Comedian George Carlin dead at 71
Posted on June 23rd, 2008 in Entertainment, George Carlin, Health and Fitness, Las Vegas, News and Events
Counter-culture hero and famed comedian George Carlin died at approximately 6 pm Sunday of heart failure. He was only 71 years old.
Carlin had a long career, but he was probably best known for his anti-establishment stance and routines involving dirty words and drug related themes. It’s also well known that he had a history of drug abuse and dependency.
The comedian was admitted to St. John’s Heath Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon for chest pains and he died a few hours later at approximately 6 pm.
Carlin achieved icon status for his 1970s routine, “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” His edgy material and use of some of those “dirty” words on the radio sparked a 1978 FCC lawsuit. The court ruled in the government’s favor, charging Carlin with indecency and allowing regulators to ban the use of certain words on the radio when they thought children might be listening.
Carlin is survived by his wife Sally Wade and daughter Kelly Carlin McCall.
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July 20th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
it was a shame to see him go, had the pleasure of meeting him once!
September 28th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
george was one of my favorite comedien, it sad hes gone, but i like how he perform