We've just learned that Dom DeLuise -- who starred in such classics as "The Cannonball Run" and "Blazing Saddles
" and was the voice of Pizza the Hutt in "Spaceballs".DeLuise was known for his broad comedy in movies like "The Cannonball Run" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." He also was a staple of the Mel Brooks comedies, appearning in "The Twelve Chairs, "Blazing Saddles," "Silent Movie," "History of the World, Part I," "Spacballs" and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Dom DeLuise, the comedian who became a household name in the '70s and '80s for his small but memorable roles in Blazing Saddles, Cannonball Run and Spaceballs, died late Monday night in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 75.
DeLuise got his big break in 1964 as a as a regular performer on TV's The Entertainers. He soon became a regular guest star on The Dean Martin Summer Show. The exposure led to Deluise's landing his own eponymous comedy program on CBS that lasted for a season.
In the '70s, DeLuise moved to the big screen, becoming a regular fixture in various Mel Brooks films. After meeting Burt Reynolds on the set of Brooks's Silent Movie, the two actors became friends and worked together in several films, including two Cannonball Run movies, Smokey and the Bandit II and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
DeLuise, who often made jokes about his rotund figure, was an avid chef who wrote four cookbooks. He also wrote seven children's books.
He married actress Carol Arthur in 1965. His three sons – Peter, Michael and David – are all actors. .
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died last night in a Los Angeles hospital.
We're told he passed away peacefully in his sleep at around 6 PM. The Insider" confirms that Dom DeLuise has died.
The Golden Globe-nominated actor died Monday night at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 75 years old.
Dom is probably best-known for his work in Mel Brooks films like 'Blazing Saddles,' 'Silent Movie,' 'History Of The World Part One,' 'Space Balls,' 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights,' and co-starring with Burt Reynolds in films like 'The Cannonball Run,' 'Smokey and The Bandit II,' 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' and 'The End.'
He also hosted the popular TV show "Candid Camera" from 1991-1992. Dom was an avid cook and author, penning several cooking guides and children's books.
"I was thinking the other day about this," his close friend Burt Reynolds tells us. "As you get older you think about this more and more, I was dreading this moment. Dom always made everyone feel better when he was around. I never heard him say an unkind word about anyone. I will miss him very much."
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Date of Birth:
1 August 1933, Brooklyn, New York, USA more
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Trivia:
Appeared with all three of his sons--Peter DeLuise, Michael DeLuise and... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
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