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What was Rodney Dangerfield's early career like?
In the early 1960s, Rodney Dangerfield started down what would be a long road toward rehabilitating his career as an entertainer.
Why did Rodney Dangerfield's early career need rehabilitation?
What Rodney Dangerfield lacked was an image, a well-defined on-stage persona that audiences could relate to, one that would distinguish him from other comics.
How did Rodney Dangerfield create an on-stage persona?
Rodney Dangerfield began developing a character for whom nothing goes right.
Was Rodney Dangerfield's creation of a stage persona successful?
Rodney Dangerfield had been used as the comical name of Jack Benny. Benny visited Dangerfield backstage after one of his performances. Benny complimented him on developing such a wonderful character.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this Rodney Dangerfield article?
Jack Roy remained Rodney Dangerfield's legal name, as he mentioned in several interviews.
Did Rodney Dangerfield receive a lot of criticism in his early career?
In the early 1960s, Rodney Dangerfield returned to the stage, performing at many hotels in the Catskill Mountains, but still finding minimal success.

Question: What other things did he do during his early career?
Self-contained rewrite: What other things did Rodney Dangerfield do during his early career, besides performing at hotels?