Kelly Marie Carlin (born June 15, 1963) is an American radio host, producer, screenwriter and actress.

Biography

Carlin was born on June 15, 1963 in

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, the only child of comedian

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and his first wife, Brenda Hosbrook. She began her career in entertainment as a production assistant and photographer for two of her father's early

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specials: '' George Carlin: Again!'' and '' Carlin on Campus''. By 1993, she had left her first husband and graduated from

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with a B.A. in Communications Studies.Kelly Carlin – Bio
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. In 1994, Carlin co-wrote the episode "George Pulls the Plug" for the second season of ''

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'' with her second husband, Robert McCall. She also co-wrote the script for the 1998 film '' Devil in the Flesh'' starring

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. In the late 1990s, she began to stray away from mainstream media and began writing, producing and hosting an early Internet series, as well as performing a one-person show entitled "Driven to Distraction" about her childhood, struggles with drugs and alcohol, poor personal relationships, and her mother's untimely death in May 1997. In 2001, she earned a master's degree in

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and expressed an interest in becoming a therapist, but later returned to stage performing. After her father's death in June 2008, Carlin had initially discussed publishing an oral history of her father's life based on stories by friends and family. By December 2009, however, she had shelved that project and began to focus on her own memoirs. She also began interviewing legendary comedians in the "On Comedy" CD series for Marshall Berle's Laugh.com, of which her father was one of the founding partners. Carlin has regularly performed her one-person show ''A Carlin Home Companion'' (a play on ''

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'' by Garrison Keillor), detailing her experiences growing up with her famous father.Kelly Carlin – A Carlin Home Companion
She was also a producer for the second season of '' The Green Room with

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'' in 2011, and for a time hosted ''The Kelly Carlin Show'' on

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's Raw Dog Comedy, and ''Waking From The American Dream'' on SModcast Internet Radio. Her book, ''A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up With George'' was published in 2015. In 2022, a 4 hour documentary she had a part in creating and starring in, George Carlin's American Dream was released on HBO Max. It was directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. In May of 2022, Kelly Carlin and Judd Apatow were interviewed on MSNBC to discuss the project.

References

External links

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''Waking from the American Dream'', Carlin-McCall's podcast
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