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Rodney Dangerfield

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Also known as Jacob Rodney Cohen, Jack Roy

American stand-up comedian (1921–2004)

Person · Open Library

Born
1921
Works
6

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Acting · Deer Park, New York, USA

Jack Roy (born Jacob Rodney Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), better known by the pseudonym 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 don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme. He began his career working as a stand-up comic at the Fantasy Lounge in…

Known for

  • The Many Faces of Jim Carrey — Self (Archive Footage)2023
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2015
  • The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall — Self (archive footage)2013
  • The Onion Movie — Rodney Dangerfield2008
  • The Best of Carson, Volume 12006
  • Back By Midnight — Jake Puloski2005
  • Brother Sam: A Tribute to Sam Kinison — Himself2005
  • Angels with Angles — God2005
  • Rodney Dangerfield: Rodney's Act — Himself2004
  • Phil of the Future2004

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1921
Active to
2004
2008 universal fire victim

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27,160
Total plays
134,199

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Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Rodney Cohen, November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme. He is also remembered for his 1980s film roles, especially in Easy Money, Caddyshack, and Back to School. He began writing jokes at the age of 15, and started performing before he was 20. He took his act to the road for ten years, adopting the stage name Jack Roy. <a href="https://www.l

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Quotes

  • I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous, everyone hasn't met me yet.
  • There goes the neighborhood.
  • If all goes well, about a week. If not, about an hour and a half.
  • I was an ugly kid. When I was born, after the doctor cut the cord, he hung himself.
  • In my life I've been through plenty. when I was three years old, my parents got a dog. I was jealous of the dog, so they got rid of me.
  • What a childhood I had. Once on my birthday my ol' man gave me a bat. The first day I played with it, it flew away.

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Key facts

Born
Jacob Cohen , ( 1921-11-22 ) November 22, 1921, Babylon, New York , U.S.
Died
October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05) (aged 82), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
Spouses
Joyce Indig ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1961 ) ​ ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1970 ) ​ Joan Child ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ) ​
Years active
1940–2004
Medium
Stand-up comedy film television
Genres
Blue comedy observational comedy insult comedy Self-deprecation satire one-liners
Website
rodney .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Jack Roy (born Jacob Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), 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 don't get no respect!", and his monologues on that theme.

Dangerfield began his career working as a stand-up comic at the Fantasy Lounge in New York City. His act grew in popularity as he became a mainstay on late-night talk shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, eventually developing into a headlining act on the Las Vegas casino circuit. His breakout film role came as a boorish nouveau riche golfer in the ensemble sports comedy Caddyshack (1980). He subsequently starred in a string of comedy films such as Easy Money (1983), Back to School (1986), Rover Dangerfield (1991), Ladybugs (1992), and Meet Wally Sparks (1997). He took a rare dramatic role as an abusive father in Oliver Stone's satirical crime film Natural Born Killers (1994).

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