Legendary Grammy-award winning comedian and actor George Carlin passed away at approximately 6:00pm yesterday evening. Carlin was admitted to an L.A. area hospital earlier that afternoon for chest pains, according to his rep Carlin's cause of death was heart failure. The comedian was 71 years old. Carlin is best known for his comedic views on society and everyday life. One of his best known routines was "Seven Words You Can Never Use On Television", always one to push the limits, Carlin will certainly be missed.
