Dom DeLuise

Dominick "Dom" DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4,2009) was an American actor, comedian, film direc-tor, television producer, chef, and author. He was thehusband of actress Carol Arthur from 1965 until hisdeath and the father of actor, director, pianist, and writerPeter DeLuise, actor David DeLuise, and actor MichaelDeLuise.[1] He starred in a number of movies directedby Mel Brooks, in a series of films with career-long bestfriend Burt Reynolds, and as a voice actor in various ani-mated films by Don Bluth.

1 Early life

DeLuise was born in Brooklyn, New York, to ItalianAmerican parents Vincenza “Jennie” (née DeStefano),a homemaker, and John DeLuise, a public employee(garbage collector). He was the youngest of threechildren, having an older brother, Nicholas “Nick”DeLuise, and an older sister, Antoinette DeLuise-Daurio.[1] DeLuise graduated from Manhattan’s HighSchool of Performing Arts and later attended TuftsUniversity in Medford, Massachusetts.[2] DeLuise wasRoman Catholic and had a particular affinity for theVirgin Mary.[3]

2 Career

In 1961 DeLuise played in the Off Broadway musical re-vue “Another Evening with Harry Stoons” [4] that lastednine previews and one performance.[5] Another memberof the cast was 19-year-old Barbra Streisand.DeLuise generally appeared in comedic parts, althoughan early appearance in the movie Fail-Safe as a ner-vous USAF technical sergeant showed a possible broaderrange. His first acting credit was as a regular performer inthe television show The Entertainers in 1964. He gainedearly notice for his supporting turn in the Doris Day filmThe Glass Bottom Boat (1966). In his New York Times re-view, Vincent Canby panned the film but singled out theactor, stating, "[T]he best of the lot, however, is a new-comer, Dom DeLuise, as a portly, bird-brained spy.”[6]

In the 1970s and '80s he often co-starred with BurtReynolds. Together they appeared in the films The Can-nonball Run and Cannonball Run II, Smokey and the Ban-dit II, The End, All Dogs Go to Heaven and The Best LittleWhorehouse in Texas. DeLuise was the host of the tele-

vision show Candid Camera from 1991-92.DeLuise also lent his distinct voice to various animatedfilms and was a particular staple of Don Bluth's features,playing major roles in The Secret of NIMH, An Amer-ican Tail, A Troll in Central Park and All Dogs Go toHeaven. All Dogs Go to Heaven also featured Reynolds’voice as Charlie B. Barkin, the at-first reluctant hero,and DeLuise voiced Itchy Itchiford, Charlie’s best friend,sidekick and later partner in business. Unlike DeLuise,however, Reynolds did not voice Charlie in any of theeventual film sequels, TV episodes, TV-episode sequels,or TV series. DeLuise also voiced the legendary char-acter of Charles Dickens' Fagin in the Walt Disney filmOliver & Company and made voice guest appearances onseveral animated TV series.

The handprints of Dom DeLuise in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

TV producer Greg Garrison hired DeLuise to appear asa specialty act on The Dean Martin Show. DeLuise ranthrough his “Dominick the Great” routine, a riotous ex-ample of a magic act gone wrong, with host Martin asa bemused volunteer from the audience. Dom’s catchphrase, with an Italian accent, was "No Applause Please,Save-a to the End." The show went so well that DeLuisewas soon a regular on Martin’s program, participating inboth songs and sketches. Garrison also featured DeLuisein his own hour-long comedy specials for ABC. (Martinwas often just off-camera when these were taped, and hisdistinctive laugh can be heard loud and clear.)DeLuise was probably best known as a regular in MelBrooks' films. He appeared in The Twelve Chairs,Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, History of the World, PartI, Spaceballs, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Brooks’late wife, actress Anne Bancroft, directed Dom in Fatso

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2 5 FILMOGRAPHY

(1980).[7] He also had a cameo in Johnny Dangerously asthe Pope and in JimHenson's TheMuppet Movie as a way-ward Hollywood talent agent who comes across Kermitthe Frog singing "The Rainbow Connection" in the film’sopening scene. He also appeared with fellow Brooks reg-ulars Gene Wilder (who directed the film as well), MartyFeldman, and Madeline Kahn in The Adventure of Sher-lock Holmes’ Smarter Brother, as well as alongside Wilderand Gilda Radner in a later Gene Wilder-directed film,Haunted Honeymoon. He also appeared in Stargate SG-1as Urgo.DeLuise exhibited his comedic talents while playing thespeaking part of the jailer Frosch in the comedic operettaDie Fledermaus at the Metropolitan Opera, playing therole in four separate revivals of the work at the Met be-tween December 1989 and January 1996. In the produc-tion, while the singing was in German, the spoken partswere in English. A lifelong opera fan, he also portrayedthe role of L'Opinion Publique in drag for the Los An-geles Opera's production of Offenbach's Orpheus in theUnderworld.[8]

An avid cook and author of several books on cooking, heappeared as a regular contributor to a syndicated homeimprovement radio show, On The House with The CareyBrothers, giving listeners tips on culinary topics.[9] Hewasalso a friend and self-proclaimed “look-alike” of famousCajun chef Paul Prudhomme and author of seven chil-dren’s books.

3 Personal life

In 1964, while working in summer theater in Province-town, Massachusetts, DeLuise met his wife, actress CarolArthur.[10] They have three sons.

4 Death

DeLuise died onMay 4, 2009, at Saint John’s Health Cen-ter in Santa Monica, California.[11] He was hospitalizedat the time, suffering from kidney failure and respiratoryproblems due to complications from diabetes and highblood pressure. He suffered from cancer for more than ayear prior to his death.[12]

His family was by his side at the time of his death. Hisgood friend Burt Reynolds made a statement to the LosAngeles Times, saying: “As you get older and start tolose people you love, you think about it more, and I wasdreading this moment. Dom always made you feel betterwhen he was around, and there will never be another likehim.”[13] Mel Brooks also made a statement to the samepaper, telling them that DeLuise “created so much joyand laughter on the set that you couldn’t get your workdone. So every time I made a movie with Dom, I wouldplan another two days on the schedule just for laughter.

It’s a sad day. It’s hard to think of this life and this worldwithout him.”[14]

5 Filmography

5.1 Film

• Diary of a Bachelor (1964)

• Fail-Safe (1964) - Sgt. Collins

• The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) - Julius Pritter

• The Busy Body (1967)

• What’s So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)

• The Twelve Chairs (1970) - Father Fyodor

• Norwood (1970)

• Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He SayingThose Terrible Things About Me? (1971)

• Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972)

• Only with Married Men (1974)

• Blazing Saddles (1974) - Buddy Bizarre

• The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother(1975) - Eduardo Gambetti

• Silent Movie (1976) - Dom Bell

• The World’s Greatest Lover (1977) - Zitz

• Sextette (1978) - Dan Turner

• The End (1978) - Marlon Borunki

• The Cheap Detective (1978) - Pepe Damascus

• The Muppet Movie (1979) (cameo)

• Hot Stuff (1979) - Ernie Fortunato (also director)

• The Last Married Couple in America (1980)

• Fatso (1980) - Dominic DeNapoli

• Wholly Moses (1980)

• Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) - Dr. Frederico“Doc” Carlucci

• History of the World, Part I (1981) - Emperor Nero

• The Cannonball Run (1981) - Victor Prinzi/CaptainChaos

• Peter-No-Tail (1981) (voice in English dubbed ver-sion)

• The Secret of NIMH (1982) (voice) - Jeremy

5.2 Television 3

• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) - MelvinP. Thorpe

• Cannonball Run II (1984) - Victor Prinzi/CaptainChaos

• Johnny Dangerously (1984) - The Pope

• Haunted Honeymoon (1986) - Aunt Mary Kate

• An American Tail (1986) (voice) - Tiger

• A Taxi Driver in New York (1987)

• Spaceballs (1987) (voice only) - Pizza the Hutt

• Going Bananas (1988)

• Oliver & Company (1988) (voice) - Fagin

• The Princess and the Dwarf (1989)

• All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) (voice) - Itchy Itchi-ford

• Loose Cannons (1990) - Harry Gutterman

• Driving Me Crazy (1991) (aka “Trabbi Goes to Hol-lywood”)

• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) (voice)- Tiger

• Munchie (1992) (voice only)

• The Magic Voyage (1992) (voice) - ChristopherColumbus

• Almost Pregnant (1992)

• The Skateboard Kid (1993) (voice only)

• Happily Ever After (1993) (voice) - The LookingGlass

• Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) - Don Giovanni

• Don't Drink the Water (1994) - Father Drobney

• The Silence of the Hams (1994) - Dr. Animal Can-nibal Pizza

• A Troll in Central Park (1994) (voice) - Stanley

• The Tin Soldier (1995) - Toy shop owner

• All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) (voice) - Itchy Itchi-ford

• Red Line (1996) - Jerry

• Boys Will Be Boys (1997)

• The Good Bad Guys (1997)

• Between the Sheets (1998) (Cameo)

• An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) - Itchy

• The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998)- Jeremy

• The Godson (1998) - The Oddfather

• An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Is-land (1998) (voice) - Tiger

• Baby Geniuses (1999) - Lenny

• An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster(2000) (voice) - Tiger

• Lion of Oz (2000) (voice)

• The Brainiacs.com (2000)

• My X-Girlfriend’s Wedding Reception (2001)

• It’s All About You (2002)

• Remembering Mario (2003) (voice only)

• Girl Play (2004)

• Breaking the Fifth (2004)

• Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm (2006)(voice) - Myrin

• You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) (Uncredited)

5.2 Television

• The Entertainers (1964–1965)

• The Munsters (1966)

• The Dean Martin Summer Show (regular performerin 1966)

• The Dom DeLuise Show (1968) (summer replace-ment for Jackie Gleason)

• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1969) - season 2 episode5 Seaman Elroy Applegate

• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (regular per-former from 1971–1972)

• The Roman Holidays (1972) - Mr. Evictus

• The Dean Martin Show (regular performer from1972–1973)

• Evil Roy Slade (1972)

• Lotsa Luck (1973–1974)

• Only with Married Men (1974)

• The Jacksons Variety Show (1977) [Guest]

• The Muppet Show (1977) [Guest][15]

• The Jacksons (1977)

4 7 REFERENCES

• Happy (1983) (also executive producer)• Amazing Stories, episode: Guilt Trip (1985)• The Dom DeLuise Show (1987–1988)• 21 Jump Street (1989)• B.L. Stryker, episode: “Die Laughing” (1989)• Precious Moments Christmas: Timmy’s Gift (1991)(voice) - Nicodemus

• Fievel’s American Tails (1991–1992) (voice) - Tiger• Candid Camera (host from 1991–1992)• The Ren & Stimpy Show (cast member from 1993–1995) (voice)

• Married... with Children (1993) (voice)• Diagnosis Murder (1993) (“Murder at theTelethon”)(Buddy Blake)

• Burke’s Law (1994–1995)• seaQuest DSV (1994 - Episode: "Vapors")

• The Magic School Bus (TV series) (1994 - EpisodeGet Ready, Set, Dough) (guest voice) - Baker

• Alef Bet Blast-Off Lights of Freedom Pharaoh (1995)• Tin Soldier (1995)• Shari’s Passover Surprise (1996)• All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996) (voice)• Beverly Hills, 90210, episode: “I Only Have Eyes forYou” (1997)

• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1997)• Dexter’s Laboratory (1997 - episode: “Koosala-goopagoop”, voice of Koosie)

• I Am Weasel (1997–1999) (voices)• Hercules: The Animated Series (1998-1999)(Bacchus)

• Rugrats (Guest Star)• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1998)• All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1999)(voice) - Itchy

• Charlie Horse Music Pizza (1998)• Stargate SG-1 episode "Urgo" (2000)• The Powerpuff Girls (2000) (voice)• Emeril (2001)• Always Greener (2001)• Father of the Pride (2004) (voice)• Robot Chicken (2005) (guest voice)• Duck Dodgers (2005) (guest voice)

5.3 Video games

• Toonstruck (1996) (voice)

6 Bibliography

6.1 Writings for children

• Charlie the Caterpillar, illustrated by ChristopherSantoro, Simon & Schuster, 1990

• Goldilocks (also known asGoldie Locks & The ThreeBears: The Real Story!), illustrated by Santoro, Si-mon & Schuster, 1992

• Hansel & Gretel, by Santoro, Simon & Schus-ter,1997

• The Nightingale (also known as Dom DeLuise’s TheNightingale), illustrated by Santoro, Simon&Schus-ter, 1998

• King Bob’s New Clothes, illustrated by Santoro, Si-mon & Schuster, 1999

• The Pouch Potato, illustrated by Derek Carter, Bac-chus Books, 2001

• There’s No Place Like Home, illustrated by TimBrown

6.2 Cookbooks

• Eat This ... It Will Make You Feel Better: Mamma’sItalian Home Cooking and Other Favorites of Fam-ily and Friends (also known as Eat This), Simon &Schuster, 1988

• Eat This Too! It'll Also Make You Feel Better (alsoknown as Eat This Too!), Atria, 1997

• The Pizza Challenge

7 References[1] “Dom Deluise Biography (1933- )". filmreference.com.

Retrieved 2011-05-18.

[2] Nathan Southern. “Dom DeLuise Biography”. New YorkTimes (NYTimes.com). Retrieved 2011-05-18.

[3] http://ccc.usccb.org/video/one2one/deluise_dom.asf

[4] “Barbra Archives”. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[5] Streisand, Barbra. “Value”. Live at the Bon Soir (1962).Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[6] Vincent Canby (10 June 1966). “Movie Review: TheGlass Bottom Boat (1966)". New York Times (NY-Times.com). Retrieved 2011-05-18.

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[7] Heather Buckley (9 March 2010). “Horror at the OscarsPart 2: This Time it’s Personal”. Dreadcentral.com. Re-trieved 2011-05-18.

[8] “Obituaries: Actors Dom DeLuise and Beatrice Arthur;mezzoMargreta Elkins; soprano Anne Brown, Gershwin’soriginal Bess; composer Lukas Foss dies at eighty-six.”.Opera News 74 (1). July 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

[9] “In The Kitchen with Dom DeLuise”. OnTheHouse.com.Retrieved 2011-05-18.

[10] Gary Brumburgh. “Biography for Dom DeLuise”.imdb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

[11] Grimes, William (2009-05-05). “Dom DeLuise, ComicActor, Dies at 75”. The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

[12] “DomDeLuise dies at 75”. CNN. 6 June 2011. Retrieved2009-05-05.

[13] “Actor, Dom DeLuise dies at 75”. MSNBC/AssociatedPress. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-05.

[14] Dennis McLellan (6 May 2009). “Dom DeLuise dies at75; actor was a 'naturally funny man'". Los Angeles Times.Retrieved 2011-05-18.

[15] Garlen, Jennifer C.; Graham, Anissa M. (2009). KermitCulture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson’s Muppets.McFarland & Company. p. 218. ISBN 078644259X.

8 External links• Dom DeLuise at the Internet Movie Database

• Dom DeLuise at the Internet Broadway Database

• McLellan, Dennis. “Dom DeLuise dies at 75; actorwas a 'naturally funny man'", Los Angeles Times, 6May 2009.

• Dom DeLuise Daily Telegraph obituary

• Obituary (by the Associated Press) in The Los An-geles Times

• Dom DeLuise on Disney Wiki

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