Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfieldwas an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer and writer, known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme. He is also remembered for his 1980s film roles, especially in Easy Money, Caddyshack, and Back to School...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 November 1921
CityDeer Park, NY
arms way cover-ups
He found a new way to cover up his bad breath. He holds up his arms.
people phrases way
When I got back into show business in 1961, I felt - for obvious reasons - that nothing in my life went right, and I realized that millions of people felt the same way. So when I first came back my catch phrase was "nothing goes right." Early on, that was my setup for a lot of jokes.
girl waiting way
I tell ya, I know the best way to get girls. I hang out at women's prisons, and wait for parolees.
heaven woe way
A sense of humor is rare. It isn't telling a joke about how there are three ways to get to heaven. It's being in a restaurant and hearing someone say, Everyone's got their tale of woe, and then turning around and saying, Unfortunately, in life, there's more woe than tail.
book making-love way
I bought a new book, '100 new ways to make love'. I ended up in traction - it was a misprint.
born morning mother sickness ugly
I'm so ugly - My mother had morning sickness - After I was born
came carries father fathers kid picture ugly wallet
I'm so ugly - My father carries around a picture of the kid who came with his wallet
asking kept people pet ugly worked
I'm so ugly - I worked in a pet shop, and people kept asking how big I'd get
girl nobody
girl phoned me the other day and said .... Come on over, there's nobody home. I went over. Nobody was home.
cat children covering kept kid played ugly
I was such an ugly kid - When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up
boy funny growing poor
I was so poor growing up - if I wasn't a boy - I'd have had nothing to play with
birth boy control poster year
One year they wanted to make me poster boy - for birth control
born doctor face funny took turned
When I was born the doctor took one look at my face .... turned me over and said. Look ... twins!
american-comedian happy twenty wife
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met!