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Has received two Grammys for his albums "Fm & Am" (1972) and "Jammin' In New York" (1993). Has starred in 11 HBO specials since 1977. Carlin was the first ever host of "Saturday Night Live", as well as the first ever host of "Fridays" a show fashioned after "SNL", on another network. Inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame in November of 1994. Received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in January of 1987. It's located at the corner of Vine and Selma Streets, between Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards. Milton Berle presided over the ceremony. Jack Burns and Carlin were a comedy team from 1960-1962. When they parted ways in 1962, Burns joined the Second City comedy group in Chicago, and George Carlin pursued a solo standup comedy career. The radio broadcast of an uncensored version of his routine "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Radio or Television" became the center of a debate over censorship, and FCC legislation over profanity. Went to a Catholic School for most of his school years. Some of his comedy influences include Spike Jones, the Marx Brothers, Danny Kaye, Jerry Lewis, Lenny Bruce, and Bob Newhart. His wife, Brenda, died one day before his sixtieth birthday. Hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 91-93. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 Chosen as #2 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (April 2004). His list of the Seven Words You Can't Say on TV are referenced in Private Parts. Appeared in The Simpsons episode "D'oh-in' in the Wind," playing a former hippie. In a previous episode of the show, Krusty the Clown is told he's being sued by Carlin for stealing the "Seven Words You Can't Say on Television." Daughter Kelly born in 1963. #2 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Standups of All Time. Irish-American. Attended (but was expelled from) Cardinal Hayes High School Bronx, New York. Same alma mater of Regis Philbin and Martin Scorcese. Has many popular writings on the Internet being falsely attributed to him, such as the anonymous commentaries "I Am A Bad American" and "The Paradox of Our Time", along with several lists of one-liner jokes. George Carlin states on his website that he did not write these, and that "Nothing you see on the Internet is mine unless it came from one of my albums, books, HBO shows, or appeared on my website." Just before Christmas 2005, he experienced significant shortage of breath and other heart-related symptoms. On Christmas Day, he entered Cedars Sinai Hospital in Beverly Hills and during an eight-day stay was treated for a lung infection and narrowed arteries. He received antibiotics and an angioplasty which included the placement of a double stent. The procedure was successful, but he was advised to take things slowly in the New Year.