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Dom DeLuise
1933 - 2009

Beaks here...

This is the only time I've failed to smile at the thought of Dom DeLuise. Since Mr. DeLuise probably wouldn't want it that way, let's do this...


That's a great scene on its own, but it plays even better in the context of the film. For eighty minutes, Mel Brooks has been throwing everything at the audience: fart jokes, sex jokes, wildly inappropriate racial jokes... he's even scored with a rape joke! But just when it appears that the film is going to devolve into a wild brawl between the townspeople and Harvey Korman's thugs, DeLuise unexpectedly shows up as catty musical director Buddy Bizarre, and he fucking kills!

That's what DeLuise did. He made every movie funnier just by stepping in front of the camera. Starting with his uproarious performance as an inept spy in Frank Tashlin's THE GLASS BOTTOM BOAT, DeLuise was one of Hollywood's most reliably funny actors; whether cast in a substantial role or utilized as a walk-on scene-stealer, he was going to make you laugh one way or another. List the movies, and I'm sure you can think of one quintessential DeLuise bit: THE TWELVE CHAIRS, SILENT MOVIE, HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I, HOT STUFF, THE END, THE MUPPET MOVIE, WHOLLY MOSES!, FATSO, JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY... they weren't all classics, but DeLuise's antics elevated every single one of them.

And then there was his turn as Victor Prinzim in the Hal Needham's all-star comedy smash-up, THE CANNONBALL RUN. I was eight years old when I saw this movie in the theater, and for some inexplicable reason, whenever Victor transformed into "Captain Chaos", I was in hysterics. I mean, there was no bit there: it was just a happy, rotund fella donning tights and beating up bad guys. And yet I doubt I have ever laughed harder in my life. So for that, Mr. DeLuise, I'd like to thank you.

What were your favorite DeLuise moments?


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So sad
by oaser
May 5th, 2009
02:36:27 PM
Best DeLuise moment
by oaser
May 5th, 2009
02:37:47 PM
Rest in peace, Mr DeLuise
by themagicalhornofguntata
May 5th, 2009
02:39:31 PM
don't forget haunted honeymoon!
by logicalnoise01
May 5th, 2009
02:41:16 PM
Sucks. I always liked him as the Pope in J Dangerously
by DoctorZoidberg
May 5th, 2009
02:41:45 PM
Bloopers
by Kessler
May 5th, 2009
02:42:14 PM
Sorry to read that
by CHRISTIAN_BALE_TRASHED_MY_LIGH TS
May 5th, 2009
02:42:53 PM
Godspeed Sir
by erichaislar
May 5th, 2009
02:43:07 PM
"Watch me, faggots!" (no offense)
by cutest_of_borg
May 5th, 2009
02:43:20 PM
My favorite DeLuise role
by Volstaff
May 5th, 2009
02:44:25 PM
great line
by logicalnoise01
May 5th, 2009
02:44:26 PM
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
by dr sauch
May 5th, 2009
02:44:32 PM
Fatsy
by 2MS
May 5th, 2009
02:45:16 PM
dr sauch
by oaser
May 5th, 2009
02:45:55 PM
Captain Chaos is dead!
by digitalcos
May 5th, 2009
02:46:41 PM
Just don't go and mention.....him.
by brock landers baby
May 5th, 2009
02:47:03 PM
"It's a living!"
by Wazoo
May 5th, 2009
02:47:12 PM
No one mentions,...Fail Safe...
by Doc_Hudson
May 5th, 2009
02:47:38 PM
Kessler
by codymr
May 5th, 2009
02:47:40 PM
sigh......
by Foomas
May 5th, 2009
02:47:43 PM
NO NO NO!
by Orcus
May 5th, 2009
02:48:08 PM
"What about The Blimp?"
by Darth Busey
May 5th, 2009
02:48:44 PM
RIP, Dom
by Heckles
May 5th, 2009
02:51:09 PM
Haunted Honeymoon was great
by lockesbrokenleg
May 5th, 2009
02:52:24 PM
Damn shame
by liljuniorbrown
May 5th, 2009
02:53:18 PM
Itchy the dog or Jeremy the crow
by MY_BLUE_PENIS
May 5th, 2009
02:53:58 PM
one of the funniest ever
by ginny101
May 5th, 2009
02:54:29 PM
"Not In The Face!!"
by skimn
May 5th, 2009
02:54:55 PM
Crap, I thought the poor guy died already...
by Coma Baby
May 5th, 2009
02:55:26 PM
Thanks for the laughs, Mr D
by SonOfChiba
May 5th, 2009
02:55:44 PM
Wash THIS!!!
by HailDaHypnoToad
May 5th, 2009
02:57:38 PM
TREASURE BATH!!!
by HailDaHypnoToad
May 5th, 2009
02:58:14 PM
I guess Pizza sent out for him.
by lockesbrokenleg
May 5th, 2009
02:59:15 PM
"You know what burns my ass?"
by Shepard Wong
May 5th, 2009
03:01:01 PM
Brilliant in Secret of Nihm too
by darthpigman
May 5th, 2009
03:01:13 PM
RIP Dom
by guido505
May 5th, 2009
03:01:23 PM
"History of the World Part I" was a cornerstone of my childhood.
by themikejonas
May 5th, 2009
03:01:32 PM
Loved him in History of the World
by Mr Slippy Fist
May 5th, 2009
03:02:55 PM
Met him at a ihop once.
by Yoda's Ball Sack
May 5th, 2009
03:04:20 PM
HAIL CAESAR!
by thesinofthesky
May 5th, 2009
03:05:17 PM
Captain Chaos!
by fiester
May 5th, 2009
03:08:17 PM
rip jeremy the crow
by darkpassenger
May 5th, 2009
03:15:37 PM
Gone to that big treasure bath in the sky...
by Liberty Valance
May 5th, 2009
03:17:35 PM
"Treasure bath! Treasure bath!"
by Tacom
May 5th, 2009
03:18:14 PM
Loved him in SILENT MOVIE
by ricarleite2
May 5th, 2009
03:19:14 PM
The End
by riskebiz
May 5th, 2009
03:21:50 PM
I voted for Obama
by mullymt
May 5th, 2009
03:25:49 PM
"I wanna live!"I wanna experience the universe! And I wanna eat
by Johnny Smith
May 5th, 2009
03:27:25 PM
Lov you Dom - You were one of a kind!
by Professor_Monster
May 5th, 2009
03:27:43 PM
Cannonball Run... CHINESE VERSION!
by CENOBITE
May 5th, 2009
03:27:53 PM
When Burt rips Dom's wig off
by Belasco_House
May 5th, 2009
03:27:56 PM
Damn, Dom
by greyspecter
May 5th, 2009
03:28:12 PM
Riskebiz, agreed
by Lone_Wolf_McQuaalude
May 5th, 2009
03:28:18 PM
Terrible Loss
by damned-dirty-ape
May 5th, 2009
03:29:34 PM
God dammit...
by Johnny Smith
May 5th, 2009
03:29:38 PM
GET DA FUCKIN' HONEY!
by AzulTool
May 5th, 2009
03:31:20 PM
WALK WITH BALE
by BringingSexyBack
May 5th, 2009
03:31:27 PM
EvilWizardGlick
by damned-dirty-ape
May 5th, 2009
03:32:30 PM
Cannonball Run outtakes were hilarious.
by Vic Twenty
May 5th, 2009
03:35:13 PM
Glick is a Professional.....Douche
by Vic Twenty
May 5th, 2009
03:36:22 PM
Rest in peace HIM
by Dotten
May 5th, 2009
03:36:26 PM
Another Comedic great is gone
by sirlamorak
May 5th, 2009
03:38:53 PM
Aughh!!!!
by Aphex Twin
May 5th, 2009
03:39:57 PM
Dam, I'm at a loss for words...
by morGoth
May 5th, 2009
03:40:00 PM
Rest In Pizza, Pizza the Hutt!
by SpyGuy
May 5th, 2009
03:40:24 PM
btw on subject
by Aphex Twin
May 5th, 2009
03:41:16 PM
He always did great voices in Don Bluth movies
by Chuck_Chuckwalla
May 5th, 2009
03:42:29 PM
DAAN DAAAN DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!
by Kizeesh
May 5th, 2009
03:42:48 PM
People that troll in obit TBs
by skimn
May 5th, 2009
03:43:38 PM
RIP
by I am the most horrible
May 5th, 2009
03:44:15 PM
Why we mourn actors...
by Cartagia
May 5th, 2009
03:48:42 PM
Gotta Go With The Guys Who Said Caesar
by KosherWookie
May 5th, 2009
03:49:12 PM
Also, Rest in Peace Dom,
by Cartagia
May 5th, 2009
03:50:27 PM
For a big guy, he lived a long time...
by The Dum Guy
May 5th, 2009
03:51:05 PM
RIP
by PrincessLeias_Poohole
May 5th, 2009
03:53:05 PM
Dominick the Great
by Sonny_Williams
May 5th, 2009
03:55:27 PM
I am sad he died...
by UCB Agent1
May 5th, 2009
03:55:46 PM
"How..... do you do?" - Fievel Goes West
by The Dum Guy
May 5th, 2009
03:59:34 PM
Nice...nice. Not thrilling, but nice.
by Campion
May 5th, 2009
04:00:01 PM
Cartagia
by skimn
May 5th, 2009
04:07:55 PM
"The End," Dom's Oscar-worthy performance
by romanxp47
May 5th, 2009
04:08:21 PM
"Did you see that cat out there? All drippin', and, and WET..."
by Nasty In The Pasty
May 5th, 2009
04:09:22 PM
Also, he was the best CANDID CAMERA host
by ricarleite2
May 5th, 2009
04:12:52 PM
Dom
by Larry of Arabia
May 5th, 2009
04:13:55 PM
He was great on the Dean Martin Show
by Banditmania
May 5th, 2009
04:21:25 PM
Heaven is much funnier.......
by Ledergrant
May 5th, 2009
04:21:51 PM
I was just thinking about Dom Deluise. Oddly enough..
by Cotton McKnight
May 5th, 2009
04:21:53 PM
Him gets to meet Him
by snappy
May 5th, 2009
04:23:03 PM
Dom was so funny. I loved that big guy.
by Orionsangels
May 5th, 2009
04:25:39 PM
THE END, that's the one
by palimpsest
May 5th, 2009
04:29:21 PM
His son David DeLuise is the Dad on Wizards of Waverly Place
by Orionsangels
May 5th, 2009
04:32:02 PM
Dammit!!!!!!!
by Briannicus
May 5th, 2009
04:34:32 PM
am i the only one...
by v1cious
May 5th, 2009
04:36:19 PM
He had a cooking show...
by ErnestBorgNine
May 5th, 2009
04:36:51 PM
Pizza the Hutt in "Spaceballs"
by Orionsangels
May 5th, 2009
04:38:32 PM
just wanted to add my name
by cool_britannia79
May 5th, 2009
04:39:58 PM
I accidently gave him wrong directions to a hospital 12 years ag
by Angry Mike
May 5th, 2009
04:48:09 PM
He wasn't going to catch a plane...
by SingingHatchet
May 5th, 2009
04:50:44 PM
they should remake the cannonball run now !!!
by hesky75
May 5th, 2009
04:52:39 PM
Favorite moments -- when he made
by Dingbatty
May 5th, 2009
04:55:38 PM
Simply, one of the best comedians on the planet!
by HollywoodHellraiser
May 5th, 2009
04:57:35 PM
They should remake cannonball run and all the cars are CGI
by Orionsangels
May 5th, 2009
04:59:01 PM
EvilWizardGlick...
by conspiracy
May 5th, 2009
05:03:15 PM
whats up with the slaps?
by darkslab
May 5th, 2009
05:04:42 PM
That's a loving slap. It's like when Abbott would slap Costello
by Orionsangels
May 5th, 2009
05:08:12 PM
I will never forget his voicework in The Secret of N.I.M.H.
by Ironhelix
May 5th, 2009
05:14:13 PM
Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother
by Alfred_Packer
May 5th, 2009
05:15:03 PM
Hot Stuff
by kimsshawn
May 5th, 2009
05:17:35 PM
most recent: Muppet Show
by oisin5199
May 5th, 2009
05:20:23 PM
"oh God you're so strict!"
by earlfist
May 5th, 2009
05:20:53 PM
Farewell Dom…
by blakindigo
May 5th, 2009
05:21:40 PM
So sorry to hear about this.....
by dr_midnight48
May 5th, 2009
05:21:50 PM
Whenever........
by DrMorbius
May 5th, 2009
05:24:45 PM
Dom DeLuise...Fucking Professional!
by conspiracy
May 5th, 2009
05:30:10 PM
Dom
by victah
May 5th, 2009
05:32:03 PM
R.I.P. to a funny man who made me laugh everytime.
by otm shank
May 5th, 2009
05:36:38 PM
To Dom's Kids
by Media Messiah
May 5th, 2009
05:38:39 PM
I'm glad people are mentioning him in Secret of NIMH
by walrusholder
May 5th, 2009
05:39:40 PM
Hot Stuff
by sirlamorak
May 5th, 2009
05:42:26 PM
The END was great.
by Sal_Bando
May 5th, 2009
05:45:44 PM
WATCH ME, FAGGOTS!
by Riley Martin
May 5th, 2009
05:48:49 PM
I teared up a little bit watching Cannonball Run outtakes.
by bonecrushersmith
May 5th, 2009
05:49:07 PM
I'm hiding behind gasOLINE!!!
by Carsten
May 5th, 2009
06:06:08 PM
Made life better
by banville
May 5th, 2009
06:07:04 PM
RIP the DOM
by Outlaw
May 5th, 2009
06:09:32 PM
Captain Chaos R.I.P.
by TedKordLives
May 5th, 2009
06:11:05 PM
ok shoudl i say this?
by toguy
May 5th, 2009
06:20:59 PM
You will be missed
by ECUPirate71
May 5th, 2009
06:21:06 PM
Goodnight Fat Man...may you eat pie for the rest of time.
by Gus Van Rant
May 5th, 2009
06:58:25 PM
I always laugh
by cgccomics
May 5th, 2009
07:02:52 PM
"It's not high enough"
by PowerRing
May 5th, 2009
07:08:53 PM
When there's no more room in hell.......................
by crackerfarmboy
May 5th, 2009
07:11:18 PM
I love, love, LOVE DeLuise!!
by mrplowking
May 5th, 2009
07:15:38 PM
History of the World Pt 1
by Red Diver
May 5th, 2009
07:19:35 PM
I said piss! Did you hear me! I said Piss
by lockesbrokenleg
May 5th, 2009
07:20:37 PM
I have to agree with dr sauchs
by DrunkyMcLush
May 5th, 2009
07:22:39 PM
RIP
by veritasses
May 5th, 2009
07:46:33 PM
cant stop thinking about the SNL SKIT
by Six Demon Bag
May 5th, 2009
07:54:44 PM
Dom SNL SKIT
by Six Demon Bag
May 5th, 2009
08:04:40 PM
R.I.P. Dom
by Genre_Baby
May 5th, 2009
08:04:58 PM
Cannonball Run are my biggest memories
by FrodoFraggins
May 5th, 2009
08:05:54 PM
He will be sorely missed. A true original
by toadkillerdog
May 5th, 2009
08:20:26 PM
Fred is deeply sad to hear of his passing
by Freds_Balls_in_a_Mason_Jar
May 5th, 2009
08:22:33 PM
I once banged a chick who looked liked Dom DeLuise
by Cruel_Kingdom
May 5th, 2009
08:23:40 PM
I will miss Captain Chaos
by Liberal_Warrior
May 5th, 2009
08:28:57 PM
Seriously....how much food did he consume in a week?
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
May 5th, 2009
08:30:30 PM
Cannonball Run Pit Stop is saddened
by Ed Okin
May 5th, 2009
08:49:50 PM
Greatly missed
by zacdilone
May 5th, 2009
08:50:27 PM
Even his ad work
by BrandLoyalist
May 5th, 2009
08:52:08 PM
I looked up to him
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
May 5th, 2009
08:52:42 PM
Long live Captain Chaos
by Lornsorrow
May 5th, 2009
09:01:53 PM
I at a fruit pie from the vending machine in honor of Dom..
by malificus
May 5th, 2009
09:17:31 PM
Dann dann dannnn!!!!!! rip Mr. Deluise
by theonecalledshoe
May 5th, 2009
10:02:16 PM
OOoooo A Sparklie!
by MurderMostFowl
May 5th, 2009
10:09:45 PM
"There's a crazy lady with a hat! She had big teeth, she tied me
by Nasty In The Pasty
May 5th, 2009
10:20:09 PM
up!"
by Nasty In The Pasty
May 5th, 2009
10:20:34 PM
Burt Reynolds is a Douche for slapping that Fat Man around.
by sarsippius
May 5th, 2009
10:21:27 PM
Somebody who posted about HOT STUFF
by cymbalta4thedevil
May 5th, 2009
10:26:31 PM
Favorite DeLuise moment
by De Boss
May 5th, 2009
11:24:11 PM
Bernie the Agent in THE MUPPET MOVIE...
by Bob Loblaw Law Blog
May 5th, 2009
11:30:29 PM
Bummer, Hope his sons are doing ok
by Locutus_Jones
May 6th, 2009
12:00:14 AM
malificus: Fuck you....
by The Dum Guy
May 6th, 2009
12:29:55 AM
He still looks better than Burt Reynolds
by Bumpasses Dawg
May 6th, 2009
12:38:14 AM
"I'm not Captain Chaos anymore...
by DarthFloyd
May 6th, 2009
12:43:29 AM
Dom DeLuise Tribute
by snartwork
May 6th, 2009
12:53:18 AM
Captain Chaos is dead..
by Gabba-UK
May 6th, 2009
01:11:00 AM
Balln the Jack!
by lockesbrokenleg
May 6th, 2009
01:35:25 AM
I bow to the man
by Blitz
May 6th, 2009
01:44:10 AM
Ah man, this sucks.
by Brody77
May 6th, 2009
02:30:08 AM
Six Demon Bag
by Continentalop
May 6th, 2009
03:14:29 AM
Wasn't he also in 'Smokey & The Bandit 2'?
by pokadoo
May 6th, 2009
03:50:48 AM
Thank you, Victor.
by LlGHTST0RMER
May 6th, 2009
04:08:22 AM
SAD!
by deanbarry
May 6th, 2009
04:22:08 AM
A truly funny man
by Jack Bauer
May 6th, 2009
05:37:16 AM
This house...is cursed!
by chokinonrhodes
May 6th, 2009
06:22:00 AM
Pure class act... Truly PROFESSIONAL
by spud mcspud
May 6th, 2009
07:09:30 AM
My favorite line? From The End....
by Damned if I can login
May 6th, 2009
07:48:01 AM
RIP
by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR
May 6th, 2009
08:07:17 AM
The movie that nobody remembers.....
by Dr Gregory House
May 6th, 2009
08:15:09 AM
DOM DEL RIP
by Damien Chowder
May 6th, 2009
08:29:52 AM
I'm a Pepper, You're a Pepper...
by Hangar315
May 6th, 2009
08:35:54 AM
Paul Prudhomme is going to star as Dom in his life story.
by HypeEndsHere
May 6th, 2009
08:47:15 AM
Watch the Twelve Chairs
by Beezbo
May 6th, 2009
08:50:17 AM
Always made me laugh just by walking on screen.
by Mr Nicholas
May 6th, 2009
10:39:04 AM
Those CANNONBALL outtakes > than 90% of comedies today
by YackBacker
May 6th, 2009
10:52:11 AM
Did Burt Reynolds cry when he found out?
by Fareal
May 6th, 2009
01:05:35 PM
"I was da leading gynecologist in Pompei"
by Keith Maniac
May 6th, 2009
01:05:54 PM
He even made Stargate SG-1 funny
by thedoctor28
May 6th, 2009
01:29:42 PM
He would have liked my iphone app Mmm Cookies
by Randfilms
May 6th, 2009
01:40:15 PM
Dom, Peter, and Michael were
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
May 6th, 2009
02:46:52 PM
He really hung in there for a wildly overweight guy
by Knobules
May 6th, 2009
02:52:01 PM
He really hung in there for a wildly overweight guy
by Knobules
May 6th, 2009
02:52:08 PM
Dom and Prudhomme were separated at birth
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
May 6th, 2009
02:58:32 PM
"Sounds like steam escaping!"
by BanditDarville
May 6th, 2009
03:54:31 PM
Loved him as Tiger
by DookieMercury
May 6th, 2009
05:48:14 PM
The Magic Voyage FTW!
by ao33
May 6th, 2009
06:22:22 PM
holy shit
by The Amazing G
May 6th, 2009
07:15:41 PM
Sad to Hear
by Cobbio
May 6th, 2009
08:22:08 PM
ABE VIGODA LAUGHS AT YOU ALL!!
by thelordofhell
May 6th, 2009
09:10:28 PM
wow that's actually really fucking sad to hear...
by ThaJackaL
May 6th, 2009
09:56:37 PM
It took thelordofhell long enough to chime in
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
May 6th, 2009
10:14:40 PM
Dom Deluise..The End!
by pavobros
May 7th, 2009
07:55:15 AM
RIP
by Animation
May 7th, 2009
10:20:06 AM
pavobros and Toby_FN_Wong
by palpatinefuckedmydog
May 7th, 2009
11:24:45 AM
Lighten up fellas
by Screwbini
May 7th, 2009
02:40:04 PM
Grammaton Cleric
by thelordofhell
May 7th, 2009
05:06:06 PM
Very Sad
by drdoom_v
May 7th, 2009
09:26:56 PM
FATSO
by thegreatwhatzit
May 8th, 2009
03:00:01 AM

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