George Carlin, the groundbreaking social satirist whose “Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say On Television” bit sparked a court case that lead all the way to the Supreme Court and a national discussion on indecency and censorship, has passed away last night in Los Angeles. He was 71.<\/p>\n
Primarily a stage comic, Carlin would take an occasional screen role, but a film career was something he never actively pursued with any vigor. He made his film debut in 1968’s With Six You Get Eggroll<\/strong>, but didn\u2019t take another film role until 1976’s hit comedy Car Wash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Carlin’s most popular screen role is probably that of Rufus in 1989’s Bill And Ted\u2019s Excellent Adventure<\/strong> and its 1991 sequel Bill And Ted\u2019s Bogus Journey<\/strong>. As the time travelling mentor to a pair of flakey would-be rock stars, he epitomized the futuristic cool society that their music would ultimately create.<\/p>\n He also appeared in three films by Kevin Smith. As Cardinal Glick in 1999’s Dogma<\/strong>, Carlin portrayed a Catholic clergyman with some rather offbeat ideas about modernizing the Church. For 2001’s Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back<\/strong>, he cameoed briefly as a hitchhiker who gives the titular duo some unorthodox advice about hitching a lift. In 2004’s Jersey Girl<\/strong>, he was a tough, but understanding, father to single parent Ben Affleck.<\/p>\n Carlin also appeared in the 1987’s Outrageous Fortune<\/strong> and 2003’s Scary Movie 3<\/strong>. For 1991’s The Prince Of Tides<\/strong>, he took a rare dramatic turn. He lent his voice to the animated films Cars <\/strong>and Happily N’Ever After<\/strong> (both 2006). Carlin also appeared in the 2005 comedy documentary The Aristocrats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"