George Denis Patrick Carlin was a stand-up comedian, actor, social commentator, and novelist from the United States. He was nicknamed the dean of counterculture comedians and is regarded as one of the most prominent and influential stand-up comedians of all time.
What was George Carlin’s net worth at the time of his death?
George died one week after his final performance at the Orleans Hotel and Casino on June 22, 2008, in Santa Monica, California, United States. His autopsy revealed that he died of congestive heart failure. A long-term condition in which the heart does not pump blood as efficiently as it should.
Heart failure symptoms include shortness of breath, fatigue, swollen legs, and a rapid heartbeat. George was survived by his only son Kelly at the time of his death. Brenda Hosbrook, his loving wife, had passed on earlier at age 61.
At the time of his death, he was said to have had about $15 million in cash from his various gigs and side businesses.
