/69
  - S 7: Ep 11 September 1, 1969
    9/1/69
  - S 3: Ep 109 February 3, 1966
    2/3/66
  - + 27 More Credits
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 3: Ep 9 with Lucille Ball, George Carlin
    11/24/69
  - S 11: Ep 22 with James Garner, George Carlin, and Ken Berry
    3/12/78
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 91 October 13, 1969
    10/13/69
  - S 1: Ep 196 March 12, 1970
    3/12/70
  - S 1: Ep 184 February 24, 1970
    2/24/70
  - S 1: Ep 183 February 23, 1970
    2/23/70
  - S 1: Ep 182 February 20, 1970
    2/20/70
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Substitute host
  - S 8: Ep 25 October 3, 1969
    10/3/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 8: Ep 20 September 26, 1969
    9/26/69
  - S 8: Ep 19 September 25, 1969
    9/25/69
  - S 8: Ep 18 September 24, 1969
    9/24/69
  - S 8: Ep 17 September 23, 1969
    9/23/69
  - S 8: Ep 16 Week of September 22, 1969
    9/22/69
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 187 May 27, 1969
    5/27/69
  - S 5: Ep 167 April 25, 1967
    4/25/67
  - S 5: Ep 39 October 27, 1966
    10/27/66
  - S 5: Ep 5 September 9, 1966
    9/9/66
  - S 4: Ep 217 July 12, 1966
    7/12/66
  - + 13 More Credits
- This is Tom Jones
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 March 21, 1969
    3/21/69
  - S 1: Ep 7 March 14, 1969
    3/14/69
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 10 Show #209
    12/15/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 223 July 30, 1968
    7/30/68
- The Summer Smothers Brothers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Roger Miller, Jennifer Warren, George Carlin, Leigh French
    7/14/68
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 31 May 15-19, 1967
    5/15/67
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 22 Host: Van Johnson / Liza Minnelli / Mickey Rooney
    2/25/67
  - S 4: Ep 12 Host: Jimmy Durante / The Turtles
    12/10/66
  - S 4: Ep 4 Host: Adam West / Ray Charles
    10/8/66
  - S 3: Ep 27 Host: Martha Raye / Chad and Jeremy
    4/2/66
- That Girl (1966)
  George Lester
  - S 1: Ep 10 Break a Leg
    11/10/66
- The Jimmy Dean Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 22 February 25, 1966
    2/25/66
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
Writer (1)

Role
- The George Carlin Show
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 George Expresses Himself
    2/27/94
  - S 1: Ep 1 When Unexpected Things Happen to George
    1/16/94
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- The George Carlin Show
  Executive Producer
  - S 2: Ep 13 George Likes a Good War
    7/16/95
  - S 2: Ep 12 George Tells the Truth
    7/9/95
  - S 2: Ep 11 George Helps a Friend
    1/1/95
  - S 2: Ep 10 George Puts on a Happy Face
    12/25/94
  - S 2: Ep 9 George Does a Bad Thing
    12/18/94
  - + 22 More Credits

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Trivia
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- Carlin's book "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?" was taken off the shelves of Wal-Mart after complaints about the cover, which depicted Carlin sitting at the Last Supper.
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- As of 2007, George has 4 Grammy Awards for his comedy albums "FM & AM" (1972), "Jammin' in New York" (1991), "Brain Droppings" (2000) and "Napalm & Silly Putty" (2001).
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- In December, 2004, George checked himself into rehab because he felt he was getting dependent on 'wine and vicodin.'
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Quotes
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- George: Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.
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- George Carlin: When you quit school in ninth grade and you're smart, you spend your life in some small or large way proving yourself.
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- George Carlin: (When asked what does he like?) I love individuals. I think people are terrific as I meet and get to know them. I like imagination. I like the freedom that this society manages to parcel out to us in the midst of the rest of what they do to you. I also like thinking about the fact that the atoms in me are the same atoms that are in all the rest of the universe, and that every one of those atoms came from the middle of a star. In other words, it's only me out there.
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