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Rodney Dangerfield
American stand-up comedian (1921–2004)
Jack Roy (born Jacob Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), better known bygd the scen nameRodney 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!"[2] 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 bio 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
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In a City Full of Beautiful People, Dangerfield Could Stop Traffic
Over the years, the world has seen more than a few comedians who’ve built their acts around being abused, put-upon and world-weary -- just like the average Joe.
It’s been a comic tradition forever to kvetch (even if you’re not Jewish) and moan about steadily getting the short end of the stick. After all, who hasn’t had a lifetime of bad breaks, insults heaped on injuries and absurdities to complain about? You know the drill. There’s the proverbial fat and/or frigid wife; the insulting, unappreciative boss; the meddling mother-in-law; dumb hubby and the army of rude, condescending kids, clerks, cranks, jerks and other aggravating extras in the tragicomic passion play of life.
Getting us to laugh at it all to keep from crying has been a humorist’s well-worn path for decades, but one guy did it better than anybody.
To me, Rodney Dangerfield was the greatest stand-up comic, joke writer and master of timing who ever l
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The Untold Truth Of Rodney Dangerfield
ByJeff Somers
Rodney Dangerfield remains one of the most recognizable faces and voices in pop culture. His comic persona as a miserable, set-upon everyman who got "no respect" was something that every member of his audience could relate to. Dangerfield somehow achieved the impossible: He made being an unhappy, middle-aged man somehow cool and hip. He also made an old-school style of stand-up comedy with roots in the Borscht Belt and vaudeville into an ultra-modern, carefully calibrated routine that was honed into a series of diamond-like one-liners.
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Those one-liners were the secret: They were consistently hilarious. When Dangerfield said, "I could tell that my parents hated me — my bath toys were a toaster and a radio," or "I worked in a pet store and people kept asking how big I'd get," he tapped into a deep well of self-loathing that had everyone in stitches.
But that self-loathing and sadnes