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  • Date of Birth: 12 May, 1937
  • Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York
  • Biography: George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian. He was also an actor and author, and he won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.

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Seven particular words are associated with the late comedian George Carlin, and sentimental is not one of them. But that's the surprising portrait that emerges from Last Words: A Memoir (Free Press, 320 pp., $26.99) Carlin's on-again, off-again book with... ... Full Article

Supposedly, it all started with an ill-fortuned Irishman named Jack. Legend has it the drunken blacksmith and Satan crossed paths in a pub one shadowy Halloween night. ... Full Article

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's enough to provoke a string of expletives from any devout George Carlin admirer: The comedian never won an Emmy Award in his lifetime despite a half-dozen nominations. ... Full Article

Walking out the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater after the Lil Wayne concert Sunday night, I felt afraid. Not because this was a rap concert, and according to stereotype I was certain to be robbed or shot; on the contrary, the crowd... ... Full Article

When George Carlin was in his teens his mother found a list of dirty words in his wallet. Young George explained how he liked writing down colorful curses he'd hear in his neighborhood near New York City's Harlem. ... Full Article

Thomas the Tank Engine is getting railroaded into the 21st century. The preschool icon gets a computer-generated face lift and, for the first time, his own voice on PBS special Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails. ... Full Article

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