Don Rickles,
one of the most legendary, iconic and influential comedians in history, has
died. He died on Thursday morning of kidney failure at his home in Los Angeles
at the age of 90.
His wife, Barbara,
was by his side.
Don rose to fame in the '60s, he got a huge boost by making
regular appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "The Dean Martin
Show."
He started performing in Vegas in the '80s with Steve
Lawrence and took the town by storm. Don had his own TV show,
"The Don Rickles Show," on ABC.
He played voice of Mr. Potato Head in the 'Toy Story'
movies. He also was a regular on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The
Addams Family" and "Gilligan's Island."
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