Larry Rickles
| Larry Rickles | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 12, 1970 Los Angeles, California |
| Died |
December 3, 2011 (aged 41) Los Angeles, California |
Larry Rickles (May 12, 1970 – December 3, 2011) was an American screenwriter, film and television producer. Rickles won an Emmy Award in 2008 for his work on Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, a documentary about his father, actor and comedian Don Rickles.[1][2][3]
Rickles was born on May 12, 1970, in Los Angeles, the only son of Don Rickles and his wife Barbara.[1]
Rickles began his career by working on set at several sitcoms.[1] He won admission into a Warner Bros. writing workshop in 1996. In 1997, Rickles was hired as a television writer for the long-running CBS comedy series Murphy Brown.[1]
Larry Rickles co-produced the 2007 HBO documentary, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, about his father.[1] The documentary won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special in 2008 and Rickles received an Emmy for his work.[1][2] Rickles' father also won an Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for his appearance in the film.[1]
Larry Rickles died of complications of pneumonia in Los Angeles on December 3, 2011, at the age of 41.[1] He was survived by his parents, Don and Barbara, and his sister, Mindy.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Barnes, Mike (December 6, 2011). "Don Rickles' Only Son Dies at 41, Larry Rickles earned an Emmy Award for a 2007 documentary about his dad". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Larry Rickles, Primetime Emmy-Winning Producer and Son of Comedy Icon Don Rickles". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Passings: Dev Anand, Larry Rickles". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.