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Don Rickles, Dead at 90

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.”

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Don Rickles, Dead at 90
The Great Insultinator... RIP sad
Don was a regular performer at the Stardust and...
Here at The Orleans, October 2016.
Re: Don Rickles, Dead at 90
an American original
I was abused in the 70's at the Sahara lounge he
maybe the 60's memory not the best
Re: Don Rickles, Dead at 90
Re: Don Rickles, Dead at 90
One of the co stars in "Casino"
Re: A LAS VEGAS ICON, ALL GONE!
Have Seen Him Countless Times, RIP "Mr. Nice Guy"

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