According to Variety, legendary actor and comedian Don Rickles, known for his biting insults, has passed away today from what appears to be kidney failure. He was 90 years old.
Born May 8, 1926, Rickles joined the Navy after high school and fought in World War II. Two years after his honorable discharge in 1946, he attended The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and started getting bit parts on television shows. After becoming frustrated with how little acting work he was getting, Rickles began doing stand-up comedy. He quickly became well known for yelling insults back at his hecklers, something audiences enjoyed even more than his pre-written material. His two most famous insults/catch phrases were “dummy” and “hockey puck“.
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