The portly actor was best known for his zany character roles in Mel Brooks comedies such as Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs (voicing the gluttonous Pizza the Hutt) and Robin Hood: Men in Tights, as well as for his longtime association with fellow actor Burt Reynolds. The pair appeared in a number of films together in the 1980s, including The Cannonball Run and Smokey and the Bandit II.
During his long career, DeLuise earned a Golden Globe nomination for the sitcom "Lotsa Luck," a Daytime Emmy nod for "All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series" and a Razzie for playing a woman in Gene Wilder's 1986 comedy bomb Haunted Honeymoon. DeLuise passed away May 4, 2009, at age 75.
AddHistory of the World: Part 1Mel Brooks's comic genius is unleashed in spades in this episodic spoof of history's seminal moments (narrated by Orson Welles), which begins with a brilliant send-up of the cinematic classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Brooks goes on to lampoon the Stone Age, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition... Read More
AddThe EndA botched suicide attempt lands terminally ill Sonny Lawson (Burt Reynolds) in the psych ward, where he meets Marlon (Dom DeLuise) -- a demented schizophrenic who's more than happy to help Sonny finish the job. When Sonny realizes that maybe he does want to live the few days he has left, it... Read More
AddAll Dogs Go to Heaven: Friends ... RescueJoin Charlie (voiced by Steven Weber) and his canine friends Itchy (Dom DeLuise), Anabelle (Bebe Neuwirth) and Sasha (Sheena Easton) on another round of hair-raising adventures in this collection of episodes from the popular animated series, based on the 1989 Don Bluth film. A foursome of episodes... Read More
AddVideo Classroom with Dom DeLuiseGet to know the worlds above you and below you with this innovative video classroom designed especially for children ages 3 to 7, taught by the hilarious Dom DeLuise, who's really just a big kid himself. Featuring real children as students, the imaginative lessons about space and sea challenge... Read More
AddThe GodsonThe Calzones are a hapless mob family headed for trouble in this Mafia spoof. Guiseppe "the Guppy" Calzone (Kevin McDonald) becomes head of the family after his brother's death, but it soon becomes clear that he's not cut out for the job, so the patriarch of the clan sends the Guppy to Mafia... Read More
