Q:What key details about george carlin can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: george denis patrick carlin -lrb- may 12 , 1937 -- june 22 , 2008 -rrb- was an american stand-up comedian , social critic , actor , and author . carlin was noted for his black comedy and 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 5 -- 4 decision affirmed the government 's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves . he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians : one newspaper called carlin '' the dean of counterculture comedians . '' in 2004 , carlin was placed second on the comedy central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians , ahead of lenny bruce and behind richard pryor . the first of his 14 stand-up comedy specials for hbo was filmed in 1977 . from the late 1980s , carlin 's routines focused on sociocultural criticism of modern american society . he often commented on contemporary political issues in the united states and satirized the excesses of american culture . 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 night live '' . his final hbo special , '' it 's bad for ya '' , was filmed less than four months before his death . in 2008 , he was posthumously awarded the mark twain prize for american humor .
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- imagesize is 240px- death place is santa monica , california , u.s.- caption is carlin performing in 2008- birth name is george denis patrick carlin- death cause is heart failure- year active is 1956 -- 2008- death date is 22 june 2008- spouse is brenda -rrb- sally wade -lrb- 1998 -- 2008 ; his death hosbrook -rrb- -lrb- 1961 -- 1997 ; her death- children is kelly carlin- birth date is 12 may 1937- name is george carlin- image is jesus carlin -rrb- . jpg is coming . . look busy -lrb- george- birth place is manhattan , new york , u.s.