If there’s one thing people know about Rodney Dangerfield, it’s that he never received any admiration, regard or esteem. Dangerfield’s signature catchphrase about getting “no respect” from anyone was, ...

Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was born Jacob Cohen, he told Barbara Walters in 1983. The name didn’t stick for long — as a boy, ...

He was born Jacob Cohen on Nov. 22, 1921, in Babylon, N.Y. He began writing jokes as a teenager. Under the stage name Jack Roy, he went on the road with his stand-up act, even doing a stint as a ...

While celebrating Rodney Dangerfield's birthday, a few of our favorite jokes came to mind. One of the comedy legend's all-time greats was: “When I was born, I was so ugly, the doctor slapped my mother ...