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Rodney Dangerfield Biography

(1921-2004)

Actor, comedian. Born in Babylon, New York. Dangerfield began appearing atAmateur Nights at 17 years old, and, at 19, began traveling the comedycircuit. However, the difficulty of making a steady living prompted him toleave show business after ten years for a more stable job.

At age 40, Dangerfield re-entered the comedy world and although his nickname was "NoRespect," he certainly had better luck the second time around. He opened his own club, Dangerfield's, in New York City, which became the starting place for successful comics Tim Allen, Roseanne Barr, Jim Carrey, JeffFoxworthy, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Dangerfield has starred or appeared in almost twenty feature films including Caddyshack (1980), Easy Money (1983), Back to School (1986), and a rare dramatic appearance in Natural BornKillers (1994).

Dangerfield died at a hospital in Los Angeles in October 2004 after complications from heart valve replacement surgery. The actor was 82.