Don Rickles
Don Rickles
Donald Jay "Don" Ricklesis an American stand-up comedian and actor. Best known as an insult comic, he is also an actor, playing both comedic and dramatic roles on film. He received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 May 1926
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
gym sells my-own
I have my own gym. When you do jokes and they sell, you get a gym.
sex tired age
Sex is great, but when you get to be my age, you've got to pace it a little bit. Otherwise you get tired.
whole
My whole act is off the top of my head.
sky rooms transformation
The transformation has been unbelievable. When I started here, I worked in a place where the Sky Room was on the second floor.
dog couple car
I have to have energy because I have a lot of expenses. A couple of cars, couple of dogs and a big estate.
funny-things people
Some people say funny things, but I say things funny.
careers people done
Everything I've ever done in my whole career, people might not know, I've never written anything down on paper.
fun authority situation
I do situations and make fun of authority and life.
guy comedian trying
To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.
fun kids guy
I was always the guy - out of insecurities, I was always making fun, even as a kid.
political political-correctness correctness
Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that.
actors wanted wells
Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
attitude knows
You know what's funny to me? Attitude.
night mind nagging
Every night when I go out on stage, there's always one nagging fear in the back of my mind. I'm always afraid that somewhere out there, there is one person in the audience that I'm not going to offend!