Personal Info
Birth date
1937-05-12 (88 Years)
Day of death
2008-06-22
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
-George Carlin
Biography
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums. Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as 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 narrow 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. The first of his fourteen stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. In the 1990s and 2000s, Carlin's routines focused on socio-cultural criticism of modern American society. He often commented on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death. In 2004, Carlin placed second on the Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor. 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. In 2008, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Carlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
Filmography
The Daily Show
6.354
Overview:
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.Real Time with Bill Maher
5.984
Overview:
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Simpsons
8
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
Overview:
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.411
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.The Merv Griffin Show
5.75
Overview:
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.The View
4.5
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Thomas & Friends
6.702
Overview:
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.The Dick Cavett Show
6.7
Overview:
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
6.9
Overview:
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969.Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
5.3
Overview:
A much cherished annual tradition since 1972, the show includes special musical performances, reports on New Year’s celebrations from around the globe and the traditional countdown to midnight along with the iconic Times Square ball drop.Today
5.6
Overview:
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.That Girl
6.2
Overview:
That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take a number of offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts. Ted Bessell played her boyfriend Donald Hollinger, a writer for Newsview Magazine; Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp played Lew Marie and Helen Marie, her concerned parents. Bernie Kopell, Ruth Buzzi and Reva Rose played Ann and Donald's friends. That Girl was developed by writers Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had served as head writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show earlier in the 1960s.The Chris Rock Show
4.4
Overview:
The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program in 1999. It ran for five seasons from 1997 to 2000.The Hollywood Palace
4.5
Overview:
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Originally titled The Saturday Night Hollywood Palace, it began as a mid-season replacement for The Jerry Lewis Show, another variety show which had lasted only three months. It was staged in Hollywood at the former Hollywood Playhouse on Vine Street, which was renamed The Hollywood Palace during the show's duration and is today known as Avalon Hollywood. A little-known starlet named Raquel Welch was cast during the first season as the "Billboard Girl", who placed the names of the acts on a placard.The Flip Wilson Show
4.8
Overview:
The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September 17, 1970 to June 27, 1974. The show starred American comedian Flip Wilson; the program was one of the first American television programs starring a black person in the title role to become highly successful with a white audience. Specifically, it was the first successful network variety series starring an African American. During its first two seasons, its Nielsen ratings made it the nation's second most watched show. The show consisted of many skits over an hour. It also broke new ground in American television by using a 'Theatre-in-the-Round' stage format, with the audience seated on all sides of a circular performance area. Wilson was most famous for creating the role of Geraldine Jones, a sassy, modern woman who had a boyfriend named Killer. Flip also created the role of Reverend Leroy, who was the minister of the Church of What's Happening Now!. New parishioners were wary of coming to the church as it was hinted that Reverend Leroy was a con artist. Wilson popularized such catchphrases as "What you see is what you get", and "The devil made me do it!".The Midnight Special
7.833
Overview:
The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts, except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The series also occasionally aired vintage footage of older acts. As the program neared the end of its run in the early 1980s, it began to frequently use lip-synched performances rather than live. The program also featured occasional comedic performances such as Richard Pryor and Andy Kaufman.Shining Time Station
7.6
Overview:
Shining Time Station is an American children's television series co-created by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by The Britt Allcroft Company and Quality Family Entertainment in New York for New York City PBS Station WNET, and was filmed first in New York City and then in Toronto. It incorporated sequences from the British TV show Thomas & Friends. The series aired on PBS from January 1989 to June 1993, but aired re-runs until 1997. It aired on Fox Family from 1998 to 1999. It also aired on Nick Jr. in 2000 and on Canadian TV networks such as APTN and SCN. Elements from the show were incorporated into the Thomas the Tank Engine film Thomas and the Magic Railroad.Streets of Laredo
6.269
Overview:
Captain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern rail baron to track down Joey Garza, a new kind of killer, only a boy, who kills from a distance with a rifle.Cars
7
Overview:
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
6.577
Overview:
The misadventures of two time-travelling slackers as they travel into the distant past and future.Dinner for Five
8.2
Overview:
Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat, drink and talk about life on and off the set and swap stories about projects past and present. The program seats screen legends next to a variety of personalities from film, television, music and comedy, resulting in an unpredictable free-for-all. The program aired on the Independent Film Channel with Favreau the co-Executive Producer with Peter Billingsley. The show format is a spontaneous, open forum for people in the entertainment community. The idea, originally conceived by Favreau, originated from a time when he went out to dinner with colleagues on a film location and exchanged filming anecdotes. Favreau said, "I thought it would be interesting to show people that side of the business". He did not want to present them in a "sensationalized way [that] they're presented in the press, but as normal people". The format featured Favreau and four guests from the entertainment industry in a restaurant with no other diners. They ordered actual food from real menus and were served by authentic waiters. There were no cue cards or previous research on the participants that would have allowed him to orchestrate the conversation and the guests were allowed to talk about whatever they wanted. The show used five cameras with the operators using long lenses so that they could be at least ten feet away from the table and not intrude on the conversation or make the guests self-conscious. The conversations lasted until the film ran out. A 25-minutes episode would be edited from the two-hour dinner.Acting
2024Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
2024Daytime Revolution as Self (archive footage)
2024Zeitgeist: Requiem as Self (archive footage)
2022Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL as Self (archive footage)
2022George Carlin's American Dream (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
2022The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up as Self (archive footage)
2020Bill & Ted Face the Music as Rufus Hologram (archive footage)
2019I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
2016The Last Laugh as Self
2016The Alphabet of Truth: The Climate Change Deception as George Carlin
2013The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall as Self (archive footage)
20122012 Crossing Over A New Beginning as Self
2012The Reality of Me as Self
2010Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales as Filmore / Additional Voices
2010Heavy Metal Mater as Filmore (voice) (archive sound)
2010Monster Truck Mater as Filmore (voice)
2010Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories as Narrator
2009Unidentified Flying Mater as Fillmore (archive voice)
2009Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express as Narrator
2008Zeitgeist: Addendum as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2008George Carlin: Too Hip For The Room as Self
2008Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud as Narrator
2008George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! as Self
2008History of the Joke as Self
2007Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas as Narrator
2007Unmasked with George Carlin as Self
2007Zeitgeist as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)
2007Happily N'Ever After as Der Zauberer (voice)
2006Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures as Narrator
2006Cars as Fillmore (voice)
2006The N Word as Self
2005George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing as Self
2005The Aristocrats as Self
2005Tarzan II as Zugor (voice)
2005Thomas & Friends: Quarry Adventures on Sodor as Narrator
2004Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party as Self
2004Thomas & Friends: The Early Years as Narrator
2004Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism as Self (archive footage)
2004Jersey Girl as Bart Trinke
2003Scary Movie 3 as Architect
2003Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon as Narrator
2003Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise as Narrator
2003George on George as Self
2003Thomas & Friends: Fun With Thomas as Narrator
2003Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out as Narrator
2003Real Time with Bill Maher (3 Episodes) as Self
2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s as Unknown
2002Thomas & Friends: Best of James as Narrator
2001George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances as Self
2001Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas as Narrator
2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Hitchhiker
2001Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy as Narrator
2001Dinner for Five (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Thomas & Friends: Trackside Tunes as Narrator (voice)
2001The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool as Self
2000Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland as Narrator
2000Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along & Other Thomas Adventures as Unknown
1999Dogma as Cardinal Glick
1999Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas as Narrator
1999George Carlin: You Are All Diseased as Self
1998Thomas & Friends: A Big Day for Thomas as Narrator
1998Thomas & Friends: Thomas Comes To Breakfast & Other Thomas Adventures as Narrator
1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time as Self
1998Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along as Narrator
1997Thomas & Friends: Thomas Meets the Queen as Narrator
1997The View (3 Episodes) as Self
1997George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy as Self
1997George Carlin: Personal Favorites as Self
1997Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along & Stories as Narrator
1997The Chris Rock Show (1 Episode) as Self
1996Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant as Narrator (voice)
1996Thomas & Friends: The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories as Narrator
1996The Daily Show (1 Episode) as Self
1996George Carlin: Back in Town as Self
1996Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out as Narrator
1996George Carlin: George's Best Stuff as Self
1995Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day as Mr. Conductor
1995Streets of Laredo (3 Episodes) as Billy Williams
1995MADtv (1, 1 Episode) as Self, Mr. Conductor
1995Shining Time Station: Second Chances as Mr. Conductor
1995Shining Time Station: One of the Family as Mr. Conductor
1995Thomas & Friends: Thomas & the Special Letter as Narrator
1995Thomas & Friends: Rusty to the Rescue as Narrator
1995The Thomas The Tank Engine Man as Mr. Conductor (uncredited)
1995Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time as Mr. Conductor
1994Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Party as Narrator
1994Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick as Storyteller
1994Inside the Actors Studio (1 Episode) as Self
1994But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
1994Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz as Narrator (voice)
1994The George Carlin Show (27 Episodes) as George O'Grady
1993Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes the Plunge as Narrator
1993Thomas & Friends: Daisy and Other Thomas Stories as Narrator
1993Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy & the Dragon as Narrator (voice)
1993Thomas & Friends: Thomas and Bertie's Great Race and Other Adventures as Narrator
1992Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Bumped as Narrator (voice)
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (3 Episodes) as Self
1992George Carlin: Jammin' in New York as Self
1992Thomas & Friends: Trust Thomas & Other Stories as Narrator
1991The Prince of Tides as Eddie Detreville
1991Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey as Rufus
1990Working Tra$h as Ralph Sawatzky
1990Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (13 Episodes) as Rufus (voice)
1990George Carlin: Doin' It Again as Self
1990Comic Relief '90 as Self
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Munchie (voice)
1989Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Rufus
1989Shining Time Station (54 Episodes) as Mr. Conductor
1988George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? as Self
1988Justin Case as Justin Case
1987Outrageous Fortune as Frank Madras
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head as Self / Mike Holder
1986TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines as Self
1985Apt. 2C as Self
1985Drawing on My Mind as Unknown
1984Thomas & Friends (104 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
1984George Carlin: On Campus as Self
1983Carlin at Carnegie as Self
1979Americathon as Narrator
1978George Carlin: Again! as Self
1977George Carlin: On Location at USC as Self
1977The People's Command Performance: '77 as Self
1976Car Wash as The Taxi Driver
1975Saturday Night Live (2 Episodes) as Self - Host
1975The Smothers Brothers Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973George Carlin: The Real George Carlin as Self
1973The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1972Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (1 Episode) as Self
1972The Midnight Special (1 Episode) as Self
1970The Flip Wilson Show (6 Episodes) as Self
1968With Six You Get Eggroll as Herbie Fleck
1968The Dick Cavett Show (3 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1967The Carol Burnett Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1967Away We Go (14 Episodes) as Self
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Self
1966That Girl (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966The Glass Bottom Boat as Unknown (uncredited)
1964The Hollywood Palace (4 Episodes) as Self - Comedian
1962The Merv Griffin Show (5 Episodes) as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (14, 6 Episode) as Self - Guest Host, Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show (1, 2 Episode) as Self - Co-Host, Self
1952Today (1 Episode) as Self
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (6 Episodes) as Self
Writing
2008George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! ... Writer
2005George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing ... Writer
2001George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances ... Writer
1999George Carlin: You Are All Diseased ... Writer
1997George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy ... Writer
1997George Carlin: Personal Favorites ... Writer
1996George Carlin: Back in Town ... Writer
1996George Carlin: George's Best Stuff ... Writer
1994The George Carlin Show (2 Episodes) ... Writer
1992George Carlin: Jammin' in New York ... Writer
1990George Carlin: Doin' It Again ... Writer
1988George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? ... Writer
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head ... Writer
1985Apt. 2C ... Writer
1985Drawing on My Mind ... Writer
1984George Carlin: On Campus ... Writer
1983Carlin at Carnegie ... Writer
1978George Carlin: Again! ... Writer
1977George Carlin: On Location at USC ... Writer
1973George Carlin: The Real George Carlin ... Writer
Production
2008George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! ... Executive Producer
2005George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing ... Executive Producer
2001George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances ... Executive Producer
1999George Carlin: You Are All Diseased ... Executive Producer
1992George Carlin: Jammin' in New York ... Producer
1990George Carlin: Doin' It Again ... Executive Producer
1988George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? ... Producer
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head ... Producer
1985Drawing on My Mind ... Producer
1977George Carlin: On Location at USC ... Producer
Creator
1994The George Carlin Show ... Creator
Sound
1990George Carlin: Doin' It Again ... Original Music Composer