Don Rickles (1926–2017)
Autore di Rickles' Book: A Memoir
Sull'Autore
Donald Jay Rickles was born in Queens, New York on May 8, 1926. During World War II, he served in the Navy. He worked in the insurance business, but had trouble getting his customers to buy a policy. He decided to try acting and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. When he mostra altro found it difficult to get acting jobs, he turned to stand-up comedy. He became a very popular insult comedian. In 1965, he made the first of numerous appearances on The Tonight Show. He appeared in several movies including Run Silent, Run Deep; Bikini Beach; Muscle Beach Party; Pajama Party; Beach Blanket Bingo; and Casino. He was also the voice of Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story and its sequels. His memoir, Rickles' Book, was published in 2007. He died from kidney failure on April 6, 2017 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Don Rickles in 2008 [credit: Gary Dunaier]
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Rickles, Don
- Nome legale
- Rickles, Donald Jay
- Data di nascita
- 1926-05-08
- Data di morte
- 2017-04-06
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Queens, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- Newtown High School
American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Attività lavorative
- comedian
actor - Relazioni
- Newhart, Bob (friend)
- Organizzazioni
- United States Navy
CPO Sharkey
Toy Story
The Tonight Show - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Hollywood Walk of Fame (2000)
Primetime Emmy Award (2008)
Legend Award (2009)
Johnny Carson Award (2012)
Utenti
Discussioni
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Statistiche
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- 5
- Opere correlate
- 19
- Utenti
- 243
- Popolarità
- #93,557
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 9
- ISBN
- 12
- Preferito da
- 1
That leaves it being a bit superficial, it only scratches the surface. I would've liked it to go deeper into his life as I really love this man, he was so damn funny, and he left lessons for us which we could still learn from.
With that being said, it was still a good book, and if you like Don Rickles it is definitely worth a read!… (altro)