{{Short description|American stand-up comedian}} {{Infobox comedian <!-- for individuals - see Template:Infobox comedian for usage --> | pre-nominals = | name = Carl LaBove | post-nominals = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_date = July 16, 1958 | birth_place = [[Fort Worth]], Texas, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|04|23|1958|07|16}} | death_place = [[Las Vegas]], Nevada, U.S. | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | medium = [[Stand-up comedy]], film, television | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] --> | education = | alma_mater = | years_active = | employer = | genre = [[Observational comedy]] | subjects = Current events, human sexuality, [[satire]] | spouse = | domestic_partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | notable_works = | memorials = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | module = }}
'''Carl LaBove''' was an American stand-up comedian.<ref name=AT/>
==Life and career== LaBove was known performing in such films and television series as ''[[Night Patrol (1984 film)|Night Patrol]]'', ''[[Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)|Jumpin' Jack Flash]]'', ''[[Roseanne]]'', ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Bar Hopping]]'', ''[[Hi-Riders]]'', ''[[Pauly Shore Is Dead]]'', ''[[The Parent 'Hood]]'', ''[[The Comedy Store (TV series)|The Comedy Store]]'' and ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''.<ref name=AT>{{cite web|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|title=Carl LaBove|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/carl-labove}}</ref><ref name=L/>
LaBove was one of the original "Outlaws of Comedy" and known for being the opening act for his best friend comedian [[Sam Kinison]].<ref name=A>{{cite web|title=Comedian LaBove finds growth after paternity nightmare|author=Chandler, Chip|date=June 26, 2013|url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/entertainment/local/2013/06/26/comedian-finds-growth-after-court/13310562007/|work=[[Amarillo Globe-News]]}}</ref><ref name=T>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2011/02/19/17337136-wenn-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224022207/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2011/02/19/17337136-wenn-story.html|archive-date=February 24, 2011|title=Kinison fathered lovechild, pal says | Celebrities | Entertainment|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|date=February 19, 2011|access-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>
On April 10, 1992, LaBove was traveling in a vehicle behind Kinison when Kinison was fatally injured in a car crash while traveling to a comedy appearance in [[Laughlin, Nevada]].<ref name=L/>
==Paternity scandal== In February 2011, the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' reported that Kinison had fathered a female child with LaBove's ex-wife. LaBove had been paying child support for close to 13 years and filed legal papers claiming the child, now a 21 year-old woman, was Kinison's. [[Genetic testing|DNA tests]] taken from Kinison's brother Bill showed a 99.8% likelihood that Kinison was the father of the unnamed woman.<ref name=T/> LaBove later stated publicly that he had learned to forgive Kinison for his actions.<ref name=C>{{cite web|publisher=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/friend-sam-kinison-fathered-my-child/|location=Los Angeles|title=Friend: Sam Kinison Fathered My Child|date=February 17, 2011}}</ref>
LaBove claimed he had a good relationship with the young woman that was, in all likelihood, the daughter of Sam Kinison. LaBove said she showed up at one of his stand-up performances years ago that and he was able to clarify who her biological father really was.<ref name=C/> LaBove reported losing his driver's license and passport because of not paying in excess of $187,000 in back child support.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sam Kinison fathered lovechild, friend says|publisher=[[KABC-TV]]|date=February 19, 2011|url=https://abc7.com/archive/7969207/}}</ref> Learning that Kinison was the child's father and Kinison's death affected LaBove for several years, during which he abused alcohol, saying it was the only way to get through his stand-up comedy appearances, and attempted to commit suicide.<ref name=C/>
==Death and legacy== On April 23, 2021, LaBove died from cancer at his home in Las Vegas.<ref name=L>{{cite web|url=https://neon.reviewjournal.com/kats/vegas-headlining-comic-carl-labove-dies-at-62-2337919/|title=Vegas headlining comic Carl LaBove dies at 62|author=Katsilometes, John|work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|date=April 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name=K>{{cite web|url=https://963kklz.com/2021/04/27/comedian-and-friend-carl-labove-lost-his-battle-with-cancer/|title=Comedian And Friend, Carl LaBove, Lost His Battle With Cancer|publisher=[[KKLZ]]|author=Rea, Carla|date=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
After learning of LaBove's death, fellow Las Vegas comedian [[Carrot Top]] posted on his official [[Instagram]] account, "We lost one of the best today. Carl LaBove as not only one of the funniest, talented people but one of the sweetest."<ref name=L/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{imdb name|0479633}} * {{instagram|carllabove}}
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