Editing Rodney Dangerfield (section)

===Career surge===
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* "My fan club broke up. The guy died."
* "Last week my house was on fire. My wife told the kids, 'Be quiet, you'll wake up Daddy.{{'"}}
* "I was ugly, very ugly. When I was born, the doctor smacked my mother."<ref name=NYT/>
* "I went to the fights last night, and a hockey game broke out."}}

Dangerfield reached national prominence appearing on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' in March 1967.<ref name="Edsullivan.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.edsullivan.com/artists/rodney-dangerfield/ |title=Rodney Dangerfield |work=[[The Ed Sullivan Show]] |date=March 5, 1967 |access-date=March 31, 2012}}</ref> He soon began headlining shows in [[Las Vegas]] and continued making frequent appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040053/fullcredits|title=The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series 1948–1971) |website=IMDb|access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref> He also became a regular on ''[[The Dean Martin Show]]'' and appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' more than 70 times.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/06/arts/rodney-dangerfield-comic-seeking-respect-dies-at-82.html | work=The New York Times | title=Rodney Dangerfield, Comic Seeking Respect, Dies at 82 | date=October 6, 2004}}</ref>

In 1969, Dangerfield teamed up with Anthony Bevacqua to build the [[Dangerfield's]] comedy club in New York City, a venue where he could perform on a regular basis without having to constantly travel. The club remained in continuous operation until October 14, 2020. Dangerfield's was the venue for several [[HBO]] comedy specials starring such stand-up comics as [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Jim Carrey]], [[Tim Allen]], [[Roseanne Barr]], [[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]], [[Jeff Foxworthy]], [[Sam Kinison]], [[Bill Hicks]], [[Rita Rudner]], [[Andrew Dice Clay]], [[Louie Anderson]], [[Dom Irrera]], and [[Bob Saget]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}

In 1978, Dangerfield was invited to be the keynote speaker at [[Harvard University]]'s Class Day, an annual ceremony for seniors the day before commencement.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1978/5/2/dangerfield-will-speak-at-class-day | work=The Harvard Crimson | title=Dangerfield Will Speak at Class Day | date=May 2, 1978}}</ref>

[[Image:Album no respect.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.8|Dangerfield's 1980 comedy album ''No Respect'']] His 1980 comedy album ''No Respect'' won a [[Grammy Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards|title=Awards Nominations & Winners|date=April 30, 2017|website=Grammy.com|access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref> One of his TV specials featured a musical number, "Rappin' Rodney", which appeared on his 1983 follow-up album, ''[[Rappin' Rodney]]''. In December 1983, the "Rappin' Rodney" single became one of the first Hot 100 rap records, and the associated video was an early [[MTV]] hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourthgradenothing.com/2011/08/rappin-rodney-dangerfield-no-respect-in_10.html |title=Rappin' Rodney Dangerfield - No Respect in 1983 |publisher=Fourth Grade Nothing |date=August 10, 2011 |access-date=March 31, 2012}}</ref> The video featured cameo appearances by [[Don Novello]] as a [[last rites]] priest munching on Rodney's [[last meal]] of fast food in a styrofoam container and [[Pat Benatar]] as a masked executioner pulling a [[hangman's knot]]. The two appear in a dream sequence wherein Dangerfield is condemned to die and does not get any respect, even in Heaven, as the gates close without him being permitted to enter.