1. Rodney Dangerfield - The Movie Database
Rodney Dangerfield was an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liner humor.
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...
2. Rodney Dangerfield | Biography, Comedy, Movies, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 21, 2024 · Rodney Dangerfield was a popular American comedian known for his wide-eyed, fidgety delivery style and his hapless, self-deprecating ...
Rodney Dangerfield was a popular American comedian known for his wide-eyed, fidgety delivery style and his hapless, self-deprecating demeanor, expressed by his famous lamentation, “I don’t get no respect.” Jacob Cohen’s parents, Dorothy (née Teitelbaum) and Phillip Cohen, were both of European
3. Rodney Dangerfield | Disney Wiki - Fandom
Rodney Dangerfield was an American actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, author, producer, and screenwriter, who was best known for his catchphrase: "I don't ...
Jacob Rodney Cohen, better known by his stage name Rodney Dangerfield, was an American actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, author, producer, and screenwriter, who was best known for his catchphrase: "I don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme. A couple of his most famous roles were Al Czervik in the 1980 sports comedy film Caddyshack, and as the voice of the titular dog character (a parody of himself) of the 1991 Warner Bros. animated comedy film Rover Dangerfield (in which his
4. Rodney Dangerfield - Wikiquote
Rodney Dangerfield was an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, musician and author. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liner humor.
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5. Rodney Dangerfield | Live Action Wiki | Fandom
Rodney Dangerfield was an American actor, author, musician, producer, screenwriter and stand-up comedian.
Jack Roy (born Jacob Rodney Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), known by his stage name Rodney Dangerfield, was an American actor, author, musician, producer, screenwriter and stand-up comedian. Back to School (1986) - Thornton Melon Casper (1995) - Rodney Dangerfield The Earth Day Special (1990) - Dr. Vinny Boombatz Number of acting titles on this wiki: (3) Years active on this wiki: 1986-1995.
6. Rodney Dangerfield - MusicBrainz
Jack Roy (born Jacob Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), better known by the pseudonym Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, ...
Type: Person, Gender: Male, Born: 1921-11-22 in Deer Park, Died: 2004-10-05 in Los Angeles County, Area: United States
7. Rodney Dangerfield - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
Having started in stand-up comedy prior to his friend and contemporary Lenny Bruce, Dangerfield temporarily set his dreams aside a decade later only to give it ...
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8. Rodney Dangerfield Biography (1922?-) - Film Reference
Original name, Jacob Cohen; name legally changed to Rodney Dangerfield; bornNovember 22, 1922 (some sources cite 1921), in Babylon, NY; married Joyce Indig ...
Rodney Dangerfield (1922?-) biography on Film Reference
