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George Carlin
(1937-2008)
Who Was George Carlin?
After dropping out of high school and enlisting in the Air Force, George Carlin began taking radio jobs, eventually (with partner Jack Burns) attracting the attention of Lenny Bruce, who helped get them appearances on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar.
Carlin went on to become a popular stand-up comedian, author, and film and television actor.
Early Life
George Denis Patrick Carlin was born May 12, 1937, in the Bronx, New York. Carlin and his older brother, Pat, were primarily raised by their mother in Manhattan's Morningside Heights neighborhood.
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Mary Carlin, a devout Irish Catholic, worked as a secretary to support her children. When George was an infant, she left Carlin's father Patrick, who was a national advertising manager for the New York Sun.
Carlin attended parochial school and much of his negative religious sentiment stems from his experience as a Roman Catholic altar boy.
Carlin completed two years of high schoo