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George Carlin is a Actor American born on 12 may 1937 at New York City (USA)

George Carlin

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Birth name George Dennis Carlin
Nationality USA
Birth 12 may 1937 at New York City (USA)
Death 22 june 2008 (at 71 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor, and author. Carlin was noted for his black comedy and his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven dirty words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves.

He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians: One newspaper called Carlin "the dean of counterculture comedians." In 2004, Carlin was placed second on the Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor. The first of his 14 stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. From the late 1980s, Carlin's routines focused on sociocultural criticism of modern American society. He often commented on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture. He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death. In 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Biography

Carlin met Brenda Hosbrook while touring with Burns and Carlin in Dayton, Ohio, in August 1960. They were married at her parents' home in Dayton on June 3, 1961. The couple's only child, Kelly, was born on June 15, 1963. In 1971 the couple renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas. Brenda died of liver cancer on May 11, 1997, the day before Carlin's 60th birthday.

In November 1997, Carlin met Sally Wade, a comedy writer based in Hollywood; Carlin described it as "love at first sight", but was hesitant to act on his feelings so soon after Brenda's death. They eventually married on June 24, 1998, in a private, unregistered ceremony. The marriage lasted until Carlin's death, two days before their tenth anniversary.

Best films

The Prince of Tides (1991)
(Actor)
Outrageous Fortune (1987)
(Actor)
Happily N'Ever After (2007)
(Actor)

Usually with

Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
(4 films)
Scott Mosier
Scott Mosier
(3 films)
Ed Solomon
Ed Solomon
(3 films)
Peter Joseph
Peter Joseph
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of George Carlin (27 films)

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Actor

Bill & Ted Face the Music
Directed by Dean Parisot
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Actors Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Samara Weaving, Kid Cudi
Roles Rufus Hologram (archive footage)
Rating59% 2.9500352.9500352.9500352.9500352.950035
Theodore « Ted » Logan et William « Bill » S. Preston ont désormais la quarantaine et sont devenus pères de famille. Ils ne sont jamais parvenus à concrétisér leur rêve : devenir des stars du rock. Un messager, venu du futur, leur demande d'écrire la chanson qui pourrait changer la destinée de tout l'univers. Les deux compères vont pouvoir compter sur l'aide de leur famille, de vieux amis et de fameux musiciens.
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Actors Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Don Rickles, Phyllis Diller, George Carlin
Rating72% 3.645363.645363.645363.645363.64536
The film follows Joan Rivers for 14 months, mostly during the 76th year of her life. The film made an effort to "[peel] away the mask" and expose the "struggles, sacrifices and joy of living life as a ground breaking female performer." The New York Times reported that Stern and Sundberg "lucked out" with their timing, starting to film the year before Rivers won Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice in 2008.
Tokyo Mater, 6minutes
Directed by John Lasseter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, Michael Wallis, Danny Mann, Robert Ito, Lindsey Collins
Roles Filmore (voice)
Rating65% 3.2777453.2777453.2777453.2777453.277745
Mater tells a story to Lightning McQueen about how he used to be a drift king. He is hired as a tow truck driver as he states he'll tow any car anywhere. The tow ends up being to Tokyo, Japan, and Mater tows the car there all away across the Pacific Ocean. While there, he is challenged to a drift race to crown the drift king, with the loser losing all custom modifications and becoming a "stock" car. Mater accepts, and is fitted with custom modifications of his own. As Mater is losing the race, Lightning Dragon McQueen shows up to help Mater fend off an attack by ninjas, allowing Mater to win the race.
Zeitgeist: Addendum, 2h3
Directed by Peter Joseph
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary, Historical
Themes La mondialisation, Documentaire sur l'altermondialisme
Actors George Carlin
Roles Self (archive Footage) (voice)
Rating81% 4.092474.092474.092474.092474.09247
The film begins and ends with excerpts from a speech by Jiddu Krishnamurti. The remainder of the film is narrated by Peter Joseph and divided into four parts, each prefaced by an on-screen quotation from a notable scholar: Krishnamurti, John Adams, Bernard Lietaer, and Thomas Paine, respectively.
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist (2007)
, 2h2
Directed by Peter Joseph
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, La mondialisation, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentaire sur l'altermondialisme, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about technology, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Islam, Dans un avion, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about hijackings
Actors George Carlin
Roles Self (archive Sound) (voice)
Rating80% 4.0440554.0440554.0440554.0440554.044055
The film starts with animated visualizations, film segments and stock footage, a cartoon and audio quotes about spirituality by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, then shots of war, explosions, and the September 11 attacks. Then the film's title screen is given. The introduction ends with a portion of a George Carlin monologue on religion accompanied by an animated cartoon. The rest of the film is in three parts with narration by Peter Joseph.
Happily N'Ever After, 1h27
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about the labor movement, Children's films
Actors Sarah Michelle Prinze, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Wallace Shawn, Andrew Roane Dick, Patrick Warburton, Jim Ward
Roles Der Zauberer (voice)
Rating45% 2.259962.259962.259962.259962.25996
The story begins with the idea that the Wizard (George Carlin) controls all of the fairy tales and maintains the balance of good and evil in Fairy Tale Land. With the help of his assistants the uptight Munk (Wallace Shawn) and the decidedly goofy Mambo (Andy Dick), the Wizard is checking to make sure that all the fairy tales under his care are "on track" to have their traditional happy endings. As we meet him however, the Wizard is leaving for Scotland for a long-overdue vacation. He leaves the kingdom in the hands of Munk and Mambo.
Cars
Cars (2006)
, 1h56
Directed by John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Michael Wallis
Roles Fillmore (voice)
Rating71% 3.596643.596643.596643.596643.59664
In a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles, the last race of the Piston Cup championship ends in a three-way tie between retiring veteran Strip "The King" Weathers, infamous runner-up Chick Hicks, and rookie Lightning McQueen. The tiebreaker race is scheduled for one week later at the (fictional) Los Angeles International Speedway in California. Lightning is desperate to win the race, since it would allow him to leave the unglamorous sponsorship of Rust-Eze, a rust treatment for old cars, and allow him to take The King's place as the sponsored car of the lucrative Dinoco team. Eager to start practice in California as soon as possible, he pushes his big rig, Mack, to travel all night long. While McQueen is sleeping, the exhausted Mack drifts off and is startled by a gang of four reckless street racers, causing McQueen to fall out the back of the trailer and into the road. McQueen wakes in the middle of traffic and speeds off the highway to find Mack, only to end up in the run-down desert town of Radiator Springs, and inadvertently ruining the pavement of its main road.
Tarzan II
Tarzan II (2005)
, 1h14
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Musical films, Tarzan films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Harrison Chad, Glenn Close, Alfre Woodard, Lance Henriksen, Hamilton Camp, George Carlin
Roles Zugor (voice)
Rating56% 2.822322.822322.822322.822322.82232
As a young human orphan being raised by gorillas in an African jungle, Tarzan (Harrison Chad) is worried that a fabled monster known as the Zugor (George Carlin) will someday attempt to capture him. He is disappointed that he can't run as quickly as the other young apes in his family, and his attempts to prove himself keep resulting in chaos. When an accident leaves his ape mother, Kala (Glenn Close), thinking that Tarzan has died, the other apes feel that Tarzan has reached a fitting end. Tarzan believes it best for everyone involved if he runs away.
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, 1h18
Directed by Robert Greenwald
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors George Carlin, Harry Belafonte, Al Franken, Jon Stewart, Ronald Reagan
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating74% 3.7456553.7456553.7456553.7456553.745655
The film examines the global growth of Murdoch's media enterprise in the context of concentration of media ownership considerations, and evaluates the effect of having one person in control of a large media conglomerate on freedom of the press.
Jersey Girl, 1h42
Directed by Kevin Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Raquel Castro, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
Roles Bart Trinke
Rating61% 3.0997353.0997353.0997353.0997353.099735
Oliver "Ollie" Trinké (Ben Affleck) is a powerful media publicist in New York City whose wife, Gertrude (Jennifer Lopez), dies during childbirth in 1994. To avoid his grief, he buries himself in his work and ignores his new daughter, Gertie, while his father, Bart (George Carlin), takes a month off from work to care for her, but returns so that his son is forced to live up to his responsibility as a parent. Under the stress of a botched diaper change and a baby who will not stop crying, Ollie trashes his client Will Smith for his soon-to-be released film Independence Day in front of assembled reporters. The outburst costs him his job, so he moves in with his father in New Jersey. He eventually apologizes for ignoring his daughter, and attributes his public outburst to his grief.
Scary Movie 3, 1h24
Directed by David Zucker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Films about television, Comedy science fiction films, Serial killer films, Comedy horror films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Anna Faris, Simon Rex, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Nielsen, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Hart
Roles Architect
Rating55% 2.7557352.7557352.7557352.7557352.755735
Katie (Jenny McCarthy) and Becky (Pamela Anderson) are talking about a tape, which Katie thinks is a sex tape, but Becky refers to a cursed tape (The Ring). After several odd occurrences, they die. In a farm outside Washington, D.C., widowed farmer and former reverend Tom Logan (Charlie Sheen) and his clumsy younger brother George (Simon Rex) discover a crop circle, saying "Attack Here!" (Signs).