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Rodney Dangerfield Biography

Rodney Dangerfield, Comedian
Attr: Press photo
Born asJacob Rodney Cohen
Occup.Comedian
FromUSA
BornNovember 22, 1921
Deer Park, New York, USA
DiedOctober 5, 2004
Los Angeles, California, USA
CauseComplications after heart surgery
Aged82 years
Rodney Dangerfield was a stand-up comedian, star, as well as writer born upon November 22, 1921, in Deer Park, New York, USA. His birth name was Jacob Cohen, and also he was raised in the areas of Kew Gardens and also Forest Hills in Queens, New York. Dangerfield's daddy abandoned the family members when he was young, and also he was entrusted to be elevated by his mother and grandma.

Dangerfield struggled in college and also ultimately quit at the age of 15. He began working chores, including marketing ice cream and later on light weight aluminum siding. Dangerfield was composed right into the Army throughout World War II and served for 3 years, amusing troops in the Pacific Theater of Operations with his comedic regimens.

After the battle, Dangerfield went back to New York as well as began carrying out stand-up funny under the stage name Jack Roy. Nonetheless, he battled to gain traction in the competitive world of comedy, and he quit carrying out for over a decade to work as a sales person.

In the early 1960s, Dangerfield went back to funny and started performing in bars throughout the United States. He developed an unique style of self-deprecating humor that centered on his regarded absence of success as well as regard in life as well as love, often stressed with the catchphrase "I do not obtain no regard".

Dangerfield's profession took off with the release of his first comedy cd, "The Loser - The New You", in 1972. He took place to launch several various other effective albums, consisting of "No Respect", "Rappin' Rodney", and "Twist as well as Shout". Dangerfield additionally showed up in countless movies, including "Caddyshack", "Back to School", and "Natural Born Killers".

Besides his wit, Dangerfield was known for his signature look, that included a red tie, white t-shirt, and also a black fit. He was additionally well-known for his protruding eyes and also distinctive nasal voice.

Dangerfield remained to do stand-up comedy right into his 80s. He married twice as well as had two youngsters, a kid called Brian and a child named Melanie. He passed away on October 5, 2004, from complications connected to heart surgery at the age of 82. Dangerfield stays a precious figure in the globe of funny, kept in mind for his quick wit, ingenious wit, and also renowned catch phrase.

Our collection contains 51 quotes who is written / told by Rodney, under the main topics: Sports - Funny.

Related authors: Emo Philips (Comedian), Jonathan Brandis (Actor), Harold Ramis (Actor), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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51 Famous quotes by Rodney Dangerfield

Small: I havent spoken to my wife in years. I didnt want to interrupt her
"I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her"
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Small: On Halloween, the parents sent their kids out looking like me
"On Halloween, the parents sent their kids out looking like me"
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Small: I saved a girl from being attacked last night. I controlled myself
"I saved a girl from being attacked last night. I controlled myself"
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Small: My wife wants sex in the back of the car and she wants me to drive
"My wife wants sex in the back of the car and she wants me to drive"
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Small: I met the surgeon general - he offered me a cigarette
"I met the surgeon general - he offered me a cigarette"
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Small: I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it
"I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it"
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Small: I came from a real tough neighborhood. I put my hand in some cement and felt another hand
"I came from a real tough neighborhood. I put my hand in some cement and felt another hand"
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Small: Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does
"Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself"
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Small: A girl phoned me the other day and said... Come on over, theres nobody home. I went over. Nobody was ho
"A girl phoned me the other day and said... 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. Nobody was home"
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Small: At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wa
"At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he know he can't"
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Small: I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio
"I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio"
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Small: I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio
"I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio"
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Small: I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it
"I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it"
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Small: I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap
"I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap"
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Small: Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact
"Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about"
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Small: Men who do things without being told draw the most wages
"Men who do things without being told draw the most wages"
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Small: Life is just a bowl of pits
"Life is just a bowl of pits"
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Small: Its tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she wont drink from my glass
"It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass"
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Small: If it wasnt for pick-pockets Id have no sex life at all
"If it wasn't for pick-pockets I'd have no sex life at all"
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Small: I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she
"I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender"
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Small: I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasnt met me y
"I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet"
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Small: I told my dentist my teeth are going yellow. he told me to wear a brown tie
"I told my dentist my teeth are going yellow. he told me to wear a brown tie"
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Small: I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted
"I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof"
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Small: My wifes jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who
"My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was"
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Small: My wife was afraid of the dark... then she saw me naked and now shes afraid of the light
"My wife was afraid of the dark... then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light"
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Small: I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me
"I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me"
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Small: I had plenty of pimples as a kid. One day I fell asleep in the library. When I woke up, a blind man was
"I had plenty of pimples as a kid. One day I fell asleep in the library. When I woke up, a blind man was reading my face"
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Small: I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest
"I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest"
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Small: I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people
"I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people"
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Small: My marriage is on the rocks again, yeah, my wife just broke up with her boyfriend
"My marriage is on the rocks again, yeah, my wife just broke up with her boyfriend"
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Small: Yeah, I know Im ugly... I said to a bartender, Make me a zombie. He said God beat me to it.
"Yeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'"
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Small: My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee. Unfortunately, she was just coming home
"My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee. Unfortunately, she was just coming home"
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Small: My uncles dying wish - he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair
"My uncle's dying wish - he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair"
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Small: When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up
"When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up"
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Small: When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them
"When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them"
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Small: With my wife I dont get no respect. I made a toast on her birthday to the best woman a man ever had. Th
"With my wife I don't get no respect. I made a toast on her birthday to 'the best woman a man ever had.' The waiter joined me"
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Small: My mother had morning sickness after I was born
"My mother had morning sickness after I was born"
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Small: My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet
"My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet"
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Small: My cousins gay, he went to London only to find out that Big Ben was a clock
"My cousins gay, he went to London only to find out that Big Ben was a clock"
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Small: What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bee and he told me about the butcher and my wife
"What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bee and he told me about the butcher and my wife"
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Small: Im taking Viagra and drinking prune juice - I dont know if Im coming or going
"I'm taking Viagra and drinking prune juice - I don't know if I'm coming or going"
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Small: Im at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, Ive just had a mirror put over
"I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table"
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Small: I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get
"I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get"
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Small: I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out"
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Small: I was so ugly my mother used to feed me with a sling shot
"I was so ugly my mother used to feed me with a sling shot"
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Small: What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm
"What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm"
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Small: We sleep in separate rooms, we have dinner apart, we take separate vacations - were doing everything we
"We sleep in separate rooms, we have dinner apart, we take separate vacations - we're doing everything we can to keep our marriage together"
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Small: This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-of-the-loom guys laughing at me
"This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-of-the-loom guys laughing at me"
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Small: The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest
"The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest"
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Small: Some dog I got too. We call him Egypt. Because in every room he leaves a pyramid
"Some dog I got too. We call him Egypt. Because in every room he leaves a pyramid"
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