Comic Rodney Dangerfield Dies in L.A. at Age 82

Comic Rodney Dangerfield Dies in L.A. at Age 82 Reuters Tuesday, October 5, 2004; 8:06 PM LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rodney Dangerfield, the goggle-eyed comic famed for his self-deprecating one-liners and signature phrase "I can't get no respect," died on Tuesday at age 82, his publicist said. Dangerfield, who became a pop culture sensation with a string of broad film comedies starting with "Caddyshack" in 1980, died at 1:20 p.m. PDT (4:20 p.m. EDT) at the UCLA Medical Center, where he had undergone heart valve replacement surgery in August, spokesman Kevin Sasaki said in a statement. What a shame! This man was hilarious! :(

RIP Rodney... you'll finally get some respect!! ;)

RIP Rodney... you'll finally get some respect!! ;) :withstupi

I didn't realize he was that old. He was great. RIP Rodney.

I didn't realize he was that old. He was great. RIP Rodney. Neither did I. He didn't look that old nor act like it. :) RIP Rod

:( He was a very funny man. For a very long time. Lost another good one. RIP

He and Sam can finally be a duo again...Funny funny guys! :cheers: *Playing Sam Kinison's rendition of Wild Thing* ~* ChaR *~