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LAS VEGAS – NOVEMBER 15: Comedian Don Rickles jokes around during his Caesars Palace Laurel Award presentation ceremony during The Comedy Festival at Caesars November 15, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Don Rickles, the legendary comic, actor and honorary Rat Pack member, died Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles from kidney failure, according to his longtime publicist Paul Shefrin. He was 90.

Author Michael Starr joined host Olivia Horton with a look at his new book, “Don Rickles: The Merchant of Venom.” Watch the clip to learn how the Hollywood icon started his career.