Sam Kinison

Samuel "Sam" Burl Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian. He was famous for his raunchy humor and wild, colorful outfits. A former revival-style preacher, his standup routines were most often characterized by intense, angry ranting punctuated by a trademark primal scream.

Trivia

• Kinison was considered for the role of Al Bundy in the sitcom Married... with Children, but producers thought he would be too controversial, so Ed O'Neill won the part. However, Kinison did make an appearance on the series as an angel during a Christmas episode when Al had an It's a Wonderful Life-like moment.
• He had a supporting role as a history teacher in the 1986 Rodney Dangerfield movie Back to School.
• Following Sam's death, Howard Stern has had Kinison's brother, Bill Kinison, perform the voice of Sam from beyond the grave.
• In the late 80s Sam was linked romantically with Seka the porn star, who made an appearance during the sign-off at the end of the episode of Saturday Night Live that Sam was hosting.