Rickles on stage at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on January 12, 2008
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Name | Jay Deushe |
Caption | Rickles on stage at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on January 12, 2008 |
Name | Don Rickles |
Birth name | Donald Jay Rickles |
Date of birth | May 8, 1926 (age 84) |
Birth place | Queens, New York, United States |
Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
Nationality | American |
Active | 1948-Present |
Genre | Improvisational comedy, observational comedy, musical comedy, insult comedy |
subject | American culture, race relations, self-deprecation, World War II, Frank Sinatra, marriage, everyday life, Jewish humor |
Influences | Milton Berle |
Influenced | Jay Leno, Russell Peters, Kathy Griffin Dave Attell, Lisa Lampanelli |
Spouse | Barbara Sklar (1965-Present) (2 children) |
Notable work | Hello Dummy! Q M 1/C Ruby in Run Silent, Run Deep Sgt. Crapgame in Kelly's Heroes C.P.O. Sharkey in C.P.O. Sharkey Billy Sherbert in Casino
Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story |
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Donald Jay "Don" Rickles (Born May 8, 1926) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. A frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Rickles has acted in comedic and dramatic roles, but is best known as an insult comic. However, unlike many insult comics who only find short-lived success, Rickles has enjoyed a sustained career in insult performance.
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