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http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/don-rickles-dead-dies-comedian-insult-vegas-1202025068/

Abrasive comic Don Rickles, the honorary Rat Pack member and celebrity roast guest whose career spanned six decades, has died. He was 90.

Rickles died Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles from kidney failure, his longtime publicist Paul Shefrin confirmed. He would have turned 91 on May 8.

Though he appeared in films and on television, Rickles’ mainstay was always nightclub performances, appearing in Las Vegas and elsewhere into his late 80s. He also found late success as the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” films, which were exceptional box office performers, and popped up frequently on latenight talkshows.

Rickles’ career had its ups and downs as comedic tastes changed, and his curmudgeonly persona was sometimes out of kilter with audience tastes, but he survived long after many of his contemporaries had disappeared into retirement. And when he was hot, he was a potent club headliner, insulting his audience with his two key signature phrases “dummy” and “hockey puck.”


R.I.P.

I used to think he was hilarious. Then I later thought he was a huge bigot, then wondered if that was the act and he was just pointing out the bigotry... Either way his passing is the end of an era, I believe he is the last of the rat pack era comedians. RIP.

one of my favorites. RIP

Man, he could rip a person to shreds, while having them on the floor laughing.

RIP Don. Go on, get out of here. No one's gonna miss you anyway ...... don't be surprised when you get to the gates, and they're locked ......

Prayers for his family.

My fondest memories of Don Rickles were several of his movie roles.

Several of those mid-60s west coast "Beach Movies". He was always something like the Big Kahuna, or the Big Drop.

And I especially liked the movie Kelly's Heroes. (which had a bunch of stars: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Carroll O'Connor, Gavin Mcleod and Don Rickles)



Adios, Don!

I first became aware of him when I started watching Johnny Carson in the early 80s. At the time, I thought he was hilarious, so insulting but funny and everyone knew it was a joke.

A glimpse of Don Rickles.....

https://youtu.be/GUQOZvWcGeY

I don't remember when I first became 'aware' of him as a comedian, but I do remember him in Kelly's Heroes, I was in elementary school when we watched that on tv.

Loved that movie!

RIP Mr. Potato Head!

That was great, thanks!

i loved watching clips of him on carson too

This guy was a comic genius. He would pick on anyone.. No matter race or creed..

If you ever watched him on various shows, he was quick witted and cutting. Biting really. He would verbally abuse Sinatra, Ronald Reagan. Anyone that was in front of him.. Saw him totally destroy Julia Roberts on TV once..

Just a really funny guy..

Funny thing is, everything I've read about him says he's warm and friendly when not performing. Who knew?

RIP Don

good point daman ... it was like he was abusive to EVERYONE, which made nobody ever get angry with him. A neat way to live.

The guy was totally nuts... I loved watching him perform.

Great Clip GM

That was the book on him for as long as he was in the public eye.

I forgot he was the voice of Mr. Potato head in the Toy Story films.

He could have been my older twin brother LOL

You're too pretty to make that claim-

That's what Marco Mongananzo and Bombino Bombatzo told me.