Don Rickles often deflected when referred to as an “insult comic.” Famously nicknamed “Mr. Warmth” by Johnny Carson, Rickles preferred to describe his act as a form of exaggeration, one ...

Even among close friends, few saw signs of the emphysema that ultimately took his life, said longtime pal and comic Don Rickles, who last saw Carson six months ago. "He seemed fine at that time.

Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed "Mr. Warmth" whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy, died Thursday. He was 90.

Item 1 of 3 Don Rickles after receiving the Johnny Carson Award in New York, April 2012. REUTERS/Stephen Chernin [1/3]Don Rickles after receiving the Johnny Carson Award in New York, April 2012.

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The famed insult comic and showbiz veteran worked well into his 80s. In his prime, Hollywood elites like his friend Frank Sinatra considered it an honor to be roasted by Rickles.

Don Rickles, the legendary comic, prolific actor and honorary Rat Pack member, died Thursday of kidney failure at his Los Angeles home. He was 90.

Abrasive comic Don Rickles, the honorary Rat Pack member and celebrity roast guest whose career spanned six decades, has died. He was 90.