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
mother school rejection
When I got out of high school, I wanted to be an actor but was getting a lot of rejections. I was getting rejected by life. My mother, God rest her soul, told me not to quit.
fun school personality
My style is my personality. It's always been that way. Being a wiseguy and having fun. It's always been that way for me, when I was in high school, and in the Navy. It's not something I rehearse.
guy rip school
Even when I was in high school and the Navy, I was the guy who could rip somebody, and they'd laugh at it.
people school
To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always been fantastic.
chosen coach desert invite leave outside pleased sit skates vegas watch
I'm pleased to have been chosen by Coach G. and the team. I know they'll do me proud, ... If not, I'm going to invite them to leave Tucson and come to one of my Las Vegas shows, and then make them sit outside in the desert and let them watch their skates melt.
club great room
Room service is great if you want to pay $500 for a club sandwich.
sky rooms transformation
The transformation has been unbelievable. When I started here, I worked in a place where the Sky Room was on the second floor.
girl fun guy
I always enjoy being full of fun, but I have my serious moments. Some women go for the studious kind of guy, I certainly was not that. If a girl is looking for somebody different and maybe a little more exciting for themselves - someone more on the fun side, I would suggest that they look for a type like Don Rickles.
wise vegas guy
When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.
years comedian
It takes many years to be a great comedian.
weakness situation jokes
I don't really tell a joke, I react to situations. The whole thing is just looking at somebody and showing all our weaknesses and exaggerating them, and that's how it becomes funny.
glory
I never went out looking for glory.
believe guy personality
I've never had guys sit me down and say this is what you've got to do. It's my personality that makes me one of a kind, and I believe that.
night years ideas
When you do see me, you'll get the idea from when you see me that it's all off the top of my head. A lot of it is a beginning, middle and the end. But it's different every night. I have a lot of jokes in my back pocket I've said over the years.