1921-11-22 ( 103 years old ) in 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 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
Movies
The Many Faces of Jim Carey
2023-01-05
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
2013-12-06
The Onion Movie
2008-05-31
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006-11-07
Angels with Angles
2005-12-16
Brother Sam: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
2005-09-06
Back By Midnight
2005-01-25
Rodney Dangerfield: Rodney's Act
2004-12-07
The Electric Piper
2003-02-02
The 4th Tenor
2002-12-03
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001-01-20
Little Nicky
2000-11-10
My 5 Wives
2000-09-08
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999-05-05
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
1999-04-01
The Godson
1998-10-06
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
1998-09-22
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997-09-09
Meet Wally Sparks
1997-01-31
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
1997-01-01
Casper
1995-05-26
Natural Born Killers
1994-08-26
A Tribute to Sam Kinison
1993-05-23
Ladybugs
1992-03-27
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
1991-08-03
Rover Dangerfield
1991-07-01
The Earth Day Special
1990-04-22
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
1989-11-01
Moving
1988-03-04
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
1988-02-13
Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1986-09-06
An Amazin' Era
1986-07-01
Back to School
1986-06-13
Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!
1985-03-03
Easy Money
1983-08-19
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
1981-02-26
Caddyshack
1980-07-25
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977-10-23
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977-01-19
The Projectionist
1970-10-17
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