History Creator / RodneyDangerfield

* IconicOutfit: When performing stand up, he usually wore a suit with a white shirt and a red necktie.

In 2004, Dangerfield was ranked seventh on Creator/ComedyCentral’s list of the 100 Greatest Standup Comedians.

* FunnyCharacterBoringActor:: His wife was always somewhat annoyed that people assumed her husband was a wacky, boorish slob all the time. In real life, he was a shy, well-mannered gentleman.

Dangerfield’s career peak was in the 1970’s and 1980’s. During this time, he made numerous appearances on {{Series/The Tonight Show}} with Johnny Carson and The Dean Martin Show, and starred in several successful films, such as ''{{Film/Caddyshack}}'', ''{{Film/Easy Money}}'' 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 {{Main/Grammy Award}}. In 1969, he built a nightclub in New York City, which he would be the venue for several HBO specials, which would showcase talents like {{Creator/Jim Carrey}}, {{Creator/Jerry Seinfeld}}, {{Main/Andrew Dice Clay}}, and {{Creator/Sam Kinison}}.

In 2004, Dangerfield was ranked seventh on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 Greatest Standup Comedians.

* {{Self-Deprecation}}: He was the patron saint of this trope, he made a career off of the idea.
* {{Take That}}: His acts where loaded with jokes that ran on this idea.
* {{Too Dumb To Live}}: “I tried marijuana once. Just once. I didn't know what I was doing...I was on cocaine.”
* {{Unpopular Popular Character}}: His characters in the movies that he appeared in tend not to be well liked by other characters, but they are extremely popular in the real world. The most notable example being his character of Al Czervik from {{Film/Caddyshack}}.

* {{Film/Back by Midnight}}(2004) (also writer) - Jake Puloski

* ''Film/The4thTenor'' (2002) (also writer) - Lupo
* ''Film/BackbyMidnight'' (2004) (also writer) - Jake Puloski

->''"I tell ta, when I was a kid I had it rough.''\\

* {{Unpopular Popular Character}}: His characters in the movies that he appeared in tend not to be well liked by other characters, but they are extremely popular in the real world. The most notable example being his character of Al Czervki from {{Film/Caddyshack}}.

* [[Film/TheProjectionist The Projectionist]] (1971) - Renaldi/The Bat
* {{Film/Caddyshack}} (1980) - Al Czervik
* [[Film/EasyMoney Easy Money]] (1983) (also writer) - Montgomery "Monty" Capuletti
* [[Film/BacktoSchool Back to School]] (1986) (also writer) - Thornton Melon
* [[WesternAnimation/RoverDangerfield Rover Dangerfield]] (1991) (also writer and producer) - Rover Dangerfield
* {{Film/Ladybugs}} (1992) - Chester Lee
* [[Film/NaturalBornKillers Natural Born Killers]] (1994) - Ed Wilson
* [[Film/MeetWallySparks Meet Wally Sparks]] (1997) (also writer and producer) - Wally Sparks
* [[Film/My5Wives My Five Wives]] (2000) (also writer and producer) - Monte Peterson
* [[Film/LittleNicky Little Nicky]] (2000) - Grandpa (Lucifer)
* [[Film/The4thTenor The 4th Tenor]] (2002) (also writer) - Lupo
* [[Film/BackbyMidnight Back by Midnight]] (2004) (also writer) - Jake Puloski

Dangerfield’s career peak was in the 1970’s and 1980’s. During this time, he made numerous appearances on {{Series/The Tonight Show}} with Johnny Carson and The Dean Martin Show, and starred in several successful films, such as {{Film/Caddyshack}}, {{Film/Easy Money}} and {{Film/Back to School}}. 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 {{Main/Grammy Award}}. In 1969, he built a nightclub in New York City, which he would be the venue for several HBO specials, which would showcase talents like {{Creator/Jim Carrey}}, {{Creator/Jerry Seinfeld}}, {{Main/Andrew Dice Clay}}, and {{Creator/Sam Kinison}}.

* Dude, Where’s My Respect?: Based his career on this theme, and even adopted a variation of it as his personal motto.

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* Funny Character, Boring Actor: His wife was always somewhat annoyed that people assumed her husband was a wacky, boorish slob all the time. In real life, he was a shy, well-mannered gentleman.

Dangerfield was born Jacob Rodney Cohen in Babylon, New York on November 22, 1921 to Hungarian Jewish parents. In the early 1960’s, 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!"]]

Then, in 1967, when [[Series/The Ed Sullivan Show The Ed Sullivan Show]] needed a last minute replacement for another act, Jacob (now known at this point as Rodney Dangerfield) was the surprise hit.

Dangerfield’s career peak was in the 1970’s and 1980’s. During this time, he made numerous appearances on [[Series/The Tonight Show The Tonight Show]] with Johnny Carson and The Dean Martin Show, and starred in several successful films, such as [[Film/Caddyshack Caddyshack]], [[Film/Easy Money Easy Money]], and [[Film/Back to School Back to School]]. 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 [[Grammy Award]]. In 1969, he built a nightclub in New York City, which he would be the venue for several HBO specials, which would showcase talents like [[Creator/Jim Carrey Jim Carrey]], [[Creator/Jerry Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Main/Andrew Dice Clay Andrew Dice Clay]], and [[Creator/Sam Kinison Sam Kinison]].

* [[Film/TheProjectionist The Projectionist]] (1971) – Renaldi/The Bat
* [[Film/Caddyshack Caddyshack]] (1980) - Al Czervik

* [[Film/BacktoSchool Back to School]] (1986) (also writer) – Thornton Melon
* [[WesternAnimation/RoverDangerfield Rover Dangerfield]] (1991) (also writer and producer) – Rover Dangerfield
* [[Film/Ladybugs Ladybugs]] (1992) – Chester Lee
* [[Film/NaturalBornKillers Natural Born Killers]] (1994) – Ed Wilson
* [[Film/MeetWallySparks Meet Wally Sparks]] (1997) (also writer and producer) – Wally Sparks

* [[Film/The4thTenor The 4th Tenor]] (2002) (also writer) – Lupo

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

Dangerfield was born Jacob Rodney Cohen in Babylon, New York on November 22, 1921 to Hungarian Jewish parents. In the early 1960’s, 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 [[Self-Deprecation “At the time I quit, I was the only one who knew I quit!"]]

Then, in 1967, when [[Series/The Ed Sullivan Show]] needed a last minute replacement for another act, Jacob (now known at this point as Rodney Dangerfield) was the surprise hit.

Dangerfield’s career peak was in the 1970’s and 1980’s. During this time, he made numerous appearances on [[Series/The Tonight Show]] with Johnny Carson and The Dean Martin Show, and starred in several successful films, such as [[Film/Caddyshack]], [[Film/Easy Money]], and [[Back to School]]. 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 [[Main/Grammy Award]. In 1969, he built a nightclub in New York City, which he would be the venue for several HBO specials, which would showcase talents like [[Creator/Jim Carrey]], [[Creator/Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Main/Andrew Dice Clay]], and [[Creator/Sam Kinison]].

* [[Film/TheProjectionist]] (1971) – Renaldi/The Bat
* [[Film/Caddyshack]] (1980) - Al Czervik
* [[Film/EasyMoney]] (1983) (also writer) - Montgomery "Monty" Capuletti
* [[Film/BacktoSchool]] (1986) (also writer) – Thornton Melon
* [[WesternAnimation/RoverDangerfield]] (1991) (also writer and producer) – Rover Dangerfield
* [[Film/Ladybugs]] (1992) – Chester Lee
* [[Film/NaturalBornKillers]] (1994) – Ed Wilson
* [[Film/MeetWallySparks]] (1997) (also writer and producer) – Wally Sparks
* [[Film/My5Wives]] (2000) (also writer and producer) - Monte Peterson
* [[Film/LittleNicky]] (2000) - Grandpa (Lucifer)
* [[Film/The4thTenor]] (2002) (also writer) – Lupo
* [[Film/BackbyMidnight]] (2004) (also writer) - Jake Puloski