Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise

Portrait by Allan Warren
Born Dominick DeLuise
August 1, 1933(1933-08-01)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died May 4, 2009(2009-05-04) (aged 75)[1]
Santa Monica, California, United States
Cause of death Kidney failure, cancer
Other names Dom De Luise, Dom DeLuises, Dom Deluise, Captain Chaos
Occupation Actor, comedian, chef, film director, television producer and writer.
Years active 1964–2009
Spouse Carol Arthur (1955-2009; his death)
Website
http://www.domdeluise.com/

Dominick "Dom" DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009)[2] was an American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author. He was the husband of actress Carol Arthur from 1965 until his death and the father of: actor, director, pianist, and writer Peter DeLuise; actor David DeLuise; and actor Michael DeLuise.[3] He starred in various Don Bluth films, such as All Dogs Go to Heaven, The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, and a series of films with career-long best friend Burt Reynolds.

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Early life

DeLuise was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian American parents Vincenza "Jennie" (née DeStefano), a homemaker, and John DeLuise, a civil servant (garbage collector). He was the youngest of three children, having an older brother, Nicholas "Nick" DeLuise, and an older sister, Antoinette DeLuise-Daurio.[3] DeLuise graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts and later attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.[4]

Career

DeLuise generally appeared in comedic parts, although an early appearance (in the movie Fail-Safe as a nervous enlisted airman) showed a possible broader range. His first acting credit was as a regular performer in the television show The Entertainers in 1964. He gained early notice for his supporting turn in the Doris Day film The Glass Bottom Boat (1966). In his New York Times review, Vincent Canby panned the film but singled out the actor, stating, "[T]he best of the lot, however, is a newcomer, Dom DeLuise, as a portly, bird-brained spy."[5]

In the 1970s and '80s he often co-starred with Burt Reynolds. Together they appeared in the films The Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II, Smokey and the Bandit II, The End, All Dogs Go to Heaven and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. DeLuise was the host of the television show Candid Camera from 1991-92.

DeLuise also lent his distinct voice to various animated films and was a particular staple of Don Bluth's features, playing major roles in The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, A Troll in Central Park and All Dogs Go to Heaven. All Dogs Go to Heaven also featured Reynolds' voice as Charlie B. Barken, the at-first reluctant hero, and DeLuise voiced Itchy Itchaford, Charlie's best friend, sidekick and later partner in business. Unlike DeLuise, however, Reynolds did not voice Charlie in any of the eventual film sequels, TV episodes, TV-episode sequels, or TV series. DeLuise also voiced the legendary character of Charles Dickens' Fagin in the Walt Disney film Oliver & Company and made voice guest appearances on several animated TV series.

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

TV producer Greg Garrison hired DeLuise to appear as a specialty act on The Dean Martin Show. DeLuise ran through his "Dominick the Great" routine, a riotous example of a magic act gone wrong, with host Martin as a bemused volunteer from the audience. Dom's catch phrase, with an Italian accent, was "No Applause Please, Save-a to the End." The show went so well that DeLuise was soon a regular on Martin's program, participating in both songs and sketches. Garrison also featured DeLuise in his own hour-long comedy specials for ABC. (Martin was often just off-camera when these were taped, and his distinctive laugh can be heard loud and clear.)

DeLuise was probably best known as a regular in Mel Brooks' films. He appeared in The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, History of the World, Part I, Spaceballs, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Brooks's late wife, actress Anne Bancroft, directed Dom in Fatso (1980).[6] He also had a cameo in Johnny Dangerously as the Pope and in Jim Henson's The Muppet Movie as a wayward Hollywood talent agent who comes across Kermit the Frog singing "The Rainbow Connection" in the film's opening scene. He also appeared with fellow Brooks regulars Gene Wilder (who directed the film as well), Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. He also appeared in Stargate SG-1 as Urgo.

DeLuise exhibited his comedic talents while playing the speaking part of the jailer Frosch in the comedic operetta Die Fledermaus at the Metropolitan Opera, playing the role in four separate revivals of the work at the Met between December 1989 and January 1996. In the production, while the singing was in German, the spoken parts were in English. A lifelong opera fan, he also portrayed the role of L'Opinion Publique in drag for the Los Angeles Opera's production of Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld.[7]

An avid cook and author of several books on cooking, in recent years he appeared as a regular contributor to a syndicated home improvement radio show, On The House with The Carey Brothers, giving listeners tips on culinary topics.[8] He was also a friend and self-proclaimed "look-alike" of famous Cajun chef Paul Prudhomme and author of seven children's books.

Personal life

In 1960, while working in summer theater in Provincetown, Massachusetts, Dom met his wife, actress Carol Arthur.[1]

Death

DeLuise died at age 75 on May 4, 2009, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. He was hospitalized at the time, suffering from kidney failure and respiratory problems due to complications from diabetes and high blood pressure. He suffered from cancer for more than a year prior to his death. He was cremated and his ashes were buried with his parents in New York City.[9]

His family was by his side at the time of his death. His good friend Burt Reynolds made a statement in the Los Angeles Times, saying: "As you get older and start to lose people you love, you think about it more, and I was dreading this moment. Dom always made you feel better when he was around, and there will never be another like him."[10] Mel Brooks also made a statement to the same paper, telling them that Dom "created so much joy and laughter on the set that you couldn’t get your work done. So every time I made a movie with Dom, I would plan another two days on the schedule just for laughter. It's a sad day. It's hard to think of this life and this world without him."[11]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Bibliography

Writings for children

  • Charlie the Caterpillar, illustrated by Christopher Santoro, Simon& Schuster, 1990
  • Goldilocks (also known as Goldie Locks & The Three Bears: The Real Story!), illustrated by Santoro, Simon & Schuster, 1992
  • Hansel & Gretel, by Santoro, Simon & Schuster,1997
  • The Nightingale (also known as Dom DeLuise's The Nightingale), illustrated by Santoro, Simon & Schuster, 1998
  • King Bob's New Clothes, illustrated by Santoro, Simon & Schuster, 1999
  • The Pouch Potato, illustrated by Derek Carter, Bacchus Books, 2001
  • There's No Place Like Home, illustrated by Tim Brown

Cookbooks

  • Eat This ... It Will Make You Feel Better: Mamma's Italian Home Cooking and Other Favorites of Family and Friends (also known as Eat This), Simon & Schuster, 1988
  • Eat This Too! It'll Also Make You Feel Better (also known as Eat This Too!), Atria, 1997
  • The Pizza Challenge

Notes

  1. ^ a b Gary Brumburgh. "Biography for Dom DeLuise". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001123/bio. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  2. ^ Grimes, William (2009-05-05). "Dom DeLuise, Comic Actor, Dies at 75". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/movies/07deluise.html?hp. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
  3. ^ a b "Dom Deluise Biography (1933- )". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Dom-Deluise.html. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  4. ^ Nathan Southern. "Dom DeLuise Biography". New York Times (NYTimes.com). http://movies.nytimes.com/person/87126/Dom-DeLuise/biography. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  5. ^ Vincent Canby (10 June 1966). "Movie Review: The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)". New York Times (NYTimes.com). http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E01E7DD133DE43BBC4852DFB066838D679EDE. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  6. ^ Heather Buckley (9 March 2010). "Horror at the Oscars Part 2: This Time it’s Personal". Dreadcentral.com. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36304/horror-oscars-part-2-this-time-it%E2%80%99s-personal. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  7. ^ "Obituaries: Actors Dom DeLuise and Beatrice Arthur; mezzo Margreta Elkins; soprano Anne Brown, Gershwin's original Bess; composer Lukas Foss dies at eighty-six.". Opera News. July 2009, vol 74, no. 1. http://www.operanews.com/operanews/templates/content.aspx?id=2299. Retrieved 20 June 2009. 
  8. ^ "In The Kitchen with Dom DeLuise". OnTheHouse.com. http://www.onthehouse.com/sections/features/dom. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 
  9. ^ "Dom DeLuise dies at 75". CNN. 6 June 2011. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/05/obit.deluise/index.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
  10. ^ "Actor, Dom DeLuise dies at 75". Associated Press. 5 May 2009. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30581493/. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
  11. ^ Dennis McLellan (6 May 2009). "Dom DeLuise dies at 75; actor was a 'naturally funny man'". Los Angeles Times (LATimes.com). http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-dom-deluise6-2009may06,0,6461527.story. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 

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