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Title: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Sikotic™ on October 05, 2004, 05:33:12 PM: Damn so many losses this year. A great comedian. RIP

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041006/ap_en_ce/obit_dangerfield

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LOS ANGELES - Rodney Dangerfield (news), 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.

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Slideshow Slideshow: Comic Rodney Dangerfield, 82, Dies in L.A.

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.
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Rampant on October 05, 2004, 05:46:57 PM: i havent seen many movies of this guy, but the ones i have seen he was really funny.

True that about the many losses. RIP
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Sikotic™ on October 05, 2004, 05:50:42 PM: His stand up was classic. He did the same shit for decades and it was still hilarious.
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: pappy on October 05, 2004, 05:54:17 PM: R.I.P to a comedy legend. all these new cats every1 idolizes now could learn a thing or two from rodney.
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: mrtonguetwista on October 05, 2004, 05:55:19 PM: Caddyshack = CLASSIC
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: jeromechickenbone on October 05, 2004, 06:02:23 PM: RIP Rodney.

A true legend. Contrary to your famous slogan, you get MAD RESPECT!
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Eddie G. on October 05, 2004, 06:56:49 PM: Classic comedian, one funny dude. RIP
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Thirteen on October 05, 2004, 07:58:08 PM: just saw this shit.... R.I.P.
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: eS El Duque on October 05, 2004, 08:24:25 PM: R.I.P :(
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: davida.b. on October 05, 2004, 08:25:37 PM: RIP
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Trauma-san on October 05, 2004, 11:11:48 PM: Extremely talented in one of the most beautiful things in the world: Laughter. What greater thing can you do in life besides make people laugh? Thanks for the chuckles, when I'M 82, I'll probably still remember times you made me SMiLE.
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Da WCC Hopar! on October 05, 2004, 11:38:00 PM: Quote from: jeromechickenbone on October 05, 2004, 06:02:23 PM
RIP Rodney.

A true legend. Contrary to your famous slogan, you get MAD RESPECT!
:'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on October 05, 2004, 11:42:53 PM: RIP...Janet Leigh from "Psycho" also just died this Sunday...Sucks, we're losing so many this year.
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: .:TimeLock:. on October 06, 2004, 01:25:16 AM: damn that's sad he was a coo kat :-\
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: bez on October 06, 2004, 06:24:41 AM: I am sure if I saw a pic of him I would know who he was but off the top of my head I cant picture him.

R.I.P anyway.
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Sikotic™ on October 06, 2004, 03:27:05 PM: (http://www.allposters.com/IMAGES/153/59740.jpg)

One of my favorite animated movies.
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Bramsterdam (see ya) on October 06, 2004, 03:41:17 PM: Quote from: The Hardest Muthafucka In Here on October 05, 2004, 06:56:49 PM
Classic comedian, one funny dude. RIP
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: Dave Shining on October 06, 2004, 04:22:59 PM: Quote from: eS El Duque on October 05, 2004, 08:24:25 PM
R.I.P :(
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: -CaliKid- on October 06, 2004, 05:15:43 PM: Quote from: Bram The Underground Hip Hop Fanatic on October 06, 2004, 03:41:17 PM
Quote from: The Hardest Muthafucka In Here on October 05, 2004, 06:56:49 PM
Classic comedian, one funny dude. RIP

hope he gets that respect on the other side
Title: Re: Rodney Dangerfield has passed away at age 82
Post by: ecrazy on October 06, 2004, 11:42:16 PM: ^^ Ha Ha! I could imagine him sayin he's gettin no respect up there neither....wow...he's a Legend and he always made me laugh, he lived a good life and he did get respect from me..May He Rest in Peace