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¡Three Amigos! (1986) -- Lucky Day negotiates for a higher salary from producer Harry Flugleman.
"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 15: Episode 17 -- The most exciting sports show ever.
"In Living Color" (1990): Season 3: Episode 7 -- Environmental Guy takes his message of love for Mother Earth to the park.

Overview

Date of Death:

10 April 1992, Needles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Started out as preacher, traveled all over the southern U.S. doing tent... more

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Down 4% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Alternate Names:

Sam

Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Charlie Hoover" (1991)   Hugh (7 episodes, 1991) 1991 - 4.2 (9)
7 TV episodes: 2 episodes not shown.
- 2. "Tales from the Crypt" (1989)   Marty Slash's conscience (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - 8.1 (3,394)
AKAs:
  • HBO's Tales from the Crypt
1 TV episode:
- 3. "Married with Children" (1987)   Angel (2 episodes, 1989) 1989 - 8.7 (14,421)
AKAs:
  • Married... with Children (USA: promotional title)
2 TV episodes:
- 4. Back to School (1986) Professor Terguson 1986 - 6.1 (9,099)
- 5. Savage Dawn (1985) 1985 - 3.6 (97)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? (1998) (TV) (uncredited) 1998 - 6.9 (103)
- 2. "Charlie Hoover" (1991) (unknown episodes) 1991 - 4.2 (9)
- 3. The Sam Kinison Family Entertainment Hour (1991) (TV) (writer) 1991 - 8.7 (41)
- 4. Sam Kinison Banned (1990) (V) (writer) 1990 - 7.9 (54)
- 5. Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules (1987) (TV) (writer) 1987 - 8.1 (101)
Composer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Sam Kinison Family Entertainment Hour (1991) (TV) 1991 - 8.7 (41)
- 2. Sam Kinison Banned (1990) (V) 1990 - 7.9 (54)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Sam Kinison Family Entertainment Hour (1991) (TV) (performer: "Going Down") 1991 - 8.7 (41)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sam Kinison Banned (1990) (V) (producer) 1990 - 7.9 (54)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Dogma (1999) (humble thanks) 1999 $36.7M 7.3 (94,109)
- 2. George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (1992) (TV) (dedicatee) (as Sam) 1992 - 8.8 (531)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sacred Cow Halloween Special (1993) (V) Himself 1993 - 9.9 (10)
- 2. The Comedy Store's 20th Birthday (1992) (TV) Himself 1992 - 3.5 (13)
- 3. "In Living Color" (1990)   Himself (1 episode, 1991) 1991 - 7.9 (1,554)
1 TV episode:
- 4. The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991) (TV) Himself - Presenter 1991 - -
- 5. The Sam Kinison Family Entertainment Hour (1991) (TV) Himself 1991 - 8.7 (41)
- 6. The Horror Hall of Fame (1990) (TV) Himself - Presenter 1990 - 6.3 (51)
- 7. "The Howard Stern Show" (1990)   Himself (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - 5.5 (140)
AKAs:
  • The Howard Stern Summer Show (USA: promotional title)
1 TV episode:
- 8. The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards (1990) (TV) Himself 1990 - 3.7 (12)
- 9. The 17th Annual American Music Awards (1990) (TV) Himself - Presenter 1990 - 3.5 (16)
- 10. Sam Kinison Banned (1990) (V) Himself 1990 - 7.9 (54)
- 11. U.S. Open Sores (1989) (TV)   Himself 1989 - -
AKAs:
  • Howard Stern's U.S. Open Sores (USA: complete title)
- 12. Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) Himself 1989 - 6.6 (91)
- 13. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Himself (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 8.3 (463)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 14. Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place (1989) (TV) Himself 1989 - 6.7 (41)
- 15. Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules (1987) (TV) Himself 1987 - 8.1 (101)
- 16. "Saturday Night Live" (1975)   Himself / 3 characters not shown (6 episodes, 1985-1986) 1986 - 8.2 (6,608)
AKAs:
  • NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
  • SNL (USA: informal title)
  • SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
  • Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
  • Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- 17. Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (1986) (TV) Himself 1986 - 7.7 (55)
- 18. The 9th Annual Young Comedians Special (1984) (TV) Himself 1984 - 7.7 (30)
- 1. Legends: Rodney Dangerfield (2006) (TV) (uncredited) Professor Terguson - 'Back to School'
- 2. "Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004) Himself
- 3. "100 Most Metal Moments" (2004) Himself
- 4. "Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time" (2004) Himself #20
- 5. When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World (2004) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 6. Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks (2003) (TV) Himself
- 7. Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny! (2003) (TV) Himself
- 8. Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) (uncredited) Himself
- 9. "E! True Hollywood Story"  
1 TV episode:
- 10. Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? (1998) (TV) Himself
- 11. Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) Himself
- 12. A Tribute to Sam Kinison (1993) (TV) Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Music video for Bon Jovi: "Bad Medicine" more

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1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 1 Article | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more


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