Wednesday, October 06, 2004

R.I.P. Rodney Dangerfield 1921-2004

  • "I tell ya I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetery plot. The guy said, 'There goes the neighborhood!' "
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  • "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."
  • "Every time I get in an elevator, the operator says the same thing to me: 'Basement?' "
  • "When my parents got divorced, there was a custody fight over me. ... and no one showed up."
  • "I never got girls when I was a kid. One girl told me, 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. There was nobody home."
  • "When I was 3 years old, my parents got a dog. I was jealous of the dog, so they got rid of me."
  • "When we got married, the first thing my wife did was put everything under both names -- hers and her mother's."
  • "With my wife, I don't get no respect. The other night there was a knock on the front door. My wife told me to hide in the closet."
  • "With my wife, I get no respect. I fell asleep with a cigarette in my hand. She lit it."


  • The 4th Tenor (2003)
    Ringmaster/My 5 Wives (2002)
    Little Nicky (2000)
    My 5 Wives (2000)
    The Godson (1998)
    Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
    Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
    Natural Born Killers (1994)
    Ladybugs (1992)
    Nothin' Goes Right - Rodney Dangerfield (1988)
    Back to School (1986)
    It's Not Easy Bein' Me (1986)
    Rodney Dangerfield - "It's Not Easy Bein' Me" (1986)
    Easy Money (1983)
    Caddyshack (1980)
    The Projectionist (1971)

    Screenwriter
    My 5 Wives (2000)
    Meet Wally Sparks (1997)

    Voice
    Rusty - The Great Rescue (1998)
    Rover Dangerfield (1991)

    Walken on the Moon

    Walken on the Moon
    I want to ...