George Carlin

George Denis Patrick Carlin (12 Mei 1937 – 22 Junie 2008 Santa Monica) was 'n Amerikaanse komediant, akteur en dagbladskrywer. Hy was bekend vir sy rolle in die rolprente Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) en Dogma (1999).

Lewe 

Carlin het in Manhattan grootgeword. Hy en sy vriende het hul buurt "White Harlem" genoem omdat dit beter as "Morningside Heights" geklink het.

Carlin is 'n Rooms-Katoliek grootgemaak, maar het ontwikkel tot 'n heftige verdediger van ateïsme. In onderhoude sowel as in optredes het hy dikwels Katolisisme en godsdiens in die algemeen gekritiseer. Hy het die idee van "Frisbeetarianisme" voorgehou as 'n parodie van ware godsdiens, met die sentrale oortuiging dat in hierdie godsdiens die siel na die dood op 'n dak beland, op 'n plek waar niemand daaraan kan raak nie.

Hy het in 'n sekere skets die aanbidding van die son verdedig, omdat mens dit kan sien.

Carlin het gedurende sy lewe baie aan hartprobleme gely. Hy het drie hartaanvalle oorleef, wat hom gereeld gedwing het om sy drink- en leefstyl aan te pas. Op 22 Junie 2008 is Carlin in die Santa Monica-hospitaal opgeneem nadat hy van borspyn gekla het. Hy is later die dag weens hartversaking dood. Hy was 71 jaar oud.

Temas 

Carlin se temas het 'n redelike mate van kontroversie in die Amerikaanse media veroorsaak. Hy het dikwels verwys na die "bullshit" van die mensdom. Daarmee het hy verwys na die dinge wat die mens doen. Dit sluit moord, massamoord, oorlog, verkragting, korrupsie en ander minder as wenslike aspekte van die menslike beskawing in. Hierdie temas word gewoonlik in 'n misantropiese en nihilistiese konteks geplaas.

As voorbeeld het hy die volgende gesê:

"I look at it this way... For centuries now, man has done everything he can to destroy, defile, and interfere with nature: clear-cutting forests, strip-mining mountains, poisoning the atmosphere, over-fishing the oceans, polluting the rivers and lakes, destroying wetlands and aquifers... so when nature strikes back, and smacks him on the head and kicks him in the nuts, I enjoy that. I have absolutely no sympathy for human beings whatsoever. None. And no matter what kind of problem humans are facing, whether it's natural or man-made, I always hope it gets worse.

— Carlin in Life is Worth Losing.

Werke

Diskografie 
 1963: Burns and Carlin at the Playboy Club Tonight
 1967: Take-Offs and Put-Ons
 1972: FM & AM
 1972: Class Clown
 1973: Occupation: Foole
 1974: Toledo Window Box
 1975: An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo
 1977: On the Road
 1981: A Place for My Stuff
 1984: Carlin on Campus
 1986: Playin' with Your Head
 1988: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
 1990: Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics
 1992: Jammin' in New York
 1996: Back in Town
 1999: You Are All Diseased
 2001: Complaints and Grievances
 2006: Life Is Worth Losing
 2008: It's Bad for Ya
 2016: I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die

Filmografie 
 1989: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
 1999: Dogma
 2003: Bitter Jester
 2004: Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
 2005: The Aristocrats
 2006: Happily N'Ever After
 2009: 42nd Street: River to River
 2011: GrowthBusters
 2011: The Reality of Me (TROM)
 2012: Occupy Los Angeles
 2012: Owned & Operated
 2012: 2012 Crossing Over: A New Beginning
 2012: Elvis What If?

Televisiereekse 
 1966: The Kraft Summer Music Hall
 1967: Away We Go
 1967: How's Your Mother-in-Law?
 1970: Flip
 1973: The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
 1973: The Helen Reddy Show
 1974: Tony Orlando and Dawn
 1975: The Smothers Brothers Show
 1975: The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show
 1976: On Location
 1989: Shining Time Station
 1989: The Byron Allen Show
 1990: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
 1994: The George Carlin Show
 1995: The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
 1996: Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales
 1999: Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean
 1999: Storytime with Thomas
 2009: Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

Televisierolprente 
 1967: John Davidson at Notre Dame
 1976: Perry Como's Hawaiian Holiday
 1977: The People's Command Performance: '77
 1983: Texaco Star Theatre Presents Bob Hope in 'Who Makes the World Laugh?'''
 1985: Apt. 2C 1988: Get Out the Vote 1988: An All Star Celebration: Vote '88 1990: Working Tra$h 1991: The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 1994: Fox Halloween Bash 1995: Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time 1995: Shining Time Station: One of the Family 1995: Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day 1995: Shining Time Station: Second Chances 2008: 11th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: George Carlin Video's 
 1994: Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick 1994: Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz 1996: George Carlin: George's Best Stuff 1999: 10 Years of Thomas & Friends 2003: George on George 2005: Tarzan 2 2005: A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show 2006: Thomas & Friends: Halloween Adventures 2007: Zeitgeist 2007: Archive of American Television Interview with George Carlin 2008: Zeitgeist: Addendum 2008: Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud 2009: Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express 2010: Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories 2012: Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends 2017: R Spasoff Comedian and George Carlin Ronnie Schell and Gary Ownes Web Series 7 2017: Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Holiday Collection 2018: Real Eyes Realize Real Lies''

Boeke

Verwysings

Eksterne skakels 
 

Geboortes in 1937
Sterftes in 2008
Komediant
Amerikaanse manlike akteurs van die 20ste eeu
Amerikaanse manlike akteurs van die 21ste eeu
Kultuurkritici