Rodney Dangerfield

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AKA: Jack Roy, Jacob Cohen
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 11/22/1921
Birthplace: Babylon, Long Island, New York, USA
Death Date: 10/05/2004

biography

Rodney Dangerfield must be counted among the more remarkable figures in contemporary comedy. His standup career predates that of his old friend Lenny Bruce yet the peak of his success in films coincided with the rowdy, adolescent hijinks favored by "Saturday Night Live" alumni in the post-"Animal House" era. By all rights, Dangerfield should be a comedy dinosaur but his greatest hits are barely a decade old and he has continued to matter in the 90s through the turn of the century. As the founder and owner of the NYC comedy club Dangerfields and the host of a series of cable comedy specials, Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2004-2004
Ed
2004
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Mad Max
2004
Lupo
2002
Screenplay
2002
Co-Producer
2002
Monty Capuletti
2001
Screenplay
2001
Lucifer
2000
screenplay
2000
From Story
2000
Thornton Melon
2000
screenplay
1997
Wally Sparks
1997
(TV Show)
1996-1996
Larry
1996
Mallory's Dad
1994
Al Czervik
1980
Mayor Johnny Hunt
Actor
screenplay
Chester Lee
Monte Petersen
From Story
screenplay
Executive Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
1936 
Began writing jokes around age 15 (date approximate)
1938 
Began appearing in amateur nights by age 17 (date approximate)
1940 
Worked as a singing waiter and comic in Brooklyn by age 19 (date approximate)
1941 
Performed standup in nightclubs under pseudonym Jack Roy
 
Married and left comedy at around age 28
Continued

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