George Denis Patrick Carlin an haife shi ne a ranar 12 ga Mayu, 1937, a Manhattan, New York, ƙaramin ɗan sakatare Mary Carlin (née Bearey) da manajan talla na The Sun Patrick John Carlin. Mahaifinsa dan asalin Irish ne daga County Donegal High School, yayin da mahaifiyarsa dan asalin Irish ne. Kakannin mahaifiyar Carlin, Dennis Bearey, dan asalin Irish ne wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin jami'in NYPD. Carlin ya tuna cewa sunan mahaifiyarsa O'Grady ne, amma an canza shi zuwa Grady kafin ta isa Amurka. Ya yi ba'a cewa sun "sa O'Grady a cikin teku a kan hanyar zuwa nan". Ya sanya sunansa a kan George Carlin O'Grady Show a matsayin girmamawa ga iyayenta.
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