Who is Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Rodney Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) 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 at the Fantasy Lounge in New York City. His act grew in popularity 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. His catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" came from an attempt to improve one of his stand-up jokes. "I played hide and seek; they wouldn't even look for me." He thought the joke would be stronger if it used the form...
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Coolestdudeva: rodney dangerfield voice: “yeah i also once fingered a corpse. but enough about my ex-wife!”
The_book_girl: newsweek: jeff bezos is the rodney dangerfield of the billionaire class. jeff bezos: who tf care?
Dclarediane: remembering a christmas, a nephew and his wife (both were air force) entertained us with their best 'drill sargeant' routines and you'd of swore rodney dangerfield could not have done better.
Jmooreauthor: i've never heard of this man!.. rodney dangerfield at the top of his gam...
Souljabitch2008: the rodney dangerfield shooter’s 4chan posts before he committed his horrific tragedy: “i get no respect. no respect at all.”
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I'M Ceded-i'Ve Stopped Being Theirs
 by Emily Dickinson

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I'm ceded-I've stopped being Theirs-
The name They dropped upon my face
With water, in the country church
Is finished using, now,
And They can put it with my Dolls,
My childhood, and the string of spools,
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