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Rodney Dangerfield
Jack Roy, better known by the stage name Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liner humor, his catchphrase "I get no respect!", and his monologues on that theme.
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entertainment · American stand-up comedian (1921–2004) · actor · screenwriter · television actor · comedian · film actor · voice actor · also Rodney Dangerfield, Jacob Rodney Cohen, Jack Roy, Dangerfield
Born 22 November 1921 · Died 5 October 2004 · Q436386
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2026· 13 entries
CTV News: What's your favourite Rodney Dangerfield movie? | Remember that Thing
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Published video ““Please, you gotta give me a break. I need this job so bad I can taste it.””.
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Chicago Tribune: Column: Give him some respect — revisiting the jokes of Rodney Dangerfield
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Published video ““I tell ya, I’m lucky I made it here tonight.””.
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Published video “History’s Funniest Bleepers, Bloopers, Blunders and Boo-Boos”.
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Published video ““Last week I bought a new book, 100 Ways to Make Love. I ended up in traction, it was a misprint.””.
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Published video ““Looking at the women here tonight, I see we have a perfect ten...””.
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Published video “Rodney and His Dog”.
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Published video “Bryan Cranston’s Rodney Dangerfield Impression”.
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Published video “Rodney Dangerfield’s Best Lines from Back to School”.
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Published video ““Excuse me for a moment. I think I’ll freshen up this Ovaltine.””.
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Published video ““I mean these guys were animals.””.
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo: Rodney Dangerfield’s Iconic Catchphrase Only Worked Thanks to ‘The Godfather’
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2024· 1 entry
Yahoo: 32 Absolutely Ridiculous Rodney Dangerfield One-Liners
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2023· 1 entry
Collider: Eddie Murphy on His First Encounter With Comedy Legend Rodney Dangerfield
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2019· 3 entries
GOLF.com: Here’s how much money Rodney Dangerfield made for his role as Al Czervik in ‘Caddyshack’
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Fox News: Jay Leno on the time Rodney Dangerfield had a mini-stroke on his show
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An inscription was made to the "Wall of Life" at Hebrew University's Mount Scopus Campus that reads "Joan and Rodney Dangerfield
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2017· 3 entries
The Forward: Rodney Dangerfield Finally To Get Some Hometown Respect
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Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy hosted the first class of The Rodney Dangerfield Institute of Comedy
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New York Post: Rodney Dangerfield’s widow doesn’t respect his tribute mural
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2014· 1 entry
Dangerfield was awarded an honorary doctorate posthumously from Manhattanville College, officially deeming him Dr
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2008· 1 entry
The Hollywood Reporter: Rodney Dangerfield’s widow settles suit
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2007· 1 entry
A Rodney Dangerfield tattoo was among the most popular celebrity tattoos in the United States
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2006· 1 entry
Comedy Central's Legends: Rodney Dangerfield commemorated his life and legacy
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2004· 8 entries
An episode of George Lopez was dedicated to the memory of Dangerfield, who had died two weeks prior
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The Washington Post: Rodney Dangerfield, Beating Troubles To the Punch Line
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Died 2004-10-05.
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Dangerfield told Stern that he had been molested by a man in his neighborhood
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“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous, everyone hasn't met me yet.”
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“I was an ugly kid. When I was born, after the doctor cut the cord, he hung himself.”
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“The killers are wanted in all 50 states.”
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Following a month in a coma due to complications from heart valve surgery
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2003· 1 entry
Dangerfield underwent brain surgery to improve blood flow in preparation for heart valve-replacement surgery on a later date
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2001· 1 entry
(his 80th birthday), Dangerfield suffered a mild stroke while doing stand-up on The Tonight Show
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1995· 1 entry
By the head of the academy's Actors Section, Roddy McDowall
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1990· 1 entry
Dangerfield was involved in Where's Rodney
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1983· 1 entry
At a flower shop she owned in Santa Monica, California
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1980· 1 entry
Was sharing an apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side with a housekeeper, his poodle Keno, and his closest friend of 30 years, fellow aluminum siding salesman Joe Ancis, whom Dangerfield called "the funniest man in
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1978· 2 entries
The Harvard Crimson described a show by Dangerfield at Dangerfield's, prior to him being Harvard Class Day Speaker
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Dangerfield was invited to be the keynote speaker at Harvard University's Class Day, an annual ceremony for seniors the day before commencement
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1969· 1 entry
Dangerfield teamed up with Anthony Bevacqua to build the Dangerfield's comedy club in New York City, a venue where he could perform on a regular basis without having to constantly travel
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1951· 1 entry
Divorced in 1961, remarried in 1963, and divorced again in 1970, although Rodney lived largely separated from his family
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1921· 1 entry
Born 1921-11-22.
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