Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was born Jacob Cohen ... but “he knew how to tell jokes,” according to comic Art Metrano. “‘My wife is such a bad cook, the dogs beg for Alka-Seltzer.’” ...

Rodney Dangerfield was a comedy icon, and his foundation of "no respect" in life helped him achieve such greatness. His jokes are self-deprecating enough to make him one of the greatest comedians ...