Born: 1968
Died: 2009

A blog note by Anthony Kingdom James published on March 13, 2009: Rodney Pentland, Canadian stand-up comedian, has died at the age of 41. Rodney may be best known to the general public for a commercial he did several years ago for TSN's SportsDesk featuring Rod's spot-on Robert DeNiro impression. On a personal note, Rod was a friend to me at one of the many times in my life where I had fucked things up and really needed a hand. Rodney was there. I feel a sense of loss but tinged with the guilt of having only made the beginnings of reconnecting with him after losing touch almost a decade ago.  Rodney Pentland was good people. (http://handsomegeniusclub.blogspot.com/2009/03/rip-rodney-pentland-1968-2009.html)

Promotional bio from comedy club website: Originally from the east coast, now residing on beautiful Bloor St. in Toronto, nice. Young Rodney enjoys performing comedy more than sex, that's right, sex. (It's true.) Now you understand the type of energy this man brings each and every night. He is a seriously funny man, as seen on 'The Comedy Network', 'Comedy at Club 54', 'Kenny vs. Spenny', 'CBC's Brand New Waves', 'The Buzz', and numerous comedic appearances for Beer.com.  Rodney is a comic crockpot stirring up spicy pop culture gumbo, his De Niro and Cosby sidedishes are to die for. Both come a la carte and without apology. Ahhh, it's gravy.  "A most inspiring act....." Jim Slotek, Toronto Sun.  "....World Class....",   Glen Sumi, Now Magazine  (http://www.club54.ca/gallery.html)

A blog post with comments from family and friends: http://heyitstva.com/?p=338

Blog post by Rick O'Banion: http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29858