Despite Sinatra’s infamous temper, Rickles knew he could safely poke fun at the singer. He once played a joke on Sinatra that both men loved to recount. Sinatra once told Johnny Carson and The Tonight ...

Only Don Rickles could get away with insulting Frank Sinatra: “Make yourself at home, Frank – hit somebody.” Only Don Rickles (unlike Stephen Colbert) could get laughs from a sitting president by ...

Rickles took his first step toward national fame in 1957 when Frank Sinatra wandered into the small Hollywood nightclub where Rickles was performing. The still-unknown Rickles eyed Sinatra and said, ...

DOCUMENTARY The crooner, crony and cultural icon is explored by documentarian Alex Gibney, telling his story in Sinatra’s own words and those of family, friends and historians. This HBO-aired history ...

When it comes to performing standards, there’s only one truly great singer in Michael Martocci’s book: the legendary Frank Sinatra. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-native comes by his love of all things Sinatra ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...