Don Rickles Dead At The Age Of 90; Survived By Wife And Daughter
Quick Information
- Divorce/Split Not Yet
- Eye Color Light Brown
- Hair Color Black & White
- Hair Short
- Weight N/A
- Height/ How Tall? 5'6" (168 cm)
- College American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- High School Newtown High School
- Career 1955-2017
- Net Worth $30 Million
- Dating/Affair No
- Gay No
- Wedding Date 14 March 1965
- Date of Birth B- 1926-05-08, D- 2017-04-06
- Wife/Spouse Barbara Rickles (m. 1965–2017)
- Relationship Status Married
- Daughter/s Mindy Rickles
- Son/s Larry Rickles
- Mother Frances Rickles
- Father Joseph Rickles
- Ethnicity/Race White
- Zodiac Sign Taurus
- Birth Name Donald Jay Rickles
- Profession Comedian
- Nationality American
A standout, notorious and influential humorist Don Rickles dies at the age of ninety on April 6, Thursday at his home in Los Angeles.
The acidic stand-up comic Don Rickles, who had kidney failure, was on the side of his wife Barbara during his last moment. Rickles and Barbara got married on March 14, 1965, and since then were living blissfully. They together have a son named Larry Rickles (born 1970– death 2011) and daughter Mindy Rickles.
This came out as a surprise as there wasn’t any information about Don’s degrading health, and he was also active in social media.
Recently, On March 11, 2017, he tweeted for the last time to wish his wife Barbara their 52nd marriage anniversary.
We are celebrating our 52nd Wedding Anniversary March 14th. Happy Anniversary my dear wife, Barbara. You are my life. ????Pussycat
(Me) — Don Rickles (@DonRickles) March 12, 2017
For more than a half-century, Rickles has made outrageously sarcastic comments on nightclub stages, on television and concert halls about different people, their sexual orientation, their employments, their companions and their ethnicity.
During a conversation with CNN's Larry King in the year 1993, Rickles said-
"I don't even know what the hell it means. I make fun of the world. You know that. And if you know how to handle that and you treat people -- and you make fun of yourself, hey, it's not offensive."
As a world’s greatest insult comic, Rickles has enjoyed an incredible career with a large number of fans, followers, and admirers. Well, his death is obviously a huge loss.Twitteratis couldn't resist tributing the legendary comedian as well as an actor.
@DonRickles is dead too? WT-Heck! Sad days. Zippy Lippy @AngryJoeShow not talking to you #NuclearOption #MadDog — RealDunaldJTrump (@ReelDunaldTromp) April 7, 2017
RIP @DonRickles! Your were 1of a kind! Followed you b4 Johnny Carson! Say "hi" to @Joan_Rivers ????Now only @therealroseanne to make me laugh! — Betsy Mancuso (@betsy_ysteb) April 6, 2017
Sad 2 hear of @DonRickles death..I did Saturday Night Live with him in the ’80’s it was a fantastic experience…he was great RIP — Billy Idol (@BillyIdol) April 7, 2017
So very sad to hear that @DonRickles has left us. What a truly, truly lovely and ridiculously funny man. #hockeypuck pic.twitter.com/O0VRCCEBxd — Adam Hills (@adamhillscomedy) April 6, 2017
According to Don Rickles’ bio, he was born on May 8, 1926, in Queens, New York to an insurance salesman father Max Rickles and mother Etta Feldman. Don first rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s by appearing on "The Tonight Show" and "The Dean Martin Show."
Likewise, he is also popular for appearing in the TV shows like "The Don Rickles Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," and TV series Toy Story.Rickles was survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara, their daughter, Mindy Mann as well as two grandchildren, Ethan and Harrison Mann.