Comic Rodney Dangerfield Dies in L.A. at Age 82

[LTR]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rodney Dangerfield, the goggle-eyed comic famed for his self-deprecating one-liners and signature phrase "I can't get no respect," died on Tuesday at age 82, his publicist said.

Dangerfield, who became a pop culture sensation with a string of broad film comedies starting with "Caddyshack" in 1980, died at 1:20 p.m. PDT (4:20 p.m. EDT) at the UCLA Medical Center, where he had undergone heart valve replacement surgery in August, spokesman Kevin Sasaki said in a statement.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=peopleNews&storyID=6422391

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. Ahhhhhhhhh

I liked him....

[Sinnerman]

3. He was a legend

Caddyshack..... One of the all time greats

[Jack from Charlotte]

14. He's still getting no respect.

[zulchzulu]

2. Thanks Rodney! RIP!

You'll get some respect in heaven.

[henslee]

4. Shit. I loved him. RIP Do a Triple Lindy for me, pal.

[footinmouth]

5. Oh no

Mr footinmouth just loves him. Another one to add to our list of dearly departed. I could swear I just saw him guesting on some show last week.

[atre]

28. It was O'Reilly

nm

[SilasSoule]

6. Rodney

My deepest respects!!!

[goodboy]

7. Rest in Peace, my fellow bud-smoker.....(nt)

[meisje]

8. "With a hat like that ya outta get a free bowl of soup!"

[Demonaut]

39. "Wanna earn 14 dollars the hard way?"

[alarcojon]

55. Looks good on you, though!

[Politicub]

9. How sad.

He made me laugh many a time.

[trotsky]

10. Thanks for all the laughs, Rodney...

and there were LOTS of them.

[Gregorian]

11. Finally- some respect.

How'd he get to be 82?! Damnit, I hate it when good people go.

[Vox_Reason]

12. He'll be sorely missed

A true original--certainly no one like him.

RIP, Rodney--and respect always.

[Avalon Sparks]

13. So sorry to hear that~

Man I loved that guy, he's made me laugh so hard that my sides would ache. That movie "Easy Money" is one of my favorites.

I laughed until I cried when him and Joe Pesci were parking that van with his daughter's wedding cake in the back and they rammed that little car right out of the parking place. My brother and I were watching that movie together when we were in high school. We weren't the best of friends in high school, we ran in different circles and when we did actually spend time together we mainly only succeeded in irritating each other. But I remember when we watched "Easy Money" together one night when we didn't go out with our friends we had the best time. We were laughing, and laughing and laughing, prompting our Mom to call out to us "What the heck is going on in there" (TV Room)... it only made us laugh harder. It's one of my best memories of my brother during that time in our lives. Thanks for the gift of laughter Rodney.

I'm so sad to hear this

RIP Rodney you will be missed.


"Rose there's a messerschmidt in the living room. Clean it up, will ya?"

[Norbert]

15. "Did somebody step on a duck?"

Even in death Rodney Dangerfield makes me laugh.

Thank you Rodney for seeing the lighter side of life.

[Xithras]

16. With all the respect I can muster Rodney, RIP!

:cry:

He should get plenty of respect in his new gig: O8)

[Neshanic]

17. Rodney was one of the best. I saw him just after Caddyshack.

At the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix. Jim Carrey opened for him, I know they were very close friends. Very sad.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

18. thanks rodney!

RIP

[Hotler]

19. When a comedian dies..

the whole world loses. Gods speed Mr. Dangerfield.

[LiberalFighter]

46. Especially when they are not getting as many good comedians

[SideshowScott]

20. " This steak still has the marks where the Jockey beat it! "

RIP Rodney..You were a gift to the comic world and we will never forget you..

[AlCzervik]

21. that bums me out so much!

I love rodney. Rest in Peace.

[Character Assassin]

22. Hey Wang! I hear this club is restricted, so don't tell 'em you're Jewish

Godspeed.

[henslee]

23. You win. Forgot that line.

[zanana]

56. "I got a letter from the Publisher's Clearinghouse "

It said "You may already be a loser."

[jeffgad]

67. "I was in my hotel room in San Fransisco.. I opened

the desk drawer... there was Tony Bennett's heart."

[kemche]

24. Thanks for all the laughs

RIP

KG

[joeybee12]

25. Sally Kellerman: "I have class tomorrow night." Rodney: "Why don't you

call me when you have no class."

From "Back to School."

Rest in peace, Rodney, you always cracked me up!!!!!!!

[Dr Fate]

70. "Mabey you can help me with my Longfellow?"

n/t

[Miss Marmelstein]

26. RIP Rodney.....

Mr. Marmelstein is gently weeping.

[dkhbrit]

27. "Did somebody sit on a duck?"

What a great, funny man.

[peekaloo]

29. Whoa I've seen better coats on tongues!

R.I.P. Rodney.

[derrald]

30. ah!

:(

[Lefty48197]

31. RIP buddy, ya got my respect

.

[Gin]

32. Rest in Peace...........I respect you...........thank you for the laughs

g

[LeighAnn]

33. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Oh God, the shock! The denial!
I'm ready to bargain!
God I'm so mad!
I'll never accept this. NEVER!!!!


I LOVE RODNEY DANGERFIELD!!!

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

*Leigh Ann cries loud, heaving sobs and remains inconsoloble*

[maddogesq]

34. "Let's dance!"

Or, "This place sucks!"



Sniff, and laugh, at the same time.

He had more respect as a comic genius than he will ever know.

[baby_bear]

35. I always like telling this joke of his

"Waiter, bring me two glasses of wine.
And bring me the second glass first, because the second glass always tastes better than the first."

Cheers, Mr. Dangerfield.

s_m

[SlavesandBulldozers]

36. RIP

love that guy.

[6th Borough]

37. I know how you would expect us to take this news.

I'm more than happy to oblige.
:beer:...and I'll be sure to spill a little for 'ya ;)

You'll never be forgotten, you old codger.

[Demonaut]

38. "Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it"

[Samantha]

40. "This is a tough room to work"

I used that line of his (he always said it when one of his jokes did not get a laugh) on all my difficult jobs. I really loved that man. He was unique.

Thank you, Rodney Dangerfield, for all the laughter.

[farmbo]

41. Every time I get in an elevator...operator looks at me and asks "Down?"

RIP Big Guy!

:toast:

[TheCentepedeShoes]

42. This is sad n/t

[Norton]

43. "My wife likes to talk during sex..."

"The other day she called me from a hotel!"

Love you Rodney.

[kskiska]

49. My wife likes to make love in the back seat of the car.

She wants me to drive.

[montana_hazeleyes]

65. Oh My

That's my favorite one . RIP Rodney.:cry: O8)

[Swamp Rat]

44. Bye bye Rodney!

:hi:

[LiberalFighter]

45. I will miss the guy

He got respect by not getting respect

[MurrayDelph]

47. In a way he saved the life of a friend of a friend of a friend

A couple of decades ago, a very pretty woman I had met at parties a few
times developed a drug problem. It got so bad that she started doing
outcall to get money for her habit. One day she goes up to a hotel
room in Santa Monica, knocks on the door, Rodney Dangerfield opens it,
and she knew it was time to get therapy.

(true story)

Rest well.

"I went to my doctor, Dr. Vinnie-boom-bots. He tells me I'm too fat.
I tell him I want a second opinion. He says, 'OK, you're ugly, too!"

[tinrobot]

48. I'll pay my last respects.

Funny guy. He'll be missed.

[Eye and Monkey]

50. last respects are better than no respects - Hat's off to ya, Rodney

RIP (Respect In Paradise?)

[Dem2theMax]

51. RIP Rodney. The world is always so much better off when

someone is here to make us laugh. Rodney did his job well. I hope the room he's playing in tonight is packed full. O8)

And what the heck is going on in heaven lately? In the past seven days or so:
A comedian, an actress, an astronaut, a photographer, a fashion designer, a sports announcer and I think a baseball player. What ARE they doing up there?

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

60. The greatest "walk into a bar" joke in the universe.

And to return to the topic: So long, Rod. We'll miss you.

[psychopomp]

52. Great Dangerfield quotes in this thread

Mr. Dangerfield was a funny, very talented man. I think I remember in a Lenny Bruce biography, Lenny thought of Rodney and the crew that he ran with as part of the older set, the veterans.

And that was back in the sixties! Rodney Dangerfield had staying power.

[Ganja Ninja]

53. They'll be quoting him 100 years from now.

:hi: :yourock:

[mac56]

54. My favorite story about Rodney

from the obit in the Star Trib.

In 1995, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rejected Dangerfield's application for membership. A letter from Roddy McDowall of the actors branch explained that the comedian had failed to execute "enough of the kinds of roles that allow a performer to demonstrate the mastery of his craft."

The ultimate rejection, and Dangerfield played it to the hilt. He had established his own Web site ("I went out and bought an Apple Computer; it had a worm in it"), and his fans used it to express their indignation. The public reaction prompted the academy to reverse itself and offer membership. Dangerfield declined.

"They don't even apologize or nothing," he said. "They give no respect at all - pardon the pun - to comedy."

[CO Liberal]

57. My Favorite Rodney Jokes

Presented in tribute:

"I asked a cabbie to 'take me where the action is'. He drove me to my house."

"I was an ugly kid. My father used to carry around the picture that came with the wallet."

"We were poor. We couldn't afford to decorate the Christmas tree. So we'd have Grandpa sneeze on it."

RIP, Rodney. We all always respected you.

:toast:

[latebloomer]

58. "My mother didn't breastfeed me-

She said she just wanted to be friends."

You'll be missed, Rodney!!

[Blue_Tires]

59. oh, man

damn....

[WillyT]

61. "My Wife Wants To Have Sex In The Back Seat Of The Car...

she wants ME to drive!"

"The first time I had sex, I was so scared. I was all by myself!"

"I was so ugly as a child. My father kept the picture that came with the wallet!"

'Rodney, do you find it hard getting up in the morning?' "Honey, I'm lucky if I can FIND it in the morning! At my age, I'm envious of a stiff wind!"

'Rodney, can I bum a cigarette?' "Why... did you leave yours in the machine?"

I love ya Rodney, Rest In Peace man... you deserve it.

:cry:

[Samantha]

62. My wife is so ugly, she's a double brown bagger

I put a brown paper bag over her head when we have sex, and one over mine in case hers breaks.

[crossroads]

63. I enjoyed your humor...

Good comedy! You will be missed and finally will get some respect!

[goforit]

64. Geee.......Whata Ham!!!!.........He was the greatest!!!

We'll miss ya!!!

[KansDem]

66. I don't get no respect. The other day I went to the doctor...

...I said, "Doc, what's wrong with me?" He said, "You're fat!" I said, "If you don't mind, I'd like a second opinion!" He said, "O.K., you're ugly, too!"

So long, Rodney...

[TroglodyteScholar]

68. "I'm getting old. I had an automobile accident the other day......"

"...They charged me with a hit & walk."

Thanks for the laughs, old pal.

Terry Gross did a little look back to a recent interview on Fresh Air today. You can find it at freshair.npr.org.

http://www.theage.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1052280368401_2003/05/08/Danger,0.jpg

[fortyfeetunder]

69. Another I get no respect

This has got to be my favorite one. This one makes me laugh til I cry.

"My kid was blowing out his birthday candles...And I asked him what did he wish for, and he said, if it comes true, you won't be here"!

RIP Rodney. You had a long and exciting life.

[FredScuttle]

71. RIP Rodney

'nuff respect due

[Judi Lynn]

72. I was so ugly as a baby, when I was born, the Dr. slapped my mother.

I went to a tough high school, I tell ya. Boy, was it tough. When we took year book pictures, they took two: front, and sideways!



If it isn't too much to ask, just give him one of these!