RIP: Rodney Dangerfield

narc · #1 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

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.

"I had plenty of pimples as a kid. One day I fell asleep in the library. When I woke up, a blind man was reading my face"

"I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it. "

**MC Hammered** · #2 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

I'm going to miss Rodney.

He was one comedian that I just loved to watch perform.

Akeel · #3 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

i'm sad :(

Jrock · #4 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

A star has fallen.. may he rest in peace.

-jay :209:

dabbler · #5 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

OMG. Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!

:275:

BongMan · #6 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

he was one hell of a funny man

trance4life · #7 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

damn man =(

CodaDrummer · #8 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

I really only saw him in Caddyshack and on Jay Leno a couple of times. It was good cause Jay just sat back and let em go. Funny stuff, for sure.

RIP.

mapleleaf4ever · #9 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

That Guy always made me laugh so hard. He'll be missed.

**sNyx** · #10 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

A giant loss to all comedy lovers from young to old..
May he never be lost as long as he never be forgotten.

neoh · #11 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

damn. :(

-ff- · #12 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

I never thought he was very funny.

Not to say that he should have died or anything.

I just didnt think he was a very good commedian.

decypher · #13 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

I loved watching rodney when i was growing up

CodaDrummer · #14 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by -ff-

I never thought he was very funny.

Not to say that he should have died or anything.

I just didnt think he was a very good commedian.

Yeah! Some of the things he came up with just kind of made you go... "Oh, yeah......":299:

A lot of the times though, he would send me into fits of laughter.

Hot Karl · #15 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

alot of his older stuff (early 80's) is pretty damn funny.

all i can say is he lived like how i wanna live. chasing women, gettin drunk and crackin jokes. all the way til the age of 82.

_bRiTt · #16 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

i also grew up watching rodney, that sucks that he's gone. but hey there are always re-runs.

cutienikki · #17 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

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Originally Posted by Akeel

i'm sad :(

me too :(

MissBehavior · #18 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

Awwww...

Well, there goes the OTHER main character from Ladybugs. :(

pbreak · #19 (**permalink**) Oct 06, 04

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Originally Posted by MissBehavior

Awwww...

Well, there goes the OTHER main character from Ladybugs. :(

Who was the other one??

And Rodney best moment was on the Simpsons:

Mr Burns: "And this is 'whoevers' daughter, she came out from 'somewhere'"
Rodney: "Ughhh, they should put her back in cauz she's not done yet!"

I'm sorry, caddyshack just wasn't that funny - except maybe for bill murray.

Serotonin · #20 (**permalink**) Oct 08, 04

he discovered Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Carrey.
He will surely be missed by all.

Ray! · #21 (**permalink**) Oct 08, 04

My fave comedian i am in shock
that is sad

kAyB · #22 (**permalink**) Oct 08, 04

this was one funny man.. r.i.p rodney ..

BAL1STOPHER · #23 (**permalink**) Oct 08, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by -ff-

I never thought he was very funny.

Not to say that he should have died or anything.

I just didnt think he was a very good commedian.

he gets no respect, no respect....