Dom DeLuise
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1933
- Died
- May 4, 2009 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Dominick "Dom" DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009) was an American actor and comedian. Known primarily for comedy roles, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety shows. He is widely recognized for his performances in the films of Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, as well as a series of collaborations and a double act with Burt Reynolds. Beginning in the 1980s, his popularity expanded to younger audiences from voicing characters in several major animated productions, particularly those of Don Bluth. DeLuise was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian American parents. He attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York City and later studied biology at Tufts University. After graduating from college, he began his career as a stand-up comedian. He made his television debut in 1964 on the variety show The Dean Martin Show. In 1970, DeLuise made his film debut in the Mel Brooks comedy The Twelve Chairs. He went on to appear in several other Brooks films, including Blazing Saddles, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and History of the World, Part I. He also starred in a number of films with Gene Wilder, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The World's Greatest Lover, and See No Evil, Hear No Evil. DeLuise was a frequent collaborator with Burt Reynolds, and the two starred in a number of films together, including The End, Smokey and the Bandit II, and Cannonball Run II. He also had a recurring role on the television series Evening Shade. In addition to his film and television work, DeLuise was also a successful voice actor. He voiced characters in a number of animated films, including All Dogs Go to Heaven, The Secret of NIMH, and An American Tail. He also hosted the children's cooking show Cooking with Dom DeLuise. DeLuise was a popular and beloved figure in Hollywood. He was known for his infectious laugh and his larger-than-life personality. He was also a talented actor and comedian, and he enjoyed a long and successful career. Dom DeLuise died on May 4, 2009, at the age of 75. He had been battling pancreatic cancer for several months. He died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Beverly Hills, California. DeLuise's family released a statement saying that he had died "peacefully at home after a long battle with cancer." They said that he was "surrounded by his loving family and friends." DeLuise's death was met with sadness and tributes from fans and colleagues alike. Mel Brooks, who directed DeLuise in several films, said that he was "a great talent and a great friend." Gene Wilder said that DeLuise was "one of the funniest people I've ever known." DeLuise's funeral was held on May 8, 2009, at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills. He was buried at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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Filmography
Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm
Movie · as Myrin (voice)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie · as Big Bad Joe Hopkins (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
Movie · as Self
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'
Movie · as Self
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
Movie · as Self
According to Dom
Movie · as Self
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Movie · as Self
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
TV · as Pizza the Hutt (voice) · 1 ep
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Movie
Legends
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Robot Chicken
TV · as Victor Prinzim / Don DeLuise (voice) · 1 ep
Girl Play
Movie · as Gabriel
Living in TV Land
TV · 7 eps
Father of the Pride
TV · as Duke (voice) · 1 ep
Duck Dodgers
TV · as Roy Serpenti (voice) · 1 ep
I Love Muppets
Movie · as Self
Pet Star
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Back in the Saddle
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Emeril
TV · 1 ep
The Brainiacs.com
Movie · as Ivan Lucre
Lion of Oz
Movie · as Oscar Diggs (voice)
Baby Geniuses
Movie · as Lenny
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
Movie · as Tiger (voice)
Boys Will Be Boys
Movie · as Chef
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
Movie · as Jeremy (voice)
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception
Movie · as Father O'Rdeal
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Movie · as Tiger (voice)
The Godson
Movie · as The Oddfather
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Movie · as Itchy Itchiford (voice)
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Movie · as Guilt
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Movie · as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
The Wild Thornberrys
TV · as Baby Condor (voice) · 1 ep
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
TV · as Cookie the Cook · 20 eps
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps
Hercules
TV · as Bacchus (voice) · 1 ep
The Good Bad Guy
Movie · as Il giudice
Stargate SG-1
TV · as Urgo/Togar · 1 ep
Police Academy: The Series
TV · as Zeus · 1 ep
I Am Weasel
TV · as Mayor / Frenchman #3 / Neighbor #2 (voice), Jean-Paul Beaver / Governor #2 / Owl #2 (voice) · 1 ep
Cow and Chicken
TV · as Mayor / Frenchman #3 / Neighbor #2 (voice), Jean-Paul Beaver / Governor #2 / Owl #2 (voice) · 1 ep
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Movie · as Itchy Itchiford (voice)
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Movie · as Dom
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
TV · as Itchy (voice) · 41 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Mortimer · 1 ep
Dexter's Laboratory
TV · as Koosalagoopagoop (voice) · 4 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Mr. Polone · 1 ep
Red Line
Movie · as Jerry
The Tin Soldier
Movie · as Mr. Fallon
The Naked Truth
TV · 1 ep
Cybill
TV · as Dom DeLuise (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Silence of the Hams
Movie · as Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza
Don't Drink the Water
Movie · as Father Drobney
A Troll in Central Park
Movie · as Stanley (voice)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Movie · as Self - Host
Duckman
TV · as The Governor (voice) · 1 ep
The Magic School Bus
TV · as Baker (voice) · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Vinnie Piatte · 26 eps
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Movie · as Don Giovanni
The Skateboard Kid
Movie · as Rip (voice)
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Movie · as Self
seaQuest DSV
TV · as Nick Piccolo · 1 ep
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Buddy Blake · 1 ep
Almost Pregnant
Movie · as Dr. Beckhard
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Movie · as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Munchie
Movie · as Munchie (voice)
Mickey's Audition
Movie · as Sound Man
Fievel's American Tails
TV · as Tiger (voice) · 13 eps
Driving Me Crazy
Movie · as Mr. B
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Movie · as Tiger (voice)
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Movie · as Nicodemus (voice)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
TV · as The Big Kahuna (voice) · 1 ep
The All-New Candid Camera
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Rugrats
TV · as Director (voice) · 1 ep
Loose Cannons
Movie · as Harry 'The Hippo' Gutterman
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie · as Emperor (voice)
Beverly Hills, 90210
TV · as Magic Morton · 1 ep
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
TV · as Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har · 50 eps
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Movie · as Itchy Itchiford (voice)
Happily Ever After
Movie · as The Looking Glass (voice)
B.L. Stryker
TV · 1 ep
Oliver & Company
Movie · as Fagin (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · 1 ep
A Taxi Driver in New York
Movie · as Capitano T. Favretto
Going Bananas
Movie · as Big Bad Joe Hopkins
Spaceballs
Movie · as Pizza the Hutt (voice)
Married... with Children
TV · as Floyd the Dog (voice) · 1 ep
21 Jump Street
TV · as Uncle Nick · 1 ep
An American Tail
Movie · as Tiger (voice)
Haunted Honeymoon
Movie · as Aunt Kate Abbot
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Movie · as Self
Amazing Stories
TV · as Guilt · 1 ep
Cannonball Run II
Movie · as Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos / Don Canneloni
Johnny Dangerously
Movie · as The Pope
Happy
Movie · as Roger Hanover
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Secret of NIMH
Movie · as Jeremy (voice)
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Movie · as Self
Magic with the Stars
Movie · as Self
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Movie · as The Producer
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Movie · as Melvin P. Thorpe
History of the World: Part I
Movie · as Emperor Nero
The Cannonball Run
Movie · as Victor
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Movie · as Self
Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President
Movie · as Self
Wholly Moses
Movie · as Shadrach
Smokey and the Bandit II
Movie · as Doc
Fatso
Movie · as Dominick DiNapoli
The Last Married Couple in America
Movie · as Walter Holmes
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
Movie · as Self
The Muppet Movie
Movie · as Bernie the Agent
Diary of a Young Comic
Movie · as Himself
Hot Stuff
Movie · as Ernie Fortunato
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The End
Movie · as Marlon Borunki
The Cheap Detective
Movie · as Pepe Damascus
Sextette
Movie · as Dan Turner
The World's Greatest Lover
Movie · as Adolph Zitz
Superstunt
Movie · as Self
Silent Movie
Movie · as Dom Bell
Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926
Movie · as Self
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
The Jacksons
TV · as El mismo · 1 ep
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Movie · as Eduardo Gambetti
The Smothers Brothers Show
TV · 1 ep
Only with Married Men
Movie · as Murray West
Blazing Saddles
Movie · as Buddy Bizarre
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lotsa Luck
TV · as Stanley Belmont · 23 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Every Little Crook and Nanny
Movie · as Mario Azzecca
Evil Roy Slade
Movie · as Logan Delp
The Roman Holidays
TV · as Mr. Evictus (voice) · 13 eps
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Movie · as Irwin Marcy
The Twelve Chairs
Movie · as Father Fyodor
Norwood
Movie · as Bill Bird
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV · as Self · 4 eps
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Movie · as J. Gardner Monroe
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
TV · 1 ep
The Busy Body
Movie · as Kurt Brock
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 ep
The Glass Bottom Boat
Movie · as Julius Pritter
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Stanley Umlaut · 1 ep
The Dean Martin Show
TV · 2 eps
Fail Safe
Movie · as TSgt. Collins
Diary of a Bachelor
Movie · as Marvin Rollins
The Munsters
TV · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 13 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 6 eps
The Ordeal of Thomas Moon
Movie · as Thomas Moon (uncredited)