Editing Don Rickles (section)

==Legacy==
Many television hosts paid tribute to his comedic talents, with [[Conan O'Brien]], Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, [[Seth Meyers]], and David Letterman among them.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/late-night-hosts-remember-funny-sharp-generous-don-rickles-991896| title=Late-Night Hosts Remember the 'Funny, Sharp and Generous' Don Rickles| magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date=April 6, 2017| first=Jennifer| last=Konerman}}</ref> [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Billy Crystal]], [[Mel Brooks]], ''[[Toy Story]]'' (1995) filmmaker [[John Lasseter]], [[Ron Howard]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Patton Oswalt]], [[Jim Carrey]], [[Ricky Gervais]] and even his ''Toy Story'' (1995) co-stars [[Tom Hanks]] (the voice of [[Woody (Toy Story)|Woody]]), [[Tim Allen]] (the voice of [[Buzz Lightyear]]) and [[Whoopi Goldberg]] (the voice of Stretch in ''Toy Story 3'') paid their respects on Twitter.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/don-rickles-dead-celebrities-react-bob-newhart-tom-hanks-1202025158/| title=Bob Newhart, Tom Hanks, Other Stars Remember Don Rickles: 'A God Died Today'| magazine=Variety| date=April 6, 2017| first=Sarah| last=Ahern}}</ref> 

Bob Newhart said in a statement: "He was called 'The Merchant of Venom', but in truth, he was one of the kindest, caring, and most sensitive human beings we have ever known. We are devastated, and our world will never be the same. We were totally unprepared for this."<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-rickles-dead-hollywood-pays-tribute-991739|title=Hollywood Pays Tribute to Don Rickles| magazine=The Hollywood Reporter| date=April 6, 2017}}</ref>

Martin Scorsese, who directed him in ''Casino'' in 1995, stated: "Don Rickles was a giant, a legend&nbsp;... and I can hear his voice now, skewering me for being so lofty. I had the honor of working with him on my picture ''Casino''. He was a professional. He kept me doubled over with laughter every day on the set – yet he was a complete pro. We became friends over the years, and I had the honor of being roasted by him more than once – sometimes when I didn't expect it. He just started showing up at places and insulting me. Experiencing Don, and tuning into his mind, I witnessed the evolution of his comedy. It was like listening to a great jazz musician wail. Nobody else did what he did. He made comedy into an art form. And like all geniuses, comic or otherwise, he's irreplaceable. He was much loved. I'm really missing this man."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/04/06/martin-scorsese-don-rickles-tribute/| title=Martin Scorsese pays tribute to Don Rickles: 'He made comedy into an art form'| first=Oliver| last=Gettell| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]| date=April 6, 2017}}</ref>

At the [[90th Academy Awards]], [[The Academy Awards|The Academy]] honored Rickles in its annual in Memoriam segment.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.etonline.com/oscars-in-memoriam-honors-roger-moore-don-rickles-and-other-hollywood-icons-but-who-got-snubbed |title=Oscars' 'In Memoriam' Honors Roger Moore, Don Rickles and Other Hollywood Icons – But Who Got Snubbed? |first=Zach |last=Seemayer |date=March 4, 2018 |access-date=May 22, 2019 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref> The film ''Toy Story 4'' was dedicated to his memory, as well as that of animator Adam Burke; while he would die before recording any dialogue, with the permission of Rickles's family he would still reprise his role as Mr. Potato Head posthumously with the use of unused archival footage.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/28/toy-story-4-potato-head/ |title=Here's how Toy Story 4 will honor the late Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head |first=Marc |last=Snetiker |date=March 28, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2019 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>