This page is archived, and is no longer publicly editable. Some of his biggest misses were the Mae West disaster Sextette (1977), the Dudley Moore showcase Wholly Moses! NORRIS: Comedy is rarely dignified, and Dom DeLuise seemed to love that. They married on November 23, 1965. One of his finest scene-stealing film roles, in fact, was as Reynolds' schizo pal in The End (1978). Carol Arthur. DeLuise died Monday evening at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, said DeLuise's agent, Robert Malcolm. He was multimedia funny. Survivors include her sons Peter (and his wife, Anne Marie), David (and his wife, Julia) and Michael, all actors; grandchildren Jake, Destefano and Dylan; and brother George. DeLuise was previously married to Gina Nemo; they divorced in 1992. Articles presented on Wikinews reflect the specific time at which they were written and published, and do not attempt to encompass events or knowledge which occur or become known after their publication. American comedic actor Dom DeLuise dies at age 75, US singer Madonna's elder brother Anthony Ciccone dies at age 66, US actress and model Raquel Welch dies at age 82, "National treasure": Former Brazilian footballer Pel dies at age 82, US Representative Donald McEachin dies at age 61, https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=American_comedic_actor_Dom_DeLuise_dies_at_age_75&oldid=3212879. "Back in NYC, he took over the lead role of Tinker the toymaker in another children's local program, Tinker's Workshop (1954), for one season in 1958. Please note that due to our archival policy, we will not alter or update the content of articles that are archived, but will only accept requests to make grammatical and formatting corrections. He is survived by his wife, Carol Arthur, and three sons, Peter, David and Michael, who work in the entertainment industry. DeLuise, who co-starred alongside Burt Reynolds in movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit II" and "The Cannonball Run," died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital on Monday . 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. (1968), he proved a delight as an inept, dim-witted spy in the Doris Day caper The Glass Bottom Boat (1966). Her rsum also includedThe Sunshine Boys (1975) and episodes of Emergency!, Sanford and Son, Rhoda, Alice, Steven Spielbergs Amazing Stories, St. Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net, Other Works He later found himself part of Martin's "in-crowd" of comedians on his "celebrity roasts. The popular character actor was a mainstay in movies and television for decades. One occurred for Dom as the compulsive-eating protagonist in Fatso (1980). In 1997, he began working on the series Stargate SG-1, serving as producer, writer, director, and creative consultant. Dom went on to direct a number of stage productions for his close friend at the Burt Reynolds Theatre in Jupiter, Florida -- among them "Butterflies Are Free," "Same Time, Next Year" (starring Burt and Carol Burnett), "Brighton Beach Memoirs" (starring son Peter), and the musical "Jump" (featuring wife Carol). His most recent role was a cameo in the movie Horrorween, which is currently in production. They starred in the "Cannonball Run" movies together. DeLuise also made films with Burt Reynolds, a major star at the time, including The Cannonball Run and its sequel The Cannonball Run II. Reynolds told Entertainment Tonight that he never heard him say an unkind word about anyone. NORRIS: And in this one scene, he manages to revel in three different, disgusting bodily functions. [5] Depp, DeLuise and Holly Robinson reprised their roles as Tom Hanson, Doug Penhall and Judy Hoffs, respectively. I feel very blessed, he said. I loved him from the moment we met. ISBN 0816023387. Dom's formative years as an actor were spent apprenticing at the Cleveland Playhouse in which he gamely played roles in everything from "Guys and Dolls" and "Stalag 17" to "The School for Scandal" and "Hamlet. " If you do a small part and they don't notice you, then you're in troubleSo short, sweet, funny, noticeable, anytime. That's when we met on "The Tonight Show.". On a positive note, this passion for food actually fed into a more lucrative sideline -- as a respected chef and culinary author ("Eat This" and "Eat This Too") in which he appeared all over the tube cooking and demonstrating his favorite recipes. All Rights Reserved. Add the template {{editprotected}} to the talk page along with your corrections, and it will be brought to the attention of the administrators. He made a brief cameo appearance alongside Johnny Depp in the 2012 film adaptation, 21 Jump Street. She was my lifelong friend, and she will be missed, Brooks said in a statement. This page was last edited on 3 February 2015, at 18:17. He was a student at High School of Performing Arts. More outlandish musical roles came his way in the early 1960s with "Little Mary Sunshine" (as Corporal Billy Jester) and "The Student Gypsy, or the Prince of Liederkrantz" (his Broadway debut as Muffin T. Raggamuffin). The movie actor Dom DeLuise passed away at age 75, this age of death has to be considered respectable.What was the cause of death? Relatives. He has appeared, normally as an extra, in every episode of the series he has directed. So passionate and intense.. His voice was used in animated programs such as All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series., An avid cook, DeLuise wrote several cookbooks including Eat This and Eat This Too! In recent years, he appeared on the home improvement radio show On the House with The Carey Brothers.. Dom's voiceover skills did not go by untapped either, which included the animated feature films The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986) and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), plus all of their offshoots. (1980) (although Dom was arguably the best thing in it), Loose Cannons (1990), in which he appeared as portly pornographer Harry "The Hippo" Gutterman, Driving Me Crazy (1991), which filmed far away in Germany, and The Silence of the Hams (1994) [aka The Silence of the Hams], a parody on the horror genre in which he played Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza.Films could also be a family affair. Carol Arthur (23 November1965 - 4 May2009)( his death)( 3 children). The popular character actor was a mainstay in movies and television for decades. He appeared in the wildly popular Western spoof Blazing Saddles, as well as Silent Movie, History of the World: Part 1, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.. Appearing in support of others such as Sid Caesar and Mary Tyler Moore, respectively, in the so-so comedies The Busy Body (1967) and What's So Bad About Feeling Good? While Dom made an unlikely film debut as a high-strung flier in the gripping nuclear drama Fail Safe (1964) starring Henry Fonda, it was in zany, irreverent comedy that he found his true calling. She was 85. In 1963 during the first London production of the famed Comden-Green musical On the Town, Arthur brought down the house with her bravura rendition of I Can Cook Too.. Dom DeLuises income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. Briefly served as the fourth and last host/performer and instructor on Tinker's Workshop (1954) on WJZ/WABC TV Ch. He gave it a rest for awhile before trying once again with the sketch-like sitcom The Dom DeLuise Show (1987), but it, too, quickly faded. He was born in Brooklyn on 1933-08-01. He used to say, "If you can make money with your mouth, God bless you!". He earned his first professional paycheck playing the titular Bernie the dog in "Bernie's Last Wish." If you get to do a small part and people notice itand everybody seemed to enjoy it and notice it, you can't go wrong with that, you know what I mean? Dom later joined Wilder once again, along with Wilder's wife Gilda Radner, in the leaden comedy Haunted Honeymoon (1986), a clumsy haunted-house spoof that even Dom, in full drag, could not salvage.Change-of-pace roles were few and far between. Appearing in the plays "The Jackass" and "All in Love," he became part of the featured ensemble of the 1961 musical revue "An Evening with Harry Stoones," which included 19-year-old Barbra Streisand. His ashes are buried with his parents at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York. In New York City, she attended the Feagin School of Dramatic Radio and Arts and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, then understudied for Dody Goodman and Imogene Coca in national tours of Once Upon a Mattress. He went on to work as executive producer, director and writer for the Stargate SG-1 spin-off Stargate Atlantis, and directed eight episodes of the spin-off Stargate Universe. American actor, comedian, chef, director, producer, author - Dom DeLuise was born in Brooklyn (borough of New York City, New York, United States) on August 1st, 1933 and died in Santa Monica (beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States) on May 4th, 2009 at the age of 75. Actor Carol Arthur DeLuise, widow of Dom DeLuise, dies at 85. All rights reserved. | Another brief stint was as host of a revamped Candid Camera (1991).While Dom made an unlikely film debut as a high-strung Air Force technician in the gripping nuclear drama Fail Safe (1964) starring Henry Fonda, it was in zany, irreverent comedy that he found his true calling. It just so happened he was a voice actor for Spaceballs (1987), a spoof of Star Wars. He was born Dominick DeLuise on August 1, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York, to parents John, a sanitation engineer, and Vicenza (DeStefano) DeLuise, both Italian immigrants. Born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, DeLuise came to be known for his roles in several Mel Brooks movies: The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, History of the World, Spaceballs, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. SIEGEL: Dom DeLuise . Dom DeLuise passed away on May 4, 2009, three months away from what would have been his 76th birthday on August 1. I was really in this acting thing alone. His father was a garbage collector who spoke only Italian. He is from USA. While appearing in the lighthearted summer stock spoof "Summer & Smirk" in Provincetown, Massachusetts, Dom met fellow performer Carol Arthur (ne Carol Arata). Balding, blushing, dimpled and moon-faced (comparisons to a ripe tomato were not wide of the mark), he was readily equipped with a high-wattage, Cheshire Cat smile that became his trademark. His ability to leave his dignity in the dust helped make him funny, especially when he was collaborating with Mel Brooks. He gave it a rest for awhile before trying once again with the sketch-like sitcom The Dom DeLuise Show (1987), but it, too, quickly faded. DeLuise is also well known for his role as Dagwood on the NBC science fiction television series SeaQuest DSV from 1994 to 1996.[3]. DeLuise, who co-starred alongside Burt Reynolds in movies such as Smokey and the Bandit II and The Cannonball Run, died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital Monday night, his son Michael DeLuise told a Los Angeles TV station. Dom DeLuise's full name is Dominick DeLuise and his nickname is Dom DeLuise. DeLuise had been battling cancer previously. At his best, looking embarrassed or agitated, the laughs usually came at his own expense whether playing a panic-stricken klutz or squirming Nervous Nelly type. Spaceballs. 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