George Carlin



George Carlin, born on May the 12th, 1937, in New York City, USA, was a veteran comedian who narrated the third and fourth seasons of "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" for American audiences; he also re-narrated the first and second seasons, and played Mr. Conductor in "Shining Time Station" and "Mr Conductor's Thomas Tales". After narrating the fourth season, Carlin left the series to do several comedy specials and pursue other projects.

Carlin was also a voice-over actor, and lent his voice to characters in "Tarzan II", "Cars" and "Happily N'ever".

On June the 22nd, 2008, Carlin sadly died of a heart attack.