Rodney Dangerfield
Though he began writing jokes in his teens, Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Cohen in 1921) abandoned comedy for years, and didn't return to hit his stride as a performer until he was in his 40s and assumed the Dangerfield name and persona. In 1969 he opened a comedy club, Dangerfield's, in Manhattan that would serve as a venue for many young comics. His self-effacing "I don't get no respect" routine proved enormously successful, leading to a string of hit comedy films. He appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 70 times, and played a role in Oliver Stone's NATURAL BORN KILLERS. He died in 2004 of complications from brain surgery.
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Albums
- (2007) What's In A Name
- (2007) Best Of/20th Eco
- (2005) Best Of/20th Century
- (2000) No Respect
- (1995) What's in a Name
Top Tracks
- No Respect
- Someone's Gonna Get Hurt
- What's In a Name
- My Neighborhood
- Unhandy Husbands
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