Biography for
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Date of Birth

8 December 1953, Yakima, Washington, USA

Date of Death

10 April 1992, Needles, California, USA (road accident)

Birth Name

Samuel Burl Kinison

Spouse

Malika Kinison	(5 April 1992 - 10 April 1992) (his death)
Terry Marze	(28 May 1981 - 1989) (divorced)
Patricia Adkins	(28 November 1975 - 1980) (divorced)

Trade Mark

His Oh Oooh!!! scream

Trivia

Standup comic.

Started out as a Pentecostal preacher--as was his father--and traveled all over the southern US'. doing tent-based revivals.

Interred at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Memorial Park Cemetery is located 2 miles East of Interstate 44 (or 1.5 miles West of highway 169), at 51st St and Memorial Ave. Sam's burial site is next to his father and brother in Section 28 - Garden of the Apostles (Southeast quadrant), in the middle of the cemetery.

A long-time heavy drinker and drug user, he was (ironically) killed in a traffic accident by a drunk driver.

Was originally chosen to be Al Bundy on "Married with Children" (1987). He guest-starred as Al's guardian angel on "Married with Children: It's a Bundyful Life: Part 1 (#4.11)" (1989), "Married with Children: It's a Bundyful Life: Part 2 (#4.12)" (1989).

Was born on the same day as actress Kim Basinger.

His trademark scream "Ahh-ohhh-ahhh!" is sampled in Anthrax's recording of "I'm The Man".

He was a good friend of shock jock Howard Stern, who had written about his friendship with Sam as a tribute in his autobiography "Miss America", his follow-up to "Private Parts".

The long grey coat Kinison often wore early in his career actually belonged to Richard Widmark. Kinison was friends with Widmark's daughter and took the coat from his house.

Was cast in Caddyshack II (1988) alongside close friend Rodney Dangerfield (reprising his Al Czervik character from the first film, Caddyshack (1980)). Kinison left the production when Dangerfield left due to "creative differences", mainly problems with the script. It is rumored that Kinison was to portray the "Peter Blunt" character, the role eventually went to Randy Quaid.