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Rodney Dangerfield
11/22/1921 | Deer Park, USA | Actor | Male | 10/05/2004 (82 years old)
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 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 catchphrase I don't get no respect! came from an attempt to improve one of his stand-up jokes. I played hide and seek; they wouldn't even look for me. He thought the joke would be stronger if it used the format: I was so ... beginning (I was so poor, He was so ugly, She was so stupid, etc.).clarification needed He tried I get no respect, and got a much better response from the audience; it became a permanent feature of his act and comedic persona.He appeared in a few bit parts in films, such as The Projectionist, throughout the 1970s, but his breakout film role came in 1980 as a boorish nouveau riche golfer in the ensemble comedy Caddyshack, which was followed by two additional successful films in which he starred: 1983's Easy Money and 1986's Back to School. Additional film work kept him busy through the rest of his life, mostly in comedies, but with a rare dramatic role in 1994's Natural Born Killers as an abusive father. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
