RIP Dom. Thanks for the laughs. We'll be doing "The French Mistake" today in your honor.
Posted on 05/05/2009 8:29:07 AM PDT by Borges
Another comic great has died. Dom DeLuise passed away at a Los Angeles hospital around 6:00 PM Monday, reports TMZ.
A film and TV staple since the mid-1960's, DeLuise was an expert foil for other performers, including Dean Martin, Mel Brooks (in six of his films) and Burt Reynolds, with whom he starred in the "Cannonball Run" flicks. In 1980, he played the lead in "Fatso," a film written and directed by Anne Bancroft, the late wife of Mel Brooks.
A noted gourmand, DeLuise authored two books of his Italian recipes, and wrote several children's books. He voiced numerous characters in animated films and television.
DeLuise is survived by his wife of 43 years, Carol Arthur, three sons, Peter, Michael and David, and three grandchildren.
Man, that’s sad news.
Oh, how sad! He was very funny!
God Bless, his entertainment brought my family a lot of pleasure.
Classic comedy. Rest in Peace Dom.
RIP Dom. May the Lord bring peace to your family
RIP Dom. Thanks for the laughs. We'll be doing "The French Mistake" today in your honor.
A shame.
Loved him in Silent Movie.
Can you blame him, look who is president. Rest in peace Dom, we all loved you.
Sorry to hear of his passing. Rest in peace Mr. DeLuise.
That’s too bad! If folks haven’t seen ‘Fatso,’ they should. Good movie.
I must be getting old; 75 doesn’t seem that old to me.
Awww - I really like Dom, too. What an incredibly funny man he was.
RIP, fella.
RIP Capt. Chaos...
Thanks for the laughs Dom!
Awww.....
He seemed like a good guy. Thats hard to find in Hollywood. During the ending credits for Cannonball Run, they showed bloopers. The ones with Dom in them were the funniest. Poor Burt, he never could hold it together around Dom.
The man was outstanding as an actor. The world will surely miss him. Bless you Dom.
Awww. He was so so funny. RIP.
Ohhhhhhhh noooooooooooo! Soooooo sad! He will be missed. One of the few left who had ANY talent. He could be funny without being ‘crude’. That takes GREAT talent.
Amen fellow Eyetalian
Was he not Canadian?
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Not sure......but John Candy was.
I liked his part in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, where he played the character of Marvin Zindler, Eyewitness News.
RIP to a wonderful funny man who(as far as I know) wisely kept his politics to himself and focused on being an entertainer instead. I’ll need to watch “The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother” in his honor.
We’ll miss you Dom. Say hi to Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman and all those wonderful comedians from that era for me.
He knew how to run his plate.
RIP my friend.
Dom was a great one, sadly I thought he had passed already. His son is on a Disney show, looks a lot like him.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, our Great Grandmothers from Calabria were sisters!
What was it about him? He acted gay but didn’t annoy me and was funny. What made him different?
Many years ago, probably about 30, we took our children to the circus in Los Angeles. After the lights had dimmed for the start of the show, here came an usher with a flashlight and the whole DeLuise family in tow (Mom, Dad & Kids). They sat right in front of us. It was pretty cool. I’m sorry for his family.
prayers up for Dom’s family. he will be greatly missed. loved him.....
R.I.P. One of the all-time greats!
Wow...a wife of 43 years.How often do you see *that* in showbiz?
I enjoyed him in the film “THE END” with Burt Reynolds.
He is a patient in the mental hospital where Reynolds is sent because of his suicidal tendencies.
I am surprised he didn’t pass away sooner as so many of our overweight commeidans have in the past.
Especially "Him"!
There are a lot of funny Canadians.
Perhaps it’s because they don’t have to be tough. America handles that part.
Amazing how many stars were on those shows.
Youtubes of Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts
Youtube of roast with Ronald Reagan followed by Chef Dom Deluise
Thanks,Dom,for years of fun and laughter.There’s a new star in Heaven tonight.
He was great. The bloopers from movies he did with Burt Reynolds could have been a sit com in themselves.
I think one of his sons was a wrter or director as well as a minor carachter on the Stargate SG1 series for a while. Now Peter(?) has a show on Nicklodeon.
My sides would ache from laughing so hard at his shows on TV—especially with Dean Martin and company.
A gifted comic, a sensitive man with a full heart, and a great chef.
A full 75 years. Thank you for the gift of many laughs,Dom.
If you listen closely, you’ll hear Heaven ringing with laughter.
He was a New Yorker
I’m getting ready to ride the pale horse, myself.
Such a funny, gentle man. RIP, Dom.
I forgot about his ridiculous role in that very funny movie. To think that Leo McKern was in that as well! God rest 'em all.
Dom was one of the best.
He did gentle comedy. Poking fun at situations and people, but always with a warmth as two friends would do with each other.
His style and humor lives on in his work.
There are probably a number of clips of Dom from his appearances on the Dean Martin celebrity roasts.
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