Buck531 Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 LOS ANGELES(AP) Rodney Dangerfield, the bug-eyed comic whose self-deprecating one-liners brought him stardom in clubs, television and movies and made his lament "I don't get no respect" a catchphrase, died Tuesday. He was 82. Dangerfield, who fell into a coma after undergoing heart surgery, died at 1:20 p.m., said publicist Kevin Sasaki. Dangerfield had a heart valve replaced Aug. 25 at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center. Sasaki said in a statement that Dangerfield suffered a small stroke after the operation and developed infectious and abdominal complications. But in the past week he had emerged from the coma, the publicist said. Clad in a black suit, red tie and white shirt with collar that seemed too tight, Dangerfield convulsed audiences with lines such as: "When I was born, I was so ugly that the doctor slapped my mother," "When I started in show business, I played one club that was so far out my act was reviewed in Field and Stream," and "Every time I get in an elevator, the operator says the same thing to me: `Basement?'" In a 1986 interview, he explained the origin of his "respect" trademark: "I had this joke: `I played hide and seek; they wouldn't even look for me.' To make it work better, you look for something to put in front of it: I was so poor, I was so dumb, so this, so that. I thought, `Now what fits that joke?' Well, `No one liked me' was all right. But then I thought, a more profound thing would be, `I get no respect.'" Dangerfield is survived by his wife, Joan, and two children from a previous marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cam'ron Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 man I loved that guy, he was one funny mofo "I tell ya, I get no respect, no respect at all" R.I.P. funny man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dirty bastard Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Damn that sucks he was a very funny man R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maro Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 http://www.rodney.com/rodney/home/home.asp RIP.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jpurdy2003 Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 He will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Science Abuse Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 he gets all my respect. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 caddy shack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 A lot of younger members may not remember him much, but that is very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 another legend, gone:( R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Originally posted by BrockSamson: he gets all my respect. RIP+987654567898765458798900 -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Advocate Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Damn, I'm sad now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Rodney was awesome. His movie Back to School alone puts him in the halls of the greats. He called up Howard Stern on Howard's birthday this year; I could tell he wasn't quite what he was 10 years ago. 82 is getting up there though....he will definately be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 "Hey judge, double or nothin'" He was a very funny man. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Akula Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Go rent Caddy Shack, Easy Money, and Back to School tonight if you don't own them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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