What is Don Rickles?
{{refimprove|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox comedian |name = Don Rickles |image = Don Rickles 1.jpg |caption = Rickles in 2010 |birth_name = Donald Jay Rickles |birth_date = {{birth date|1926|5|8}} |birth_place = [[Queens, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2017|4|6|1926|5|8}} |death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]], [[California]], U.S. |medium = [[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]], [[movie]], [[television]] |nationality = [[United States|American]] |active = 1943–2017 |genre = [[Improvisational comedy]], [[observational comedy]], [[musical comedy]], [[insult comedy]] |subject = [[United States culture]], [[Racism]], [[Self-deprecation]], [[Everyday life]], [[Religion]], [[Current events]] |influences = [[Milton Berle]] |influenced = [[Jay Leno]], [[David Letterman]], [[Howard Stern]], [[Russell Peters]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gauntlet Entertainment – Comedy Preview: Russell Peters won't a hurt you real bad – 2005-11-24<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/a/story/9549 |access-date=2013-03-16 |archive-date=2009-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604125849/http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/a/story/9549 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Dave Attell]],<ref>[http://www.cracked.com/article_15323_insomniacs-dave-attell-pt-1.html Insomniac's Dave Attell, Pt. 1 | Cracked.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Lisa Lampanelli]]<ref>[http://www.sacbee.com/125/story/223482.html Reno/Tahoe – Look out: Here comes Lisa Lampanelli – sacbee.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Norm Macdonald]], [[Larry the Cable Guy]] |spouse = Barbara Sklar (1965–2017; his death) {{nowrap|(2 children)}} |notable_work= ''Hello Dummy!''<br />Q M 1/C Ruby in ''[[Run Silent, Run Deep]]''<br />Sgt. Crapgame in ''[[Kelly's Heroes]]''<br />Billy Sherbert in ''[[Casino (movie)|Casino]]''<br />Mr. Potato Head in the [[Toy Story (fra