Legendary Insult Comedian Don Rickles Is Dead

Legendary comedian Don Rickles is dead at age 90, his rep confirms to ABC News. Rickles, who was still doing nightclub shows into his late 80s, died at his Los Angeles home Thursday morning of kidney failure, Variety reports. He was also known as an honorary member of the Rat Pack, was a frequent guests at celebrity roasts and on late-night television, and had TV and film roles including voicing Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story movies. The Hollywood Reporter says he was known for "insult[ing] everyone he encountered," which is why he was sarcastically nicknamed "Mr. Warmth." It gives this example, which was directed at Ol' Blue Eyes: "Make yourself at home Frank. Hit somebody." (More celebrity death stories.)