Rodney Dangerfield Baby Look-Alike Photo Contest

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Have you ever looked at your baby and thought he looks like Rodney Dangerfield?  Well, here's your chance to get that tot some respect.

Today, Joan Dangerfield, Rodney's widow, launches the "Rodney Dangerfield Baby Look-Alike Photo Contest" on Rodney's Facebook page.

In preparing a career highlight reel to run alongside Rodney's GRAMMY Museum exhibit, Joan came across a Saturday Night Live appearance he hosted in 1980.  "It includes a sketch where Rodney donates to a sperm bank and becomes its most in-demand donor," Joan said.  "All the customers want their children fathered by him and he has a hilarious time trying to keep the bank fully stocked."

"It got me thinking," Joan continued.  "So I looked online and noticed lots of parents posting pictures of their kids making Rodney faces.  They were adorable!  One of the babies was only minutes old and displayed an uncanny resemblance. So I decided to have an official contest."

The winning parents will receive two domestic round-trip flights to Los Angeles and two tickets to the prestigious opening night celebration for "The Comedic Genius of Rodney Dangerfield" exhibit hosted by Michael Bolton on November 2, 2014.  This kick-off will feature a lively celebrity panel, and touching tributes, celebrating Dangerfield's extraordinary life (full event details: http://www.grammymuseum.org/events/detail/celebrating-rodney-dangerfield).

U.S. residents wishing to enter may post a Rodney look-alike baby photo to his official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/RodneyDangerfield) between now and October 17, 2014, 11:59 PM ET.  The winner will be selected based on the following five criteria: (1) appearance, (2) charisma, (3) expression, (4) image concept and (5) that "special something" that most resembles Rodney.

About Rodney Dangerfield

Grammy award-winning comedy legend, Rodney Dangerfield, known for his iconic "I don't get no respect" line, appeared in 22 films, 20 lite beer commercials, and on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" a record 70 times. His signature getup (black suit and red tie) is part of a permanent collection at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., and he is known for having given many renowned comedians their early breaks, including Jim Carrey, Tim Allen, Roseanne Barr, Jerry Seinfeld, Louie Anderson, Andrew Dice Clay and Sam Kinison. For more information on Rodney, please visit: rodney.com, on Facebook www.facebook.com/RodneyDangerfield, Twitterwww.twitter.com/RodneyNoRespect and Instagram http://instagram.com/rodneynorespect.

About Joan Dangerfield

Joan Dangerfield is chairman of RockDome Inc., an immersive, multi-use, next generation entertainment venue featuring disruptive 3D technology with various patents pending in the auto-stereoscopic (3D without glasses) space. She is also president of Xis International, a privately held consultancy firm dedicated to creating synergistic relationships for international joint ventures, most notably between China and the US; co-founder of The Opus 73 Group; CEO of Dangerfield Entertainment; and president of Paper Clip Productions. Her most cherished endeavors are related to her late comedy-icon husband. After his passing, Joan produced a 2-hour documentary about Rodney's life for A&E. She is currently in the process of developing other entertainment projects utilizing various Dangerfield IP's.  For more information on Joan, please visit: joandangerfield.com.

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SOURCE Marlan Willardson, MWPR

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