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George Denis Patrick Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, actor and writer/author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.
George Denis Patrick Carlin (12 de maio de 1937 — 22 de junho de 2008) foi um humorista, comediante de stand-up, ator e autor norte-americano, vencedor de cinco Grammys.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 publicairwaves.
Carlin era conhecido pelo seu humor negro assim como seus pensamentos sobre política, língua inglesa, psicologia, religião, e vários temas tabus. Carlin e sua rotina "Seven Dirty Words", em 1978, foram o foco da Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos no caso F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, na qual, em uma acirrada decisão por 5x4 dos votos, os jurados afirmaram o poder do governo de regularmaterial indecente em sistemas públicos de rádio.

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, wasfilmed less than four months before his death.
O primeiro de seus 14 especiais de comédia para TV, para a rede HBO, foi filmado em 1977. Na década de 1990 e 2000, as rotinas de Carlin se focaram em críticas sócio-culturais da sociedade moderna Americana. Ele muitas vezes comentou em problemas políticos contemporâneos dos Estados Unidos e satirizava os excessos da cultura Americana. Seu últimoespecial da HBO, It's Bad for Ya, foi filmado menos de quatro meses antes de sua morte.

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 NightLive. In 2008, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Em 2004, Carlin alcançou a segunda colocação da lista da Comedy Central dos 100 maiores comediantes de stand-up de todos os tempos, na frente de Lenny Bruce e atrás de Richard Pryor Ele se apresentava frequentemente e era anfitrião convidado no The Tonight Show durante a era de três décadas de Johnny Carson, ele também foi oapresentador do primeiro episódio de Saturday Night Live. Em 2008, ele recebeu o prêmio Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Early life
Carlin was born in Manhattan, the second son of Mary (Beary), a secretary, and Patrick Carlin, a national advertising manager for the New York Sun. Carlin was of Irish descent and was raised a Roman Catholic.
Primeiros anos de vida
Carlin nasceu emManhattan,[25][26] o segundo filho de Mary Beary, uma secretária, e Patrick Carlin, um gerente de propagandas nacionais para o New York Sun. Carlin era descendente de irlandeses e foi criado como um Católico Romano.

Carlin grew up on West 121st Street, in a neighborhood of Manhattan which he later said, in a stand-up routine, he and his friends called "White Harlem", because that sounded a lot tougher thanits real name of Morningside Heights. He was raised by his mother, who left his father when Carlin was two months old. He attended Corpus Christi School, a Roman Catholic parish school of the Corpus Christi Church, in Morningside Heights. After three semesters, at the age of 15, Carlin involuntarily left [clarification needed] Cardinal Hayes High School and briefly attended Bishop Dubois High...