It’s always sad to lose a member of the entertainment industry, especially one whose satirical and colorful humor aims to open the eyes of his audience about what is considered to be taboo subjects.

Here’s the latest post from Blog.Wired.Com:

George Carlin, a searing comic who pushed the boundaries of language and culture with his classic “Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV” routine, died Sunday of heart failure. He was 71.

Born in May 12, 1937, George was also an actor and an author. Comedy Central called this Grammy award-winning stand-up comic as the ‘second greatest stand-up comedian of all time”, along the lines of Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce.

He made more than a hundred appearances in the Tonight Show when it was still hosted by the late Johnny Carson. George also had the distinctive honor of being the first comedian to host Saturday Night Live.

His colorful career in the entertainment industry was highlighted by several movies, 14 HBO specials and 5 books, the first of which is the highly entertaining “Sometimes a Little Brain Damage Can Help”, published in 1984.

George is survived by his second wife Sally Wade and daughter Kelly Carlin McCall.