File:Rodney_Dangerfield_1972-1.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Rodney Dangerfield
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jacob Rodney Cohen, Jack Roy
American stand-up comedian (1921–2004)
Film & TV
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
via TMDB
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Family name
- Cohen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Babylon
- Place of death
- Westwood
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Genre
- comedy
- Record label
- Bell Records
- Official website
- www.rodney.com
- Image
- Rodney Dangerfield 1972-1.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1921-11-22
- date of death
- 2004-10-05
- Commons category
- Rodney Dangerfield
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- birth name
- Jacob Cohen
- pseudonym
- Rodney Dangerfield
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
- social media followers
- 513000
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Rodney Dangerfield
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
~18 min read
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rodney Dangerfield” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.