{"id":620,"date":"2008-10-27T07:04:13","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T12:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2008\/10\/27\/rodney-dangerfield-gets-some-respect\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T13:34:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:34:42","slug":"rodney-dangerfield-gets-some-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2008\/10\/27\/rodney-dangerfield-gets-some-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodney Dangerfield Gets Some Respect… Way Before Heart Valve Replacement Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rodney Dangerfield, who played the iconic role of Al Czervik in the cult-classic Caddyshack, is still quoted when my family and I need a laugh. During the 1980s, we huddled around our high-tech, Betamax movie system to watch this legendary actor in the incredibly funny, golf comedy co-starring Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Ted Knight.<\/p>\n

As you may know, Rodney Dangerfield (1921 – 2004) is just one of many celebrities that had heart valve repair or heart valve replacement during their lifetime. Other living celebrities who battled heart valve disease include Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a>, Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones<\/a>, U2’s Bono<\/a>\u00a0and many more.<\/p>\n

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I was on the New York Times website<\/a> where I saw this story about Rodney Dangerfield, his heart valve surgeries, his wife and… Respect. I thought you might like to review it:
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Rodney Dangerfield has at last achieved a modicum of respect: a Los Angeles judge has sided with the comedian\u2019s widow, ordering that a friend of Mr. Dangerfield\u2019s cannot distribute video footage shot during the final years of his life, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n

Last year Mr. Dangerfield\u2019s widow, Joan Dangerfield, filed suit against David Permut, a producer who had taped more than 200 hours of footage with Mr. Dangerfield, who died in 2004 of complications from his second heart valve replacement surgery.<\/p>\n

Mr. Permut intended to edit the material into a documentary called \u201cRespect.\u201d As part of a settlement reached between lawyers for Ms. Dangerfield and Mr. Permut, the judge issued a permanent injunction that prevents him from distributing the material.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 
\nGlad you got your respect Rodney!<\/p>\n

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