Jack Roy (born Jacob Rodney Cohen, November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), popularly known by the stage name Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, musician and author. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liner humor, his catchphrase “I don't get no respect!” and his monologues on that theme.
He began his career working as a stand-up comic in the Borscht Belt resorts of the Catskill Mountains northwest of New York City. His act grew in notoriety as he became a mainstay on late-night talk shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, eventually developing into a headlining act on the Las Vegas casino circuit. He appeared in a few bit parts in films such as The Projectionist throughout the 1970s, but his breakout film role came in 1980 as a boorish nouveau riche golfer in the ensemble comedy Caddyshack, which was followed by two more successful films in which he starred: 1983's Easy Money and 1986's Back to School. Additional film work kept him busy through the rest of his life, mostly in comedies, but with a rare dramatic role in 1994's Natural Born Killers as an abusive father. Health troubles curtailed his output through the early 2000s before his death in 2004, following a month in a coma due to complications from heart valve surgery.
Read more...The November 22, 1921 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♏. It was the 325 day of the year. President of the United States was Warren G. Harding.
If you were born on this day, you are 99 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, November 22, 2020, 59 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, November 22, 2021, in 305 days. You have lived for 36,219 days, or about 869,257 hours, or about 52,155,423 minutes, or about ∞ seconds.
Date: 22 November 1921
P.M. HENDERSON.MORRIS WHINSTON.ELEANORA D. PLUMB.CHARLES D. ORTH,HARRY W. HIGHRITER.G.G. ROBERT.JOHN E. WEBBER
Date: 22 November 1921
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