Larry Rickles
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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]
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