Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Rodney Cohen, November 22, 1921 – October 5,… Read Full Bio ↴Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Rodney Cohen, November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme. He is also remembered for his 1980s film roles, especially in Easy Money, Caddyshack, and Back to School. He began writing jokes at the age of 15, and started performing before he was 20. He took his act to the road for ten years, adopting the stage name Jack Roy. His first run at comedy was to no avail. Rodney Dangerfield married Joyce Indig, in 1949 and had two children: Brian and Melanie. During the 1950s Rodney was an aluminum siding salesman, living in New Jersey. The comedian made another attempt at stand up comedy, this time as Rodney Dangerfield. In 1961 Rodney divorced from his wife. When he appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" ("Toast of the Town" (1948)), Rodney Dangerfield made Ed Sullivan laugh. Few people ever provoked any kind of reaction out of the legendary Ed Sullivan. Dangerfield had the image of a lovable disgruntled everyman type that became a hit all across nightclubs in the 1960s. Dangerfield also made many appearances on the "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) and "The Dean Martin Show" (1965) in the 1970s. Rodney Dangerfield snatched a minor supporting part in the movie The Projectionist (1971), in 1971. By the mid 1970s he had cemented his image as a comedian constantly tugging at his red tie, always proclaiming he gets no respect. His big break came with many appearances on "Saturday Night Live" (1975), bringing himself to a much wider audience and proving hysterical on many occasions. In 1980, Dangerfield became a cornerstone of American comedy with the classic Caddyshack (1980). Here, he played Al Czervik, a rich golfer who was a basically nice guy that was extremely outspoken and very obnoxious. His character was often unhappy with the rich snobbery he was around, and he takes on the rich people that are so snobby to him. The average guy that his character portrayed was an instant hit, and a formula that Dangerfield often stuck with. Also in 1980 Rodney came out with a popular comedy album, 'Rappin Rodney'. The album earned Dangerfield a Grammy for best comedy album. The next movie on Rodney's agenda was Easy Money (1983), a comedy that showed him as an insulting working class person that suddenly becomes a millionaire. The movie was also a big hit. Dangerfield became very sparse in his roles on TV and film about this time. The year 1986 saw the comedy Back to School (1986), his biggest film to date. The comedy was one of the first to gross over 100 million. In 1994 Dangerfield starred in his first dramatic role in the successful Oliver Stone film, Natural Born Killers (1994). He played an abusive father that drove one of the killers crazy. His part was critically acclaimed. In 1995 Dangerfield entered the world of cyberspace, becoming the first entertainer to have a website on the world wide web. In 1997 he starred in Meet Wally Sparks (1997), a political and talk show satire that was poorly received. In 2000, Dangerfield starred as the Devil in Little Nicky (2000). The movie was potentially a huge hit, but was a failure by most accounts. Dangerfield took a very small part, but was top billed in the direct to video The Godson (1998), and starred in the direct to video My 5 Wives (2000). But it has not been all smooth sailing for this comedian. In 1997 he admitted to a lifelong bout with depression, and on his 80th birthday had a mild heart attack. He has major fans from all kinds of people from all different backgrounds. Dangerfield had made a record 70 appearances on the "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962), and had discovered many struggling comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Roseanne, Robert Townsend, Sam Kinison and Tim Allen. The comedian owned a legendary nightclub in Manhattan called Dangerfield's. In the 1990s he made highly publicized appearances on "The Simpsons" (1989), "In Living Color" (1990), "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" (1995), "Home Improvement" (1991), "Suddenly Susan" (1996), among others. In 1993 he married Joan Child, a woman thirty years younger than him, and is a Mormon. He died on October 5, 2004 after falling into a coma following heart surgery.

What's In A Name
Rodney Dangerfield Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'What's In A Name' by these artists:

54-40 Trapped inside myself I often wonder what the hell Me and …
A Rose By Any Other Name I have killed you once before, and I will kill…
Face to Face Open-minded educated Popular and medicated now And you still…
JAY-Z I done seen some shit that you won't understand I can't…
Kayak Walls to protect me, ignore and neglect me The struggle has…
Late Night Alumni What's in a name, what's in my sleepy eyes half…
Little Kid Oh babe what’s in a name? Should your word always sound…
Obi What's in a name? I wanted to know We've nothing to…
Petra Words and music by Bob Hartman Based on Philippians 2:9-10 …

Punch One man come in the name of love One man come…
The Orange All my thoughts are clearer Eyes are fuller mouth got dry Re…
Toyen Airport When nobody knows you You're last inline There's no one to h…
Tøyen Airport When nobody knows you You're last inline There's no one to h…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Rodney Dangerfield:

Fools Rush In "Romance is a game for fools" I used to say A game…
Get a Horse My friend's got a girlfriend and he hates that bitch* He…
I Understand Why do you go on pretending You know you want to…
My Foolish Heart The night is like a lovely tune Beware my foolish heart Ho…
My Neighborhood My Dying Bride Like Gods Of The Sun For My Fallen Angel A…
Rappin Rodney I tell ya I'm alright now But last week I was…
Rappin' Rodney I tell ya I'm alright now But last week I was…
She's Funny That Way Once she dressed in silks and lace, Owned a Rolls…
Strangers in the Night Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the ni…

Unhandy Husbands Two broken hearts lonely looking like houses where nobody li…

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