Dominick "Dom" DeLuise was an actor, comedian and chef who appeared in a number of well known films including The Cannonball Run, Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs.
DeLuise died on May 4, 2009, in a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 75 years old.TMZ: Dom DeLuise Dies (May 5, 2009)
Selected Filmography
- 1964: Diary of a Bachelor as Marvin Rollins
- 1966: The Glass Bottom Boat as Julius Pritter
- 1970: The Twelve Chairs as Father Fyodor
- 1972: Every Little Crook and Nanny as Azzecca
- 1974: Blazing Saddles as Buddy Bizarre
- 1979: The Muppet Movie as Bernie the Agent
- 1980: Smokey and the Bandit II as Doc
- 1981: The Cannonball Run as Victor Prinzim
- 1982: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Melvin P. Thorpe
- 1984: Cannonball Run II as Victor Prinzim
- 1987: Spaceballs as Pizza The Hutt
- 1990: Loose Cannons as Harry Gutterman
- 1992: Fievel's American Tails as Tiger
- 1993: Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Don Giovanni
- 1996-1998: All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series as Itchy Itchiford
- 1999: Baby Geniuses as Lenny
- 2001: Always Greener
- 2002: It's All About You
- 2004: Girl Play as Gabriel
- 2004: Breaking the Fifth as Flealand Cunchulis
Featured Video
Dom DeLuise Blogs and Commentaries
Who died? Dom DeLuise or Paul Prudhomme? Are they absolutely certain?(2 Answers)
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As reported by several news outlet (including the Washington Post): Dom DeLuise died May 4 at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. According to the family spokesman, he ...
Don Deluise dead at 75. What's the best Dom Deluise movie? What's the best one that's not a Burt Reynolds or Mel Brooks movie?(1 Answer)
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I love Dom DeLuise as the voice of "Tiger" in An American Tale. The whole series is a wonderful one that I used to love to watch with ...
Remembering Dom DeLuise. If you were in the movie The Cannonball Run, who would you ride with and what car would you drive?(1 Answer)
A:
I would have to choose the Lamborghini (with the implied "lamborghini girls")
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Fast Facts
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Born
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Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York
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Italian descent
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Died
May 4, 2009
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Time of death
6:00 p.m.
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Attended
Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts
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Cookbooks
Eat This! and Eat This, Too!
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Children's books
Charlie The Caterpillar and Goldie Locks & The Three Bears: The Real Story!
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Spouse
Actress Carol
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Children
Actors Peter DeLuise, David DeLuise and Michael DeLuise
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Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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