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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 Birth:

8 December 1953, Yakima, Washington, USA more

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

STARmeter:

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

NewsDesk:
(59 articles)

Readers' suggestions: 'SNL' sketches for Taylor Swift
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 7 November 2009, 11:52 AM, PST)
Josh Wolk's Pop Culture Club talks 'Community': What if a hilarious sitcom gets less funny, but is still funnier than most sitcoms?
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 15 October 2009, 7:45 AM, PDT)

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Charlie Hoover" (1991)	Hugh (7 episodes, 1991)	1991	-	4.2 (9)
	7 TV episodes: Roll One for Ed (1991) Hugh Old Flame (1991) Hugh Out of the Frying Pan (1991) Hugh Mother-in-Law (1991) Hugh Two for the Road (1991) Hugh 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: For Cryin' Out Loud (1990) (voice) Marty Slash's conscience
3.	"Married with Children" (1987)	Angel (2 episodes, 1989)	1989	-	8.7 (14,421)
	AKAs: Married... with Children (USA: promotional title) 2 TV episodes: It's a Bundyful Life: Part 1 (1989) (credit only) Angel It's a Bundyful Life: Part 2 (1989) Angel
4.	Back to School (1986)	Professor Terguson	1986	-	6.1 (9,099)

5.	Savage Dawn (1985)		1985	-	3.6 (97)

			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)

		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 View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Sam Kinison Family Entertainment Hour (1991) (TV)	(performer: "Going Down")	1991	-	8.7 (41)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Sam Kinison Banned (1990) (V)	(producer)	1990	-	7.9 (54)

			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)

			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: The Jackson Bunch (1991) Himself
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: Episode dated 21 July 1990 (1990) Himself
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: Episode dated 24 May 1989 (1989) Himself
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) 6 TV episodes: Sam Kinison/Lou Reed (1986) Himself - Host/Various Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC (1986) Himself Jimmy Breslin and Marvin Hagler/Level 42/E.G. Daily (1986) Himself Jerry Hall/Stevie Ray Vaughan/Jimmie Vaughan (1986) Himself Harry Dean Stanton/The Replacements (1986) Himself 1 episode not shown.
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: Andrew Dice Clay (1999) (uncredited) Himself
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

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Cult Favorite | Cult TV | Number In Title | Spoof more

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