Utopia Talk / Politics / OT - R.I.P. DOM DELUISE

Hot Rod Member	Wed May 06 05:09:41 DOM DELUISE, 75 Funnyman Known for Classic Comedies By Matt Schudel Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Dom DeLuise, 75, the rotund comic actor whose frequent television appearances in the 1960s and 1970s helped propel a career in films in which he often teamed with director Mel Brooks and actor Burt Reynolds, died May 4 at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. He had high blood pressure and diabetes, a family spokesman said. This Story * DOM DELUISE, 75: Funnyman Known for Classic Comedies * Post Mortem: DeLuise as Dominick the Great * Dom DeLuise: 1933 - 2009 Mr. DeLuise had a broad, slapstick style of physical humor that was derived largely from his idol, Jackie Gleason. He was a master improviser of throwaway lines, gestures and bug-eyed looks of surprise delivered with casually perfect timing. He excelled in television sketches, getting his television start in the early 1960s as the hapless magician Dominick the Great on "The Garry Moore Show," a CBS variety program where he often appeared alongside comedians Carol Burnett and Ruth Buzzi. Mr. DeLuise twice had his own short-lived TV series and, in the early 1990s, was the host of "Candid Camera," but he became better known for his film roles, particularly in a half-dozen comedies by Brooks. He often played outlandish characters -- from the effeminate director Buddy Bizarre in Brooks's "Blazing Saddles" (1974) to a bloated, belching Emperor Nero in "History of the World: Part I" (1981) -- who could trigger laughter just by walking into camera range. He also was the voice of Pizza the Hutt in Brooks's "Star Wars" parody "Spaceballs" (1987). ad_icon Mr. DeLuise appeared in four films with Reynolds, including "Smokey and the Bandit II" and the cult favorite "Cannonball Run" movies. In the two "Cannonball Run" films, he played the nerdy Victor Prinzim, who drives an ambulance in a cross-country road race. From time to time in the film, Mr. DeLuise transformed himself into "Captain Chaos," a deep-voiced, would-be superhero who possessed unearthly driving skills. "One day, I was in the schoolyard, nine guys were beatin' me up pretty good, and there he was," he said, explaining his transformation into a caped crusader. "Dun dun DUNNN! . . . out of the blue! Pow! Slam! Bam! Baff! I sure was grateful! Nobody bothered me at school after that." Mr. DeLuise appeared with Gene Wilder in several films, including "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" (1975), which Wilder directed. "During three months of rehearsals and prerecording our songs, Dom DeLuise kept us laughing," Wilder wrote in his 2005 memoir, "Kiss Me Like a Stranger." "When the actual filming started, he kept the whole crew laughing, not just with his acting but also between takes. He was the funniest man, in person, that I've ever known." In addition to his live-action comedy, Mr. DeLuise often performed as a voice-over artist in animated films and cartoons, including the role of Tiger in Steven Spielberg's "An American Tail" (1986) and its sequels, and as the dog Itchy Itchiford in the popular TV series "All Dogs Go to Heaven." He also appeared several times at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in a speaking role in the opera "Die Fledermaus." Mr. DeLuise battled a weight problem for most of his life, sometimes weighing 325 pounds or more. He bore a striking likeness to celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme and once visited Prudhomme's restaurant in New Orleans, convincing diners that he was in fact the chef. In later years, Mr. DeLuise wrote several cookbooks and children's books and occasionally appeared as a television and radio chef. He said his interest in cooking came from his mother. "She was always ready to cook at a moment's notice," he said. "She carried around two meatballs in the bun in her hair." Dominick DeLuise was born Aug. 1, 1933, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Italian immigrants. He attended New York's High School of Performing Arts, studied biology at Tufts University near Boston and spent two years as an apprentice actor in Cleveland. He met his wife, actress Carol Arthur, while doing summer stock in New England and in 1971 replaced James Coco on Broadway in the Neil Simon comedy "Last of the Red Hot Lovers." His television career bloomed in the 1960s and 1970s with "Garry Moore," "The Entertainers," "The Dean Martin Show" and "The Carol Burnett Show." He was a frequent guest host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Mr. DeLuise was known mostly for comedy, but he made his film debut in 1964 with a small role in Sidney Lumet's political thriller "Fail-Safe." He played an undercover police officer in his own directorial debut, 1979's "Hot Stuff." A year later, he had the lead role in the bittersweeet comedy "Fatso," directed by and co-starring Anne Bancroft. Throughout the 1980s, he directed many plays at theaters in Florida, often with his sons, actors Peter, Michael and David DeLuise. They survive him, along with his wife of 43 years and three grandchildren. http://www...501789.html?hpid=moreheadlines
habebe Member	Wed May 06 05:13:23 RIP
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 06:53:49 Married 43 years? You don't see that too often in Hollywood, rezpect nigga. Thank you for the laughs.
Hot Rod Member	Wed May 06 07:12:02 He isn't Black, he is an Italian American.
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 07:15:46 nigga doesn't necessarily mean black, ya know. However cracka always means cracka, got that, cracka?
Hot Rod Member	Wed May 06 07:19:47 No, it doesn't always mean Black. But it is always a demeaning insult.
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 07:46:09 No, you are thinking of the word NiggER. That is always insulting, but the word NiggA is not.
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 07:50:03 Either way the fact that you admit that it does not always mean black renders "He isn't Black, he is an Italian American." completely void of any meaning. Obviously I disagree that nigga is an insult, it should be obvious to you too since I wrote "rezpect nigga" and "Thank you for the laughs". Which bring us to the fact that all your posts since the orginal one have complete waste of time, a case of "mouth" diarrhea. Which sums up your existence this board fairly well.
Hot Rod Member	Wed May 06 08:13:33 I guess it really depends on whom you ask, or what part of the world you live in. In my part of the world, it is a droggatory, demeaning insult. 1. nigga 20645 up, 3534 down love it hate it Nigga is a word which evolved from the derogative term "nigger". Tupac best defined the distinction between the two. NIGGER- a black man with a slavery chain around his neck. NIGGA- a black man with a gold chain on his neck. Tupac defined the word by THE TRUTH Dec 26, 2003 share this 2. Nigga 12014 up, 4716 down love it hate it a word a white person can NEVER say while a black person is present or they will be beat down. but they say it with fellow white people White person A: yo nigga White person B: *looks around* White person A: there none around i checked already White person B: well in that case, fo shizzle my nizzle niggaaaa. by xxjustafacexx Mar 27, 2005 share this 3. nigga 9833 up, 3123 down love it hate it Something I would get my ass kicked for saying. Me to Black person: What up my nigga! Black person: You better run whiteboy! 4. nigga 8068 up, 3450 down love it hate it A word used by blacks to maintain racial seperation and dwell on events over one hundred years ago. "You ccaint say nigga cuz you aint black you is white and you great great great grandaddy kept my great great great grandaddy as a slave, so you need to give me yo money, dawg. by Jeff Mar 10, 2005 share this 5. nigga 5378 up, 1939 down love it hate it A derogatory word used by black people to retain (and exploit) their ancestors past as slaves. Many blacks claim it's a term of endearment (akin to brother, homie, etc), but in no way can it be as its root meaning is ignorance. It's another double standard of racism in our current time. White guy "what up nigga" Black guy "nigga?" White guy "you know what I mean bro" Black guy "you mean I'm a nigger" White guy "Nah man, it ain't like that" Black guy punches the white guy. Black guy gets arrested for assault and released without charges because the white guy is accused of using racial slurs (that the Black guy uses everyday in his vocabulary with his "brothers" that he has no idea if he's actually related to). homie bro brother fool nigger by Sick and Tired 6. nigga 5186 up, 2043 down love it hate it from one black man to anothor meaning to say; homie, brotha..etc. "wudup nigga" 7. nigga 3410 up, 1342 down love it hate it Slang term for homie, friend, buddy, etc., used primarily by African-Americans but has spread to other races as well; "'Sup my nigga?" "How's it hanging my nigga?" "Yo, nigga wassup?"
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 08:17:36 >>I guess it really depends on whom you ask, or what part of the world you live in.<< Yepp. This "conversation" was over the minute you started it. It's time to let go.
Hot Rod Member	Wed May 06 08:27:17 Yeah no sense arguing with you European Racists, because you have no idea you *ARE* racists. You think you know everything there is to know about everything, but you don't know squat. You and your ignorant racism makes me want to puke.
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 08:31:59 I was wondering what other pointless thing you would say to insist that you were some how right. If all else fails, do what Hot Rod does and makes something up.
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 08:32:48 Sorry, make something up that directly contradicts everything else you have said prior to it.
Hot Rod Member	Wed May 06 08:38:44 You have a nice day there Sand Nigga. You don't mind me showing you rezpect do you?
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 08:41:58 Quick recap: Nimatzo: wow 43 years married, rezpect nigga Hot Rod: He wasn't black. Nimatzo: Nigga doesn't always mean black Hot Rod: No it doesn't always mean black, but it is always an insult. <<< Hotradiction nr 1 Nimatzo: So then we agree. Making your post pointless and obviously I did not mean it as insult. You are pointless. Hotrod: No it isn't always an insult, it depends on who you ask and where you are from. <<< Hotradiction nr 2 Nima: Exactly, this "debate" is pointless. Hotrod: You are a racist. <<< Grand finale.
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 08:44:44 LOL Hot Rod deleted all his moronic posts and my replies. PWNED.
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 08:46:46 Hot Rod Member Wed May 06 07:12:02 He isn't Black, he is an Italian American. Nimatzo Member Wed May 06 07:15:46 nigga doesn't necessarily mean black, ya know. However cracka always means cracka, got that, cracka? Hot Rod Member Wed May 06 07:19:47 No, it doesn't always mean Black. But it is always a demeaning insult. Nimatzo Member Wed May 06 07:46:09 No, you are thinking of the word NiggER. That is always insulting, but the word NiggA is not. Nimatzo Member Wed May 06 07:50:03 Either way the fact that you admit that it does not always mean black renders "He isn't Black, he is an Italian American." completely void of any meaning. Obviously I disagree that nigga is an insult, it should be obvious to you too since I wrote "rezpect nigga" and "Thank you for the laughs". Which bring us to the fact that all your posts since the orginal one have complete waste of time, a case of "mouth" diarrhea. Which sums up your existence this board fairly well. Hot Rod Member Wed May 06 08:13:33 I guess it really depends on whom you ask, or what part of the world you live in. In my part of the world, it is a droggatory, demeaning insult. 1. nigga 20645 up, 3534 down love it hate it Nigga is a word which evolved from the derogative term "nigger". Tupac best defined the distinction between the two. NIGGER- a black man with a slavery chain around his neck. NIGGA- a black man with a gold chain on his neck. Tupac defined the word by THE TRUTH Dec 26, 2003 share this 2. Nigga 12014 up, 4716 down love it hate it a word a white person can NEVER say while a black person is present or they will be beat down. but they say it with fellow white people White person A: yo nigga White person B: *looks around* White person A: there none around i checked already White person B: well in that case, fo shizzle my nizzle niggaaaa. by xxjustafacexx Mar 27, 2005 share this 3. nigga 9833 up, 3123 down love it hate it Something I would get my ass kicked for saying. Me to Black person: What up my nigga! Black person: You better run whiteboy! 4. nigga 8068 up, 3450 down love it hate it A word used by blacks to maintain racial seperation and dwell on events over one hundred years ago. "You ccaint say nigga cuz you aint black you is white and you great great great grandaddy kept my great great great grandaddy as a slave, so you need to give me yo money, dawg. by Jeff Mar 10, 2005 share this 5. nigga 5378 up, 1939 down love it hate it A derogatory word used by black people to retain (and exploit) their ancestors past as slaves. Many blacks claim it's a term of endearment (akin to brother, homie, etc), but in no way can it be as its root meaning is ignorance. It's another double standard of racism in our current time. White guy "what up nigga" Black guy "nigga?" White guy "you know what I mean bro" Black guy "you mean I'm a nigger" White guy "Nah man, it ain't like that" Black guy punches the white guy. Black guy gets arrested for assault and released without charges because the white guy is accused of using racial slurs (that the Black guy uses everyday in his vocabulary with his "brothers" that he has no idea if he's actually related to). homie bro brother fool nigger by Sick and Tired 6. nigga 5186 up, 2043 down love it hate it from one black man to anothor meaning to say; homie, brotha..etc. "wudup nigga" 7. nigga 3410 up, 1342 down love it hate it Slang term for homie, friend, buddy, etc., used primarily by African-Americans but has spread to other races as well; "'Sup my nigga?" "How's it hanging my nigga?" "Yo, nigga wassup?"
Nimatzo Member	Wed May 06 08:53:50 You are like a fucking kid Hot Rod. If you can't have it your way you will attempt to take a dump on the cake and then run away. As for "Sand Nigga" there is no such expression, Sand NiggER on the other hand is a word constructed to be disrespectful, to Arabs and Jews (which I am neither). Nigga on the other is created from something negative to be something positive. This is why people call you a pedophile.
roland Member	Wed May 06 10:00:47 so hr have problem with the word and then uses it himself, lol.
Roland Member	Wed May 06 10:28:55 ??
Hood Member	Wed May 06 13:29:28 RIP Dom Deluise.
the archivist Member	Sat Aug 07 20:27:01 Remember those fun old days before we could see deleted posts with the show deleted posts link? http://www...&thread=17025&showdeleted=true
Paramount Member	Sun Aug 08 07:03:44 lol
Cloud Strife Member	Sun Aug 08 18:47:09 Now we can post in deleted threads.
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