George Carlin

Q: Did George Carlin win any awards?

Yes, George Carlin won five Grammy Awards throughout his career, primarily for his comedy albums, highlighting his excellence in the field of stand-up comedy.

Q: What was George Carlin's first film?

George Carlin's film debut was in 'The Hiding Place' (1975), where he played a supporting role, marking the start of his acting career alongside his stand-up.

Q: What is George Carlin's legacy?

George Carlin is remembered as a groundbreaking comedian whose insightful social commentary and fearless approach to taboo subjects influenced many comedians and shaped modern stand-up.

Q: How did George Carlin start his career?

George Carlin began his career as a radio DJ before transitioning to stand-up comedy in the 1960s, quickly gaining recognition for his unique style and observational humor.

Q: What are some defining characteristics of George Carlin's comedy?

Carlin's comedy is characterized by his clever wordplay, social critiques, and a willingness to discuss controversial topics, often using a conversational and candid approach.

Q: What is George Carlin's estimated net worth?

George Carlin's estimated net worth was around 10 million USD at the time of his passing, reflecting his successful career in comedy and film.

Q: What impact did George Carlin have on comedy?

George Carlin significantly impacted the world of comedy by pushing boundaries and addressing societal issues, inspiring future generations of comedians to tackle similar themes.

Known for

Cars (2006)

IMDb 7.2 / 10

2006 / Animation, Comedy / 117 min

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds...

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

IMDb 6.9 / 10

1989 / Adventure, Comedy / 90 min

Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent...

Tarzan II (2005)

2005 / Action, Adventure / 72mins

When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him.

Name

George Carlin

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Born

12 May 1937, New York City, New York, USA

Spouses

Brenda Carlin (1997–2008)

Children

1, Kelly Carlin

Parents

George Carlin Sr., Mary Carlin

Estimated Net Worth

10 million USD

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	TV Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy Born over a century ago in the United States, stand-up comedy has conquered the world, spreading via the internet to...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2024	Movie Daytime Revolution For one extraordinary week in February 1972, the Revolution WAS televised. DAYTIME REVOLUTION takes us back in time to the...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2024	Movie Group Therapy A thoughtful and humorous navigation of personal conversations on mental health, through the lens of a group therapy session led...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2024	Movie Zeitgeist: Requiem In the fourth installment of the Zeitgeist series, director Peter Joseph explorers the fundamental incompatibility of our economy and the...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2022	Movie Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2022	TV George Carlin's American Dream A look at the life and work of legendary comedian George Carlin.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2022	Movie The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up In this comedy special, Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler and Dave Chappelle honor George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2020	Movie Bill & Ted Face the Music Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and...	Rufus Hologram (archive footage)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2019	Movie I Am Richard Pryor The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers...	Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2016	Movie The Last Laugh Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a...	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	Movie The Alphabet of Truth: The Climate Change Deception The Alphabet of Truth" is a documentary series consisting of 24 chapters of varying lengths. It is freely available on...	George Carlin	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2013	Movie The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall Several comic greats pay tribute to the legendary stand-up stage founded by Budd Friedman in 1963.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2012	Movie 2012 Crossing Over A New Beginning December 21, 2012 is on everyone's mind. What will it bring? Is it the end of the world? A new...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2012	Movie The Reality of Me TROM (The Reality of Me) is an unique free online documentary, since no one has thought of such a documentary...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2012	Movie Owned & Operated Owned & Operated is a mosaic of the world through the lens of the internet. Showing our lives as consumers,...	George Carlin	TMDB 8.8 / 10
2012	Movie Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends All aboard for epic stories of friendships on the rails: learn how Thomas met his best friend Percy for the...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2010	Movie Heavy Metal Mater Mater and Lightning McQueen are ready to rock! When Mater's garage band, Mater and the Gas Caps, records a hit...	Filmore (voice) (archive sound)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2010	Movie Monster Truck Mater As a professional monster truck wrestler, Mater must work his way up through the ranks from an amateur tow truck...	Filmore (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2010	Movie Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories Featuring 20 of the greatest Thomas stories, including the very first episode in an all-new special edition!	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2009	Movie Unidentified Flying Mater Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. Later, when Mator is captured by military...	Fillmore (archive voice)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2009	Movie Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express All aboard for snowmen, Christmas trees and festive train rides! When you ride the rails with your jolly friends, you...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2009	TV Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America Melding performance, biography and history, this features interviews with over 90 comedians, writers, producers, and historians.	Self - Comedian	Not rated
2008	Movie Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.	Filmore / Additional Voices (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2008	Movie Zeitgeist: Addendum Zeitgeist: Addendum premiered at the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival. Director Peter Joseph stated: "The failure of our world to...	Self (voice) (archive footage)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2008	Movie George Carlin: Too Hip For The Room George Carlin sums up his life and career. Presented as an extra feature on the "It's Bad For Ya" DVD.	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud Ride the rails and roads with Thomas and his friends in these action-packed adventures. It's stormy weather so hold on...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 8.7 / 10
2008	Movie George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2008	Movie History of the Joke Comedian Lewis Black presents a "history of the joke" while trying to find the greatest joke ever told.	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2007	Movie Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas Thomas and his friends would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. In this special collection of...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2007	Movie Unmasked with George Carlin An intimate one hour conversation with the comedy icon; exclusive to the 'All My Stuff' box set, that was taped...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2007	Movie Zeitgeist: The Movie A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.	Self (voice) (archive sound)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2007	Movie Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2007	Movie Happily N'Ever After An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother...	Der Zauberer (voice)	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2006	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures Celebrate Halloween with Thomas and his friends...tricks and treats abound! Are there really ghosts in the fog and mist on...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2006	Movie Cars Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish...	Fillmore (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	Movie The N Word An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry,...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2005	Movie George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2005	Movie The Aristocrats One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2005	Movie Tarzan II When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him.	Zugor (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2005	Movie Thomas & Friends: Quarry Adventures on Sodor Quarry Adventures on Sodor is a US DVD sampler featuring one fifth series episode narrated by Alec Baldwin and one...	Narrator	Not rated
2004	Movie Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party Directed by the wife of 'That Kevin Smith', Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, a feature length documentary looking at the behind the...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2004	Movie Thomas & Friends: The Early Years The Early Years is a US DVD featuring two discs, each containing thirteen first season episodes narrated by Ringo Starr...	Narrator	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2004	Movie Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom"...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2004	Movie Jersey Girl Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a...	Bart Trinke	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2003	Movie Scary Movie 3 In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and...	Architect	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2003	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise On Sir Topham Hatt's railway, the winter season is a very special time of year and all the engines work...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2003	Movie George on George A lengthy interview with comedian George Carlin.	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2003	Movie Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon He's faster than a speeding Bertie, more powerful than any other locomotive, and able to climb steep hills on a...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2003	Movie Thomas & Friends: Fun With Thomas Fun with Thomas is a promotional US DVD featuring one second series and one fourth series episode narrated by George...	Narrator	Not rated
2003	TV Real Time with Bill Maher Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2002	Movie The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s From those early days of black and white with Ed Ames' memorable Tomahawk toss, to Tiny Tim's Technicolor wedding, to...	Unknown character	Not rated
2002	Movie Thomas & Friends: Best of James Known on the Island of Sodor for his fine scarlet coat and occasional high-falutin' attitude, James has been a fan...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2001	Movie George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances George Carlin performs a hilarious set of never-before released material in "Complaints and Grievances." His 12th HBO special was recorded...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2001	Movie Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas For over fifty years, the exciting adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and his Island of Sodor friends have enchanted...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2001	Movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as...	Hitchhiker	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2001	Movie Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy Known as the Junior Member of the railway with #6 on his side and a spunky personality, Percy has been...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2001	TV Dinner for Five Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat,...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2001	Movie Thomas & Friends: Trackside Tunes Travel to the Island of Sodor with Thomas, Percy, James and the rest of the Sodor friends as they embark...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2001	Movie The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool This PBS special, concocted in support of the wickedly witty Firesign Theatre's "The Bride of Firesign" CD, has the comedy...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2000	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland Thomas and his friends would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. In this special collection of...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1999	Movie Dogma An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated...	Cardinal Glick	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1999	Movie Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas This commemorative Collector's Edition DVD celebrates 10 years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends in America, and highlights Thomas'...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1999	Movie George Carlin: You Are All Diseased Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1998	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas Comes To Breakfast & Other Thomas Adventures Thomas, Duck, Sir Topham Hatt, and their friends have learned many lessons about behaving well together. They have selected their...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1998	Movie Thomas & Friends: A Big Day for Thomas Who's that pulling into the station? It's Thomas the Tank Engine, and he's ready to take you on another journey...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1998	Movie Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1998	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along & Other Thomas Adventures Thomas, Sir Topham Hatt, Percy and their friends have learned many lessons about working together. They have selected their favourite...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1998	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along Thomas, Sir Topham Hatt, Percy and their friends have learned many lessons about working together. They have selected their favorite...	Narrator	Not rated
1997	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas Meets the Queen PEEP! PEEP! Welcome to the Island of Sodor and exciting adventures with Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. Henry has...	Narrator	Not rated
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1997	Movie Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves The joke's on absent-minded scientist Wayne Szalinski when his troublesome invention shrinks him, his brother and their wives so effectively...	Man (uncredited)	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1997	Movie George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy George Carlin celebrates 40 years of comedy and here, he presents 2 new standup bits, comedian Jon Stewart gives an...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1997	Movie George Carlin: Personal Favorites After starring in a dozen or so HBO Special Presentations, comedian George Carlin has amassed a substantial body of work...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1997	Movie Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along & Stories Life on the Island of Sodor is extremely busy for the engines. While Thomas and his friends are hard at...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1997	TV The Chris Rock Show The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock...	Self	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1996	Movie Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant Join in on the trick Stuart plays on Duke and see how an elephant leaves Henry all washed up. So...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1996	Movie Thomas & Friends: The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories PEEP! PEEP! All aboard for the Island of Sodor and new stories from Thomas and his friends. Watch as Stuart...	Narrator	Not rated
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	Movie George Carlin: Back in Town Back in Town is George Carlin's ninth HBO special. It was also released on CD on September 17, 1996. This...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1996	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out According to Sir Topham Hatt, "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're a "Really Useful...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1996	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out PEEP! PEEP! According to Sir Topham Hatt: "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're a...	Narrator	Not rated
1996	Movie George Carlin: George's Best Stuff George's Best Stuff is a compilation of Carlin's legendary routines, including "A Place For My Stuff," "Dogs and Cats," Vitamins,"...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1995	Movie Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day Queen for a Day is the final family special and the seventieth episode of Shining Time Station.	Mr. Conductor	Not rated
1995	TV Streets of Laredo Captain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern rail baron...	Billy Williams	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1995	TV MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	TV MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on...	Mr. Conductor	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	Movie Shining Time Station: Second Chances Billy's nephew, Kit, comes to visit the station	Mr. Conductor	Not rated
1995	Movie Shining Time Station: One of the Family Mr. Conductor's sister and Kara's grandfather come for a visit. He builds a go-kart for Kara and wants her to...	Mr. Conductor	Not rated
1995	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas & the Special Letter Thomas and his railway friends welcome you to the Island of Sodor, a magical place where the sun invariably shines...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
1995	Movie Thomas & Friends: Rusty to the Rescue Next Stop - The Island of Sodor with Thomas & Friends™. Watch Rusty, the small Diesel engine, set off where...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1995	Movie The Thomas The Tank Engine Man Semi-Biographical film documenting the life of The Reverend Wilbert Awdry, creator of the beloved Thomas The tank Engine Stories	Mr. Conductor (uncredited)	TMDB 0.5 / 10
1995	Movie Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time Mysterious cowboy Ned Kincaid arrives at Shining Time Station and instantly builds a bond with Stacy Jones. A jealous Schemer...	Mr. Conductor	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1994	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Party PEEP! PEEP! Sir Topham Hatt has a wish for you, "Enjoy the Holiday series, and our eight jolly adventures too!"...	Narrator	Not rated
1994	Movie Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick All aboard for ghostly adventures as Percy has Thomas thinking he’s just seen a ghost! But on their next escapade,...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1994	TV Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1994	Movie But... Seriously A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1994	Movie Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz James boasts about his bravery but, when a swarm of bees start buzzing around him he wishes that they would...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1994	TV The George Carlin Show The George Carlin Show is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995....	George O'Grady	TMDB 8.4 / 10
1993	Movie Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes the Plunge See what happens when Percy is up to his funnel in water and how Edward finds a way to make...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1993	Movie Thomas & Friends: Daisy and Other Thomas Stories PEEP-PEEP! Come Journey to the Island of Sodor and share in the fun-filled escapades of Thomas the Tank Engine and...	Narrator	Not rated
1993	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy & the Dragon Boo!!! Have you ever had something scare you? On the Island of Sodor, even the bravest of engines sometimes get...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1993	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas and Bertie's Great Race and Other Adventures PEEP-PEEP! Have fun and adventures on the Island of Sodor with Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. Cheer on Thomas...	Narrator	Not rated
1992	Movie Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Bumped Join all your friends - Edward, Gordon, Percy, and Thomas for exciting new escapades on the Island of Sodor! Everyone's...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
1992	TV The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.	Self	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1992	Movie George Carlin: Jammin' in New York When George Carlin is asked which HBO concert is his favorite, his answer is always, "Jammin’ In New York." The...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1992	Movie Thomas & Friends: Trust Thomas & Other Stories Take a journey to the magical Island of Sodor, where fun and adventure lies around every bend. Hop aboard Thomas...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1991	Movie The Prince of Tides A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her...	Eddie Detreville	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1991	Movie Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the...	Rufus	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1991	Movie The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1) Carol Burnett hosts a look back at the storied Ed Sullivan Show, featuring reminiscences and legendary performances by stars from...	Unknown character	Not rated
1990	Movie Working Tra$h Ralph and Freddy work as janitors at a brokerage firm and become rich by making investments based on insider information...	Ralph Sawatzky	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1990	TV Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures The misadventures of two time-travelling slackers as they travel into the distant past and future.	Rufus (voice)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1990	Movie George Carlin: Doin' It Again George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words,...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1990	Movie Comic Relief '90 Several celebrity comedians take on sadness in the fourth laugh for charity.	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1989	TV The Simpsons Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;...	Munchie (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	Movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means...	Rufus	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1989	TV Shining Time Station Shining Time Station is an American children's television series co-created by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced...	Mr. Conductor	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1988	Movie George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? George Carlin changes his act by bringing politics into the act, but also talks about the People he can do...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1988	Movie Justin Case Justin Case is found dead in his office by Jennifer Spalding, an out-of-work dancer there to interview for a secretary...	Justin Case	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1987	Movie Outrageous Fortune Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a...	Frank Madras	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1986	Movie George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head George Carlin is in top form with these stand-up recorded at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles in 1986. Routines...	Self / Mike Holder	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1986	Movie TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines A compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest stars in the early years...	Self	Not rated
1985	Movie Apt. 2C A comedy film showing a fictional day in the life of George Carlin, at his apartment where he lives.	Self	Not rated
1985	Movie Drawing on My Mind Animated versions of George Carlin's wacky "news items".	Unknown character	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1984	TV Thomas & Friends Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1984	Movie George Carlin: On Campus George Carlin hits the boards with the former Hippie-Dippie Weatherman's take on Brooklynese pronunciations of the names of sexually transmitted...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1983	Movie Carlin at Carnegie Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1982, released in 1983. Most of the material comes from his A...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1980	TV Fridays Fridays is the name of ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980...	Self	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1979	Movie Americathon In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA...	Narrator	TMDB 3.6 / 10
1978	Movie George Carlin: Again! Performing at the Celebrity Star Theater in Phoenix on July 23, 1978, Carlin mesmerizes his audience in the second of...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1977	Movie George Carlin: On Location at USC George Carlin's first ever comedy special, filmed live at the University of Southern California. Here, he talks about monopoly, flying...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1977	Movie The People's Command Performance: '77 A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains.	Self	Not rated
1976	Movie Car Wash This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles...	The Taxi Driver	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1975	TV On Location On Location is a series from Home Box Office. The series premiered in 1976 and features stand-up comedy with George...	Himself	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1975	TV The Smothers Brothers Show	Unknown character	Not rated
1974	TV Dinah! Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1973	Movie George Carlin: The Real George Carlin Carlin recorded his only network special, The Real George Carlin, in 1973. Featuring bits about growing up in New York,...	Self	Not rated
1973	TV The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour	Unknown character	Not rated
1972	TV Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest A much cherished annual tradition since 1972, the show includes special musical performances, reports on New Year’s celebrations from around...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1972	TV The Midnight Special The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s,...	Self	TMDB 8.1 / 10
1970	TV The Flip Wilson Show The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September 17,...	Self	TMDB 4.7 / 10
1968	Movie With Six You Get Eggroll Abby McClure, a widow with three sons, and Jake Iverson, a widower with a teenage daughter, begin dating and eventually...	Herbie Fleck	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1968	TV The Dick Cavett Show The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1967	TV The Carol Burnett Show The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner,...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1967	TV Away We Go "Away We Go" was a summer replacement variety show for "The Jackie Gleason Show," aired on CBS in 1967. Hosted...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1967	TV The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1966	TV That Girl That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1966	Movie The Glass Bottom Boat Bruce, the owner of an aerospace company, is infatuated with Jennifer and hires her to be his biographer so that...	Unknown (uncredited)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1964	TV The Hollywood Palace The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self - Guest Host	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1962	TV The Merv Griffin Show	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1961	TV The Mike Douglas Show The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1961	TV The Mike Douglas Show The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in...	Self - Co-Host	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1952	TV Today Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1948	TV The Ed Sullivan Show The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
TBA	Movie Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary Called “quite possible the most intuitively funny woman alive” by the New York Times television critic Jack Gould, this in-depth...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2008	Movie George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2008	Movie George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2005	Movie George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2005	Movie George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2001	Movie George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances George Carlin performs a hilarious set of never-before released material in "Complaints and Grievances." His 12th HBO special was recorded...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2001	Movie George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances George Carlin performs a hilarious set of never-before released material in "Complaints and Grievances." His 12th HBO special was recorded...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1999	Movie George Carlin: You Are All Diseased Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1999	Movie George Carlin: You Are All Diseased Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1997	Movie George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy George Carlin celebrates 40 years of comedy and here, he presents 2 new standup bits, comedian Jon Stewart gives an...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1997	Movie George Carlin: Personal Favorites After starring in a dozen or so HBO Special Presentations, comedian George Carlin has amassed a substantial body of work...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1996	Movie George Carlin: Back in Town Back in Town is George Carlin's ninth HBO special. It was also released on CD on September 17, 1996. This...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1996	Movie George Carlin: George's Best Stuff George's Best Stuff is a compilation of Carlin's legendary routines, including "A Place For My Stuff," "Dogs and Cats," Vitamins,"...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1994	TV The George Carlin Show The George Carlin Show is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995....	Creator Creator	TMDB 8.4 / 10
1994	TV The George Carlin Show The George Carlin Show is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995....	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.4 / 10
1992	Movie George Carlin: Jammin' in New York When George Carlin is asked which HBO concert is his favorite, his answer is always, "Jammin’ In New York." The...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1992	Movie George Carlin: Jammin' in New York When George Carlin is asked which HBO concert is his favorite, his answer is always, "Jammin’ In New York." The...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1990	Movie George Carlin: Doin' It Again George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words,...	Original Music Composer Sound	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1990	Movie George Carlin: Doin' It Again George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words,...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1990	Movie George Carlin: Doin' It Again George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words,...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1988	Movie George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? George Carlin changes his act by bringing politics into the act, but also talks about the People he can do...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1988	Movie George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? George Carlin changes his act by bringing politics into the act, but also talks about the People he can do...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1986	Movie George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head George Carlin is in top form with these stand-up recorded at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles in 1986. Routines...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1986	Movie George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head George Carlin is in top form with these stand-up recorded at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles in 1986. Routines...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1985	Movie Apt. 2C A comedy film showing a fictional day in the life of George Carlin, at his apartment where he lives.	Writer Writing	Not rated
1985	Movie Drawing on My Mind Animated versions of George Carlin's wacky "news items".	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1985	Movie Drawing on My Mind Animated versions of George Carlin's wacky "news items".	Producer Production	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1984	Movie George Carlin: On Campus George Carlin hits the boards with the former Hippie-Dippie Weatherman's take on Brooklynese pronunciations of the names of sexually transmitted...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1983	Movie Carlin at Carnegie Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1982, released in 1983. Most of the material comes from his A...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1978	Movie George Carlin: Again! Performing at the Celebrity Star Theater in Phoenix on July 23, 1978, Carlin mesmerizes his audience in the second of...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1977	Movie George Carlin: On Location at USC George Carlin's first ever comedy special, filmed live at the University of Southern California. Here, he talks about monopoly, flying...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1977	Movie George Carlin: On Location at USC George Carlin's first ever comedy special, filmed live at the University of Southern California. Here, he talks about monopoly, flying...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1975	TV On Location On Location is a series from Home Box Office. The series premiered in 1976 and features stand-up comedy with George...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1973	Movie George Carlin: The Real George Carlin Carlin recorded his only network special, The Real George Carlin, in 1973. Featuring bits about growing up in New York,...	Writer Writing	Not rated

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Cars (2006)

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

Tarzan II (2005)

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