{"id":5111,"date":"2017-04-07T13:08:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/?p=5111"},"modified":"2017-04-07T13:08:11","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:08:11","slug":"don-rickles-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/don-rickles-rip\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Rickles, beloved voice of Mr. Potato Head, dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.donrickles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/revised.jpg\" width=\"472\" height=\"173\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don Rickles (May 8, 1926 &#8211; April 6, 2017)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nDon Rickles, the famous and lovable &#8220;insult comic&#8221; has died at age 90. Although his career began in the 1950s, with supporting roles in films, he is primarily beloved by\u00a0Pixar fans as Mr. Potato Head in\u00a0the <em>Toy Story<\/em> films. Rickles died of kidney failure, as reported by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/obituaries\/la-me-don-rickles-snap-20170406-story.html\">LA Times<\/a>.<br \/>\nLee Unkrich shared his memories of Rickles, and noted with fondness the insults he received while they worked together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s a sad, sad day. I feel incredibly honored to have worked with Don Rickles, and to have been insulted by him. Repeatedly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a4Hyop1VkF\">pic.twitter.com\/a4Hyop1VkF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lee Unkrich (@leeunkrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leeunkrich\/status\/850061293331464192\">April 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Miss you, Don. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3ki5cqedI\">pic.twitter.com\/V3ki5cqedI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lee Unkrich (@leeunkrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leeunkrich\/status\/850356014800973824\">April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A moving\u00a0tribute by John Lasseter was also shared by Pixar earlier today.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/C80l-8lXcAAvxgv.jpg\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><br \/>\nDon Rickles truly was a member of the Pixar family. Just try to imagine the <em>Toy Story<\/em> films without the singular presence, wit, and directness of Mr. Potato Head. His impact on other comedians and actors can&#8217;t possibly be overstated. He will be dearly missed.<br \/>\nWe want to extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends during this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>Don Rickles, the famous and lovable &#8220;insult comic&#8221; has died at age 90. Although his career began in the 1950s, with supporting roles in films, he is primarily beloved by\u00a0Pixar fans as Mr. Potato Head in\u00a0the Toy Story films. Rickles died of kidney failure, as reported by the LA Times. 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