GEORGE CARLIN

(1937 - 2008) 71

COMEDIAN

Wikipedia Profile

George Carlin, the standup comic who defined the comedy counterculture and went to the Supreme Court to defend his "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" routine, died Sunday of heart failure at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica. He was 71. Full Article (Variety)

AWARDS

Daytime Emmy Awards (2 nominations):

• 1991: Children's Series Performer, Shining Time Station (Nominee)
• 1993: Children's Series Performer, Shining Time Station (Nominee)

Emmy Awards (6 nominations):

• 1991-92: Variety Performance, George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (Nominee)
• 1996-97: Variety Performance, George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy (Nominee)
• 1998-99: Variety Special, George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (Nominee)
• 1998-99: Variety Performance, George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (Nominee)
• 2005-06: Variety Special, George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (Nominee)
• 2007-08: Variety Special, George Carlin. It's Bad for Ya! (Nominee)

NOTED WORKS

For a full filmography, visit: Internet Movie Database Profile

Movies:

• With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
• Car Wash (1976)
• Outrageous Fortune (1987)
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1990)
• The Prince of Tides (1991)
• Dogma (1999)
• Jersey Girl (2004)
• Cars (2006)
• Happily N'Ever After (2006)

Television Series:

• Shining Time Station (1991-93)
• The George Carlin Show (1994)
• Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1991-95)