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Barry Crimmins (Barry Francis Crimmins) was born on 3 July, 1953 in Kingston, New York, U.S., is an American political satirist. Discover Barry Crimmins's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?

Popular As Barry Francis Crimmins
Occupation Political satirist, comedian, activist
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 3 July, 1953
Birthday 3 July
Birthplace Kingston, New York, U.S.
Date of death 28 February, 2018
Died Place Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1953

Barry Francis Crimmins (July 3, 1953 – February 28, 2018) was an American stand-up comedian, political satirist, activist, author, Air America Radio writer and correspondent, and comedy club owner.

Crimmins was born in Kingston, New York, to Margaret Hooe and Phillip "Phil" Crimmins, a traveling salesman.

When he was six, his family moved to Skaneateles, New York.

1971

After graduating from high school in 1971, he started performing stand-up comedy at Under the Stone and later moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to pursue his comedic career.

1979

In 1979, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Crimmins co-founded The Ding Ho Comedy Club, at a Chinese Restaurant near Inman Square.

His productions there included performances by comedians Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, Bobcat Goldthwait, Kevin Meaney, Jimmy Tingle and many others.

1980

In the 1980s, in Boston, Crimmins co-founded the comedy club, Stitches.

Crimmins' satirical writing and comedy routines focused on the need for political and social change.

1990

In the 1990s, in a more serious vein, he led a crusade against images of child abuse on the Internet, calling for police investigation of Internet service providers.

He received the "Peace Leadership Award" from Boston Mobilization for Survival, and was honored by Community Works with the "Artist for Social Change Award" for his years of activism.

Howard Zinn presented him with "The Courage of Conscience Award" from Wellesley College and The Life Experience School at The Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Massachusetts.

He began to expose online pedophilia in the 1990s, when he lived in Lakewood, Ohio.

He spent hours in AOL chat rooms devoted to exposing predators, posing as a 12-year-old boy named "Sean."

1995

In 1995, after turning his evidence over to the FBI, he testified before the United States Congress in 1995 about pedophilia on the internet, and how laws on child abuse images needed to be enforced.

AOL eventually shut down the chat rooms dedicated to pedophilia and child abuse images.

2003

Crimmins was featured in a number of film and television appearances, including When Stand Up Stood Out (2003), The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988–1989), and The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion (1986).

He released two albums: Strange Bedfellows on A&M Records and Kill the Messenger on Green Linnet.

His articles were regularly published in the Boston Phoenix among other publications.

2013

Crimmins was featured on the podcast WTF with Marc Maron in 2013, discussing his personal life and career as a political activist and his role in the Boston comedy scene.

2015

Crimmins's life and work in comedy and politics were the subjects of a documentary entitled Call Me Lucky (2015) directed by Bobcat Goldthwait.

2016

In 2016, between performances in London, he appeared on Stuart Goldsmith's podcast The Comedian's Comedian.

On June 4, 2016, Crimmins shot a special, Whatever Threatens You, in Lawrence, Kansas for Louis C.K.'s production company Pig Newton.

Crimmins survived sexual abuse as a child, and later became an anti-pedophilia activist.

In 2016, Crimmins endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States during the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

2017

In 2017, in the wake of the #MeToo campaign, Crimmins voiced support of the movement and called for increased awareness of harassment in the workplace.

Crimmins was married to Helen Crimmins (née Lysen), a photographer and font designer in August 2017 in Chicago.

They resided in Syracuse, New York.

2018

In January 2018, he was diagnosed with cancer and described the prognosis as "not very good".

A few months earlier, Helen was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Crimmins died of cancer on February 28, 2018, in Syracuse at the age of 64.

His wife Helen reported his death from his Twitter account on March 1, saying, "Barry passed peacefully yesterday with Bobcat and I. He would want everyone to know that he cared deeply about mankind and wants you to carry on the good fight. Peace."