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'''Jack Roy''' (born '''Jacob Cohen'''; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), better known by the pseudonym '''Rodney Dangerfield''', was
He began his career working as a stand-up comic at the Fantasy Lounge in New York City. His act grew in popularity as he became a mainstay on [[late-night talk show]]s throughout the 1960s and 1970s, eventually developing into a headlining act on the [[Las Vegas]] casino circuit. His catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" came from an attempt to improve one of his stand-up jokes. "I played hide and seek; they wouldn't even look for me." He thought the joke would be stronger if it used the format: "I was so ..." beginning ("I was so poor," "He was so ugly," "She was so stupid," etc.).{{Clarify|date=October 2021}} He tried "I don't get no respect," and the jokes that followed got a much better response from the audience; it became a permanent feature of his act and comedic persona.<ref name=MSNBCobit>{{cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6187136/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010040243/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6187136/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 10, 2004 |title=Rodney Dangerfield dead at 82 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=[[MSNBC.com]] |date=October 7, 2004|access-date=September 14, 2006}}</ref>
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