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Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Rodney Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his [[CatchPhrase catchphrase]] “I don’t get no respect!” and his monologues on that theme.

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Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Rodney Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his [[CatchPhrase [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]] “I don’t get no respect!” and his monologues on that theme.



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* PlayingWithCharacterType: His one and only dramatic role was as the abusive father in ''Film/NaturalBornKillers'' where he plays his usual schtick for drama as Mallory's sexually abusive father.

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* PlayingWithCharacterType: His one and only dramatic role was as the abusive father in ''Film/NaturalBornKillers'' where he plays his usual schtick for drama as Mallory's sexually abusive father.
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* PlayingAgainstType: His one and only dramatic role was as the abusive father in ''Film/NaturalBornKillers''.

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* PlayingAgainstType: PlayingWithCharacterType: His one and only dramatic role was as the abusive father in ''Film/NaturalBornKillers''.''Film/NaturalBornKillers'' where he plays his usual schtick for drama as Mallory's sexually abusive father.
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* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: A common topic of his jokes

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: "I got no sex life. I tried to masturbate; ''I'' had a headache."


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* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: "I got no sex life. I tried to masturbate; ''I'' had a headache."
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[[caption-width-right:320:"I mean it's not easy bein' me!]]

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[[caption-width-right:320:"I mean it's not easy bein' me!]]me!"]]
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-->My wife, she can't cook either. In my house, we pray afetr we eat.

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-->My wife, she can't cook either. In my house, we pray afetr after we eat.
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* LethalChef: He made numerous jokes about his wife's bad cooking.
-->My wife, she can't cook either. In my house, we pray afetr we eat.
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-->''I got in a cab downtown and said 'take me to where the action is' - the cabbie took me to my place!''

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-->''I -->''The other day, I got back from a business trip. I got in a cab downtown and said 'take to the driver, "Hey! Take me to where the action is' - the cabbie is!" So ya know where he took me? He took me to my place!''house!''
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-->''I got in a cab downtown and said 'take me to where the action is' - the cabbie took me to my place!''
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Dangerfield’s career peak was in the 1970s and '80s. During this time, he made numerous appearances on ''Series/TheTonightShow'' with Johnny Carson and ''The Dean Martin Show'', and starred in several successful films such as ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}'', ''Film/EasyMoney'' and ''Film/BackToSchool''. He also released a few successful comedy albums, such as “I Don’t Get No Respect”, “Rappin’ Rodney”, and “No Respect” the latter which won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward. In 1969, he built a nightclub in New York City, which he would be the venue for several Creator/{{HBO}} specials, which would showcase talents like Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/JerrySeinfeld, Creator/AndrewDiceClay, and Creator/SamKinison.

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Dangerfield’s career peak was in the 1970s and '80s. During this time, he made numerous appearances on ''Series/TheTonightShow'' with Johnny Carson and ''The Dean Martin Show'', and starred in several successful films such as ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}'', ''Film/EasyMoney'' and ''Film/BackToSchool''. He also released a few successful comedy albums, such as “I Don’t Get No Respect”, “Rappin’ Rodney”, and “No Respect” the latter which won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward. In 1969, he built a nightclub in New York City, which he would be the venue for several Creator/{{HBO}} specials, which would and was a showcase for talents like Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/JerrySeinfeld, Creator/AndrewDiceClay, and Creator/SamKinison.
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* RiseOfZitboy: "I was an ugly kid, too. I had plenty of pimples; one day, I fell asleep in the library. When I woke up, a blind man was reading my face."
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Dangerfield was born in Babylon, New York to Hungarian Jewish parents. In the early 1940s, he began performing standup under the name of “Jack Roy.” However, he wasn’t very successful and he ended up quitting. He later joked about this by saying [[SelfDeprecation “At the time I quit, I was the only one who knew I quit!"]]

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Dangerfield was born in Babylon, New York to Hungarian Jewish Hungarian-Jewish parents. In the early 1940s, he began performing standup under the name of “Jack Roy.” However, he wasn’t very successful and he ended up quitting. He later joked about this by saying [[SelfDeprecation “At the time I quit, I was the only one who knew I quit!"]]



Dangerfield continued to perform both on stage and in movies through the 1990’s and the early 2000’s. He died on October 5, 2004 from complications of heart valve replacement surgery he had undergone the previous August, he was 82 years old. Behind him, Dangerfield left quite a legacy.

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Dangerfield continued to perform both on stage and in movies through the 1990’s 1990s and the early 2000’s.2000s. He died on October 5, 2004 from complications of heart valve replacement surgery he had undergone the previous August, he was 82 years old. Behind him, Dangerfield left quite a legacy.
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* TheAlcoholic: He depicts himself as a heavy drinker.
-->''I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample, it had an olive in it.''


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* TheBigRottenApple: Many of Rodney's jokes surround the violent, crime-ridden New York neighborhoods he's lived in.
-->''I live in New York on the west side. Rough neighborhood, rough. I'll tell ya, I live in the only neighborhood when I plan my budget, I allow for holdup money. Very rough neighborhood I tell ya; where I live, nobody has respect for the law! Last week on my block, they raffled off a police car... there were two cops still in it! Then the police station's right on my block. [[PoliceAreUseless Even the cops are afraid; only police station I know, the front door has a peephole in it]]. I tell ya, there's one cop there that's really tough, though. I saw him the other night; this cop, he's tough. And this cop, he fired three warning shots... [[PoliceBrutality into the guy he was warning!]]''


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* CharacterFilibuster: "I haven't spoken to my wife in years; I didn't want to interrupt her."


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* ElectrifiedBathtub: Rodney suspected from an early age that his parents didn't care much for him because they gave him a toaster and a radio to use as bath toys.
* FingerInTheMail: "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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* HatedByAll: "I told my psychiatrist 'everyone hates me.' He said I was being ridiculous; everyone hasn't met me yet."


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* ThePictureCameWithTheFrame: Rodney claimed that he was so ugly as a kid that his father instead carried around the pictures that came with his wallet.


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* WhatDidIDoLastNight: He mentions that his boozing has sometimes gotten him into trouble this way.
-->''Sometimes, I wanna take a few drinks; my wife, y'know, she hides the bottle. I admit I'm a bad drinker; I'm not nasty or nothing, but I'll tell ya, when I drink, the next day I gotta do two things: I gotta try and locate my car, and I gotta bring back the car I took.''

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* FamousLastWords: Upon heading into a heart surgery that he ended up not surviving after some time in a coma:
-->"If everything goes well, I'll be out in a couple months. If not, a couple minutes."
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** "When I was a kid, I had it rough...", often before a story about a HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood


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* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: A common topic of his jokes
-->"I told my old man I'm sick and tired of running around in circles and he nailed down my other foot!"
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** He opens each show with "I'm all right now, but last week I was in rough shape...", and proceeds to say why.
** "You know my doctor, Dr. Vinnie Boombautz!"

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** He opens each show with "I'm "I'll tell ya I'm all right now, but last week I was in rough shape...", shape, ya know...?", and proceeds to say why.
** "You "I tell you my trouble, I got the wrong doctor. You know my doctor, Dr. Vinnie Boombautz!"Boombatz."

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