George Carlin is a scandalous American actor, writer and comedian, one of the founders of the stand-up genre. His stage appearances were cynical and profanity, but at the same time he touched on exclusively socially significant topics.
Biography
George Carlin was born in 1937 in New York. From childhood, he faced typical social problems: his father drank a lot, and scandals in the family led to the divorce of his parents. Mother had to work hard, and her son did not always receive proper education. He was never able to finish school and at age 17 he left to serve in the air forces. Karlin’s position was far from romanticism: he was a mechanic at a radar station, but his skills were useful in the future: the future comedian managed to find a side job at one of the local radio stations.
Karlin was always distinguished by a "sharp tongue", he liked to convey his thoughts to others. So in 1959 the idea came up to write our own humorous dialogues and to speak with them from the stages of clubs and restaurants. Success was not long in coming: George, as if, became a reflection of the essence of middle-class Americans, who gladly went to his performances and told others about them. So the comedian began to be invited to various shows on television, and he became known almost throughout the country.
The comedian was always distinguished by a persistent unwillingness to accept the prevailing foundations of society and tried to live by his own rules. In the 70s, he joined the hippie movement, began to follow their fashion and worldview. Many TV producers hastened to break the contracts with the showman, but this did not upset him at all. It was during this period that Karlin’s performances became as dirty as possible. Despite the negative attitude of the American court to the lack of proper censorship on television, a cycle of 14 comedy performances by George was recorded, which completely ridiculed the current situation in US society. In them, the comedian was not at all embarrassed by the words. Currently, it is these records that are considered classics of the world stand-up.
The artist managed to prove himself in the film industry. He appeared in the comedy The Incredible Adventures of Bill and Ted and starred in several more pilot projects. Karlin also published satirical books, Brain Loss, Napalm and Children’s Plasticine, Thrice Carlin: George's Orgy, and others.
