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Actor Dom DeLuise Dies At 75Wednesday, May 6, 2009 2:15 PM
Actor Dom DeLuise Dies At 75Wednesday, May 6, 2009 2:15 PM
From: This sender is DomainKeys verified"shadow1" <shadow1_k@yahoo.com>View contact detailsTo: "Andreas Gregor" <dark.retro@gmail.com>
> Dom DeLuise, the comic actor who starred in several Mel
> Brooks films, has died, according to TMZ.com.He was 75.
>
> According to the celebrity gossip site, DeLuise died
> "peacefully in his sleep" at around 6 p.m. Monday
> night at a hospital in Los Angeles.
>
> DeLuise starred in such Brooks films as "Blazing
> Saddles," "Silent Movie" and "History of
> the World: Part I." He also starred in Brooks'
> "Spaceballs," a spoof of "Star Wars,"
> playing Pizza the Hutt.DeLuise's best-remembered films
> include The Twelve Chairs,The Cannonball Run, The End,and
> The Muppet Movie.
>
> He also starred in the comedy drama "Fatso,"
> which was written and directed by Brooks' late wife,
> Anne Bancroft.
>
> He was also a frequent co-star of Burt Reynolds, appearing
> with the actor in such films as "The Cannonball
> Run" and its sequel, as well as "Smokey and the
> Bandit II."
>
> In recent years DeLuise did a lot of voice work for
> animated shows, including "Duck Dodgers,"
> "The Wild Thornberries," "Hercules" and
> "All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series." His role of
> Itchy Itchiford in the show was a continuation of his turn
> in the movie version of "All Dogs Go to Heaven,"
> which also starred the voice of Reynolds.
>
> DeLuise also voiced roles in such animated films as
> "An American Tail" and its sequel, "The
> Secret of NIHM" and "Oliver & Company."
>
> The actor also had his own comedy series, "The Dom
> DeLuise Show," from 1987-1988.
>
> In 1984, DeLuise, a Brooklyn native, was named "King
> of Brooklyn" by local civic leaders. The title is
> largely ceremonial. He's also sung opera in Die
> Fledermaus with the New York Metropolitan, and written two
> cookbooks, Eat This and Eat This Too.
From: This sender is DomainKeys verified"shadow1" <shadow1_k@yahoo.com>View contact detailsTo: "Andreas Gregor" <dark.retro@gmail.com>
> Dom DeLuise, the comic actor who starred in several Mel
> Brooks films, has died, according to TMZ.com.He was 75.
>
> According to the celebrity gossip site, DeLuise died
> "peacefully in his sleep" at around 6 p.m. Monday
> night at a hospital in Los Angeles.
>
> DeLuise starred in such Brooks films as "Blazing
> Saddles," "Silent Movie" and "History of
> the World: Part I." He also starred in Brooks'
> "Spaceballs," a spoof of "Star Wars,"
> playing Pizza the Hutt.DeLuise's best-remembered films
> include The Twelve Chairs,The Cannonball Run, The End,and
> The Muppet Movie.
>
> He also starred in the comedy drama "Fatso,"
> which was written and directed by Brooks' late wife,
> Anne Bancroft.
>
> He was also a frequent co-star of Burt Reynolds, appearing
> with the actor in such films as "The Cannonball
> Run" and its sequel, as well as "Smokey and the
> Bandit II."
>
> In recent years DeLuise did a lot of voice work for
> animated shows, including "Duck Dodgers,"
> "The Wild Thornberries," "Hercules" and
> "All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series." His role of
> Itchy Itchiford in the show was a continuation of his turn
> in the movie version of "All Dogs Go to Heaven,"
> which also starred the voice of Reynolds.
>
> DeLuise also voiced roles in such animated films as
> "An American Tail" and its sequel, "The
> Secret of NIHM" and "Oliver & Company."
>
> The actor also had his own comedy series, "The Dom
> DeLuise Show," from 1987-1988.
>
> In 1984, DeLuise, a Brooklyn native, was named "King
> of Brooklyn" by local civic leaders. The title is
> largely ceremonial. He's also sung opera in Die
> Fledermaus with the New York Metropolitan, and written two
> cookbooks, Eat This and Eat This Too.
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