George Carlin

Comedian

George Carlin is a stand-up comedian and sometime actor who is most famous for his early 1970s routine known as "The Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Radio and TV." A reject of the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s, Carlin began his comedy career on the radio and in nightclubs in Los Angeles in the early '60s. Throughout the '60s he made occasional appearances on television sit-coms and talk shows. He emerged in the '70s as a Grammy-winning comic known for his wordplay and social commentary on albums such as FM & AM and Class Clown (both 1972). Since 1977 he has appeared in TV specials, recorded albums, done stand-up comedy, written books and guest-starred in feature films, most notably as Rufus in 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (starring Keanu Reeves). His records include A Place for My Stuff (1981) and Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics (1990); his books include Braindroppings (1997) and Napalm and Silly Putty (2001); and his movies include Outrageous Fortune (1987, with Bette Midler) and several Kevin Smith comedies, including Dogma (1999) and Jersey Girl (2004, with Ben Affleck).

Extra credit: Carlin hosted the first episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live in October of 1975... He was "Mr. Conductor" in the '90s on the children's TV shows Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and Shining Time Station.