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Sam Kinison
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1953
- Died
- 1992
- Works
- 1
Top works
- I am Sam Kinison
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Film & TV
Yakima, Washington, U.S.
Samuel Burl "Sam" Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was known for his intense, harsh and politically incorrect humor. A former Pentecostal preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were most often characterized by an intense style, similar to charismatic preachers, and punctuated by his trademark scream.
Known for
- Norm. — Self (archive footage)2026
- Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy — Self (archive footage)2024
- Dark Side of Comedy — Self (archive footage)2022
- I Am Sam Kinison — Self (archive footage)2017
- Sam Kinison: The Scream Continues — Himself2016
- Ron Jeremy: Life After the Buffet — Self (Archive Footage)2014
- I Am — Self2012
- Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison — Self2010
- Brother Sam: A Tribute to Sam Kinison — Himself (archive footage)2005
- Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? — Self (archive footage)1999
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1953-12-08
- Active to
- 1992-04-10
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 27,746
- Total plays
- 193,836
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Samuel "Sam" Burl Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was famous for his raunchy humor and wild, colorful outfits. A former revival-style preacher, his standup routines were most often characterized by intense, angry ranting punctuated by a trademark primal scream. Kinison was born in Yakima, Washington, and originally became a preacher. Upon obtaining a divorce from his wife, he was forced to leave preaching. <a href="https://www.last.fm/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Yakima
- Place of death
- Needles
- Occupation
- preacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Pentecostalism
- Genre
- satire
- Official website
- www.samkinison.org
- Image
- Sam Kinison (cropped from Eric Clapton, Sam, and Phil Collins).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
Show 10 more facts
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- place of burial
- Tulsa
- birth name
- Samuel Burl Kinison
- date of birth
- 1953-12-08
- date of death
- 1992-04-10
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- end of work period
- 1992-00-00
- Commons category
- Sam Kinison
- writing language
- English language
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