{"id":50118,"date":"2017-04-07T10:52:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T14:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=50118"},"modified":"2017-04-07T10:52:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T14:52:18","slug":"r-i-p-mr-warmth-don-rickles-1926-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=50118","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. &#8220;Mr. Warmth&#8221; Don Rickles 1926 &#8211; 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q5_V9RT8aR8\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Another legend is gone. Hugely influential insult comic and actor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/mu-don-rickles-in-memoriam\/b233722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Don Rickles<\/a> has died of kidney failure at the age of 90. Born in Queens, New York in 1926, Rickles embarked on a career in the entertainment industry following a stint in the Navy during World War II. He initially developed his caustic, rapid-fire comedic style as a way to respond to hecklers &#8212; earning the nickname &#8220;Mr. Warmth&#8221; in the process. His ability to bounce off the audience with his jokes (often referring to them as &#8220;hockey pucks&#8221;) endeared him to crowds across the country, where he became a comedy club staple. Soon, some high-profile friendships with the likes of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=frank+sinatra&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Frank Sinatra<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=johnny+carson&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Johnny Carson<\/a> followed, and Rickles became a household name through his regular appearances on <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> and his tireless touring. Over the years, the funnyman showed his range by appearing in films like <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?mod=AV&amp;cr=Run+Silent+Run+Deep|381989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Run Silent, Run Deep<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/casino\/025192979620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Casino<\/a><\/em>, and the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=toy+story&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Toy Story<\/a><\/em> trilogy. Yet it is on the stage where Rickles was most alive, spreading his wit and charm and a sense of humor that was as hilarious as it was biting. He leaves behind some of the funniest material ever written, and countless adoring fans.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s your favorite Don Rickles memory? Let us know below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Don-Rickles-RIP.jpg\" alt=\"Don-Rickles-RIP\" width=\"555\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Don-Rickles-RIP.jpg 555w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Don-Rickles-RIP-300x69.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another legend is gone. Hugely influential insult comic and actor Don Rickles has died of kidney failure at the age of 90. Born in Queens, New York in 1926, Rickles embarked on a career in the entertainment industry following a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9744,"featured_media":50120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[6193,5720],"coauthors":[5618],"class_list":["post-50118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-articles","tag-don-rickles","tag-obituaries"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>R.I.P. &quot;Mr. Warmth&quot; Don Rickles 1926 - 2017 - MovieFanFare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Comedy legend Don Rickles has died at the age of 90.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=50118\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"R.I.P. &quot;Mr. Warmth&quot; 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