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Also Known As Jacob Cohen
Born November 22, 1921 • Babylon • New York
Died October 5, 2004 (aged 82) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1981)

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Rodney Dangerfield in a suit and tie gestures with both hands while performing stand-up comedy on stage in 1970.
Rodney Dangerfield as Al Czervik stands on a golf course, holding a telephone to his ear from a golf bag labeled Czervik, wearing a blue shirt and plaid pants.
Chevy Chase as Ty Webb, Rodney Dangerfield as Al Czervik, Dan Resin, Ted Knight as Judge Smails, and Brian Doyle-Murray as Lou Loomis stand together on a golf course in Caddyshack.
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