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Birthday December 8, 1953

Day of Death April 10, 1992 (38 years old)

Place of Birth Yakima, Washington, U.S.

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Sam Kinison

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.

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April 10, 1992

On April 10, 1992, just outside Needles, California, comedian Sam Kinison died when his car was struck by a pickup truck on a desert road between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He went immediately to hell and the devil looked up with surprise and said, “Sam, you’re not supposed to be here until sometime next year? What happen?” Sam said, “It’s the craziest thing, a 17 year old kid was driving drunk and crossed the center line and crashed into me.” The devil asked him, “Were you wearing a seat-belt?” Sam said, “Man, you know how I hate those things.” The devil replied sarcastically (because that’s the only way he can reply), “Yeah, and that’s why you’re here now, instead of in Vegas doing blow of a stripper’s butt. Now pick yourself up and follow me. You’ve been married twice, so you qualify for our job placement program as nothing here’s going to phase you.” And that’s how Sam Kinison became a tour guide in hell.

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Haunted Hollywood: The ‘Atuk’ Curse

Montgomery Clift hangs out at the Hollywood Roosevelt. Lon Chaney frequents a corner bus stop. Joan Crawford’s dog won’t leave her former home.

Tributes: Sam Kinison

He sneered, snarled and shrieked. Assaulting his audiences with insults – and parlaying his outrageous brand of humor into numerous television appearances and his own HBO special.

Sam Kinison: The Last Laugh

One evening soon after Sam Kinison’s tragic death in a senseless auto accident, the marquees of every nightclub on the Sunset Strip blazed with farewell messages in memory of the fun loving evangelist-turned comedian.

Comedians Keep Banter Up Backstage at Fund-Raiser

Sam Kinison lived for confrontation. No sweet words and kisses from this comic–more like up-the-volume shrieks and hisses to get his message out.

Comedy Review; It’s a Far Cry From Sobbing

In the ’80s, Sam Kinison served as comedy’s raw nerve, dipping below the surface of civility to become the screaming embodiment of blind, bewildered rage.

Kinison’s Friends Recall His More Compassionate Acts

Colleagues remember shock comic’s off-stage kindness. But the tribute they’ll tape in Anaheim won’t be syrupy

Bill Kinison | Sam Kinison’s Last Words: The Truth Behind His Final Moments

Comedian Sam Kinison, who died in a head-on collision in 1992 said to no one in particular: “I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die.” But then there was a pause as if Kinison were listening to someone. Bill Kinison, Sam’s brother/manager and best friend shares the truth behind what really happened during…

Sam Kinison’s Last Performance at the Grove Theater in Upland, California (3/20/1992)

Sam kinison monologue – saturday night live.

Sam Kinison kicks off the night by playing with the band and gives his take on world issues before the cops show up. Aired 11/15/86

Sam Kinison at Dangerfield’s Comedy Club (1986)

“If you’ve seen him before, you’re gonna want to see him again. And if you haven’t seen him before, you’re gonna get a kick out of Bad Sam.”

Comedian Explains Why Men Should Never Get Married

Hilarious comedian, Sam Kinison, explains why men should never get married. Sadly, Sam Kinison is no longer with us. RIP.

Sam Kinison – If Jesus Had A Wife

Sam explains why Jesus was never married.

Louder Than Hell (1986)

Sam Kinison’s debut album, released in 1986.

Have You Seen Me Lately? (1988)

Sam Kinison’s second comedy album, released in 1988. Contains Sam’s hit version of the Trogg’s “Wild Thing.”

Leader of the Banned (1990)

Sam Kinison’s third comedy album, released in 1990. Contains four cover songs.

Live From Hell (1993)

Sam Kinison’s fourth album, released posthumously in 1993, one year after his death.

Sam Kinison (1953-1992)

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• Sam Kennison
• 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
• December 8 , 1953
• Yakima, Washington, USA
• April 10 , 1992
• Needles, California, USA (road accident)
• Spouses Malika Borghese April 5, 1992 - April 10, 1992 (his death)
• Other works Music video: Appeared in Bon Jovi video "Bad Medicine"
• 1 Biographical Movie
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• 1 Interview
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• 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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• Trivia Was originally chosen to be Al Bundy on Married... with Children (1987) . He guest-starred as Al's guardian angel on It's a Bundyful Life Part 1 (1989) , It's a Bundyful Life Part 2 (1989) .
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Sam Kinison, 38, Comedian, Dies; Wife Injured in Head-On Collision

By Bruce Lambert

• April 12, 1992

Sam Kinison, a former tent preacher who gained fame as a shrieking and often insulting stand-up comedian, was killed Friday night in a head-on automobile crash on a desert highway near Needles, Calif.

He was 38 years old and lived in the Hollywood hills in Los Angeles.

Mr. Kinison's high-decibel routines became popular on the comedy-club circuit and won him film and television appearances. But his bitter jokes also provoked protest from women and homosexuals who found his ridicule of them more hateful than humorous. En Route to Performance

On Friday night, he was on his way to perform at the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nev., when his sports car collided with a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 95 about 200 miles east of Los Angeles. His wife, Malika, whom he married only last Sunday, was injured in the crash and was taken to Needles Desert Community Hospital in serious condition.

The California Highway Patrol said yesterday that it did not yet have a formal report but did not dispute the account by Mr. Kinison's spokeswoman, Florence Troutman, who said that Mr. Kinison's brother and manager, Bill, had been following in a van. She quoted him as saying that the accident occurred when the oncoming pickup tried to pass another vehicle and that the accident littered the road with beer cans that did not come from Mr. Kinison's car.

The pickup's driver was 17 years old and was under arrest for vehicular manslaughter, the authorities told The Associated Press. Evangelical Roots

Mr. Kinison was born in Peoria, Ill., into a family of traveling evangelists, in whose footsteps he initially followed. But after a few years he moved to Los Angeles and developed his comedy act.

He often appeared on stage in a beret, with an overcoat draped over his pudgy build. But his real trademark was his screaming outbursts. Critics described him as snarling, sneering, rude, outrageous and even poisonous. But offstage, Ms. Troutman said, he was "a big-hearted teddy bear."

A role as a high-strung professor in the 1986 Rodney Dangerfield film "Back to School" led to his own television special, "Breaking the Rules," on Home Box Office. He was also a guest on "Late Night with David Letterman" and "Saturday Night Live."

This season he starred on Fox in the situation comedy "Charlie Hoover." His music video, "Wild Thing," featured Jessica Hahn, the woman who brought down the television evangelist Jim Bakker in a sex scandal.

Mr. Kinison had acknowledged health problems because of drug and alcohol abuse and being overweight but said two years ago that he had quit drugs and was dieting.

He was previously married and divorced twice. Besides his wife and his brother Bill, he is survived by his mother, Marie, and a brother, Richard, both of Tulsa, Okla.

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Tranquilizers, Cocaine Found in Kinison’s System

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Comedian Sam Kinison had traces of cocaine and tranquilizers in his system when he was killed in a head-on collision last month, an expert who reviewed autopsy findings said.

Kinison, who told in 1990 of kicking his drug addiction, was traveling with his new wife on a desert highway April 10 when his car was hit by a truck that crossed the center line while attempting to pass traffic.

Besides cocaine, autopsy findings indicate Kinison had the prescription tranquilizers Valium and Xantac in his system as well as the prescription painkiller codeine, said Dr. Irving Root, who retired as the San Bernardino County coroner’s chief pathologist in 1991.

Deputy Coroner Gabriel Morales said that Kinison, 38, suffered multiple traumatic injuries to the chest cavity and died within minutes of the crash near Needles. “Drugs did not contribute to the cause of death,” Morales said. “(But) we are not saying that he wasn’t under the influence.”

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