Rodney Dangerfield
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1921-11-22
Deathday 2004-10-05 (82 years old)
Place of Birth Deer Park, New York, USA
Also Known As Jacob Cohen
Rodney Dangerfield
Biography
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
Known For
Actor
as Self (archive footage)
as Rodney Dangerfield
as God
as Himself
as Jake Puloski
as Himself
as Rat-A-Tat-Tat (voice)
as Lupo
as Self (archive footage)
as Lucifer
as Monte Peterson
as Al Czervik (archive footage)
as Himself
as The Rodfather
as Bandit the Rabbit (voice)
as Johnny Hunt
as Wally Sparks
as Artie
as Rodney Dangerfield (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Rodney Dangerfield
as Mallory's Dad
as Self - Host
as Chester Lee
as Rover (voice)
as Rodney Dangerfield
as Dr. Vinny Boombatz
as Self
as Larry Burns (voice)
as Loan Broker (uncredited)
as Himself
as himself
as Thornton Melon
as Himself
as Self / Various
as Monty Capuletti
as Self / Various
as Self
as Al Czervik
as Manager
as Self - Host
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Renaldi / The Bat
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self - Comedian
as Self - Audience Bow
Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Screenplay
as Idea
as Story
as Writer
as Story
as Writer
as Writer
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Sound
as Songs