Don Rickles

Also known as Donald Jay Rickles, Don Jay Rickles, Donald Rickles, Donald J. Rickles, Don J. Rickles

American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)

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Don Rickles was an American stand-up comedian known for his distinctive style of insult humor, performing from the 1950s until his death in 2017. He became a significant figure in comedy and entertainment history, influencing how comedians approach audience interaction and comedic aggression.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 4

Top works

Fresh Air with Terry Gross
Rickles' letters
Rickles' book
Rickles' book

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1926-05-08
Active to: 2017-04-06

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 5,760
Total plays: 21,845

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x
Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,734x
A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,222x
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
· 2000 · cited 8,822x
Preliminary reference Earth model
· 1981 · cited 8,393x

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Official website

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Official website: www.donrickles.com
Image: Don Rickles 1.jpg

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Commons category: Don Rickles
date of birth: 1926-05-08
date of death: 2017-04-06
birth name: Donald Jay Rickles
name in native language: Donald Jay Rickles
start of work period: 1943-00-00
end of work period: 2017-00-00

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Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American actor and stand-up comedian known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995). From 1976 to 1978, he had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety series titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).

A veteran headline performer at Las Vegas hotel-casinos and peripheral member of the Rat Pack via friendship with Frank Sinatra, he received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on talk and variety shows, including The Dean Martin Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Show with David Letterman, and voiced Mr. Potato Head in the first three films of the Toy Story franchise (1995–2010), with unused archival audio reused in Toy Story 4 (2019). He won a Primetime Emmy Award for the 2006 documentary film titled Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project. In 2014, he was honored by fellow comedians in a show at the Apollo Theater, which was taped and released on Spike TV titled Don Rickles: One Night Only.