Comedian Rodney Dangerfield, Oct. 5

Rodney Dangerfield knew "I don't get no respect" was funny when it cracked up New Yorkers, notorious for being tough. From there on out, the one-liner became his catchphrase -- and the pudgy, bug-eyed comic became the perennial loser. Dangerfield, 82, died on Oct. 5 at the UCLA Medical Center, where he had undergone heart surgery in August. After the operation, the comedian suffered a small stroke and developed infectious and abdominal complications. He had been in a coma but regained consciousness in the week before his passing.

Rodney Dangerfield knew "I don't get no respect" was funny when it cracked up New Yorkers, notorious for being tough. From there on out, the one-liner became his catchphrase -- and the pudgy, bug-eyed comic became the perennial loser. Dangerfield, 82, died on Oct. 5 at the UCLA Medical Center, where he had undergone heart surgery in August. After the operation, the comedian suffered a small stroke and developed infectious and abdominal complications. He had been in a coma but regained consciousness in the week before his passing.

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