Don Rickles
Don Rickles
Donald Jay "Don" Ricklesis an American stand-up comedian and actor. Best known as an insult comic, he is also an actor, playing both comedic and dramatic roles on film. He received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 May 1926
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
political political-correctness correctness
Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that.
careers people done
Everything I've ever done in my whole career, people might not know, I've never written anything down on paper.
funny-things people
Some people say funny things, but I say things funny.
fun kids guy
I was always the guy - out of insecurities, I was always making fun, even as a kid.
guy comedian trying
To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.
impression
I don't do impressions.
gym sells my-own
I have my own gym. When you do jokes and they sell, you get a gym.
whole
My whole act is off the top of my head.
actors wanted wells
Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
mean thinking people
People think being in your seventies means sitting around in a chair with a blanket over your legs, drooling.
vegas years dimes
I've never gambled a dime. Never, in all my years in Vegas.
people made stage
Everything I do on stage, I made up in saloons. I started doing it in front of people, and that became my performance. I never had writers.
people appreciate legends
Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it.
fun crazy dying
When you're 18, you're just so busy being scared and having fun - a crazy mixture - that you never thought of dying.