Samuel Burl "Sam" Kinison - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Samuel "Sam" Burl Kinison was born on December 8, 1953 in Yakima, Washington. He grewup to become first a revival style preacher but had to abandon that career when he divorce his first wife. His next career choice; standup comic proved to be more successful, and he developed a wild raunchy routine that was often punctuated by obscene language, colorful outfits and a wild and loud scream. He major break through came on November 14, 1985 when he made his first appearance on “Late Night with David Letterman.” Letterman introduce Kinison by simply saying, “Brace yourself, I'm not Kidding, Sam Kinison.” From that point America braced itself every time Sam appeared on the satage or screen. Throughout his career Sam Kinison battled alchol and drug addiction and was working to get himself clean and sober whe on the night April 10, 1992 on a remote highway near Needles, California he was struck and killed by a 17-year old drunk driver. Sam Kinison rest today in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Description: Formerly a preacher, Sam Kinison became one of the loudest and rudest comedians of the 20th century. For some, his name conjures up images of a hard-partying, hard-drinking wild thing. His views on religion, women, and world hunger managed to put him on the shock comedy map. However, the fact is this demon from hell was an angel in disguise. Born on December 8th, 1953 in Yakima, Washington, Sam Kinison's beginnings were fairly innocent. His father was a Pentecostal preacher, and the family lived in a church in Peoria, Illinois. Sam and his brothers followed in their father's footsteps by touring churches across the Bible Belt and earning a decent living. But that wasn't enough for Sam. As his preaching became increasingly too much for the average churchgoer, he took his thoughts and ideas to comedy clubs. Sam Kinison became one of the great stand-up comedians of the 1980's. His life became the classic image of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. With the help of friends like Rodney Dangerfield, his popularity rose to incredible heights with HBO cable specials, frequent appearances on Saturday Night Live and In Living Color, and even a starring role on Charlie Hoover, a short-lived Fox sitcom. Sam's shows sold out like arena rock concerts, and he quickly earned the respect of the biggest rock acts of the late eighties, like Motley Crue, Guns n' Roses, and Ozzy Osbourne, most of whom appeared in Sam's music videos. Hard drinking and hard partying became a major part of his act, until it became his downfall. After realizing that drinking and drugs were killing him, he decided to clean up his life. He sobered up and married Malika Souiri, who appeared with him in his shows and in his music videos. Ironically, on their way to a sold-out show in Laughlin, Nevada, the newlyweds' car was struck head-on by a teenaged drunk driver, injuring passenger Malika, and killing Sam. Source: http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/k/sam_kinison.jhtml?display=bio Date of birth: 12/08/1953 Date of death: 04/10/1992 Area of notoriety: Entertainment Marker Type: Horizontal Marker Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daily - Dawn to Dusk Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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