Dom DeLuise

Dominick "Dom" DeLuise August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009 was an American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author. He was the husband of actress Carol Arthur, and the father of actor, writer, director Peter DeLuise, and actors David DeLuise and Michael DeLuise. DeLuise was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents, Vincenza "Jennie", a homemaker, and John DeLuise, a civil servant (garbage collector).DeLuise graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts. He later attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.He is also the father of David DeLuise (the character of Jerry Russo on the hit show on Disney Channel, ... Read Full Story

Dom DeLuise has died at the age of 75. The actor comedian died peacefully in his sleep last night around 6pm. DeLuise starred in classics like “ Blazing Saddles “, “The Cannonball Run “, “ Spaceballs “, and “ Robin Hood: Men in Tights “. Dom DeLuise loved to cook just about as much as he loved acting. He began “second life” later in his career as a chef. He wrote 2 cookbooks and appeared now and again on morning television to cook up his favorite dishes. DeLuise’s three sons, Peter, Michael and David, all went into acting as well and appeared with their ... Read Full Story

It saddens me deeply today to report that the truly gifted funnyman Dom Deluise has died at the age of 75, according to TMZ . Yeah, I know this has little do with horror. OK, the guy was in Haunted Honeymoon, and his last movie will be Horrorween, due out in October--how's that? Besides, in the words of my illustrious colleague BJ-C --my blog, my rules. This one gets to me because I have a personal connection with the man. Growing up on 67th Street and 12th Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, we lived literally around the corner from Mr. Deluise's mother, Vincenza. I ... Read Full Story

Picking up on something I saw on Mark Evanier’s blog about Dom DeLuise: In 2002, I was executive producer of the Ovation Awards here in Los Angeles. The director of the show suggested we invite Dom DeLuise to be one of the presenters. I loved Dom DeLuise’s work, but I had concerns. As delicately as I could ask (and I’m sure I could have been more tactful), I wanted to know how he was going to be able to get on and off the stage. The man was massive. He could barely walk. How was his health? And how was the audience going to ... Read Full Story

Life can be funny and ironic. And also very sad on a day like today. In 2006 , I got involved with a writer and producer to discuss the possibility of making a feature film, so I flew out to Hollywood in 2007 to check out the situation. While there, I was introduced to some other producers who had a TV idea that seemed very interesting and different. Immediately, I was drawn to the idea, and I decided to get involved. It was a TV Pilot and idea for a show called the “Un-Invited Guests with Bell Devlin Starring Dom DeLuise.” I would later ... Read Full Story