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Sam Kinison: Comedy Genius Turned Comic Book Star

Sam Kinison, the comedianknown for screaming politically incorrect rants with the passion of a preacher, became on of the biggest comedy acts of the 1980's. He died in 1992, just shy of his 40th birthday.

Chris Canibano has helped turn the life of Kinison, whom many regard as a comedic genius, into a comic bookcalled, simply, "Sam Kinison."

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