Comdeian Rickles died Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles from kidney failure, his longtime publicist Paul Shefrin confirmed. He would have turned 91 on May 8.

Rickles was an honorary Rat Pack member and celebrity roast guest whose career spanned six decades.

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