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...that the actor died in his sleep at a hospital in Los Angeles after a long illness. May 6th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Actor Dom DeLuise, a wisecracking persona who starred in movies like 'Blazing Saddles', 'Silent Movie' and 'The Cannonball Run', has died after...
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Simple Thoughts
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...do Sammy Davis Jr., Dom DeLuise, Sally Field and that guy from The Man with the Golden Gun have in common? They’ve all, in one movie or another, proved that a useless co-pilot is still ten times better company than the best GPS. Eden Games know this, and will...
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...exploring. “Lbs.’’ turns into a complacent cri-de-coeur for the otherwise affable Famiglietti, not unlike “Fatso,’’ with Dom DeLuise, and “Phat Girlz,’’ with Mo’Nique. It’s a movie about purging the shame of being overweight, if not the weight itself. That...
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...Little and Gene Wilder. Brooks also appears in multiple supporting roles. Slim Pickens, Alex Karras, David Huddleston, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman are also featured. Musician Count Basie has a cameo as himself. In June 2000, the American Film...
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...the makings of the Beetleball Endurance Rally Series! The Beetleball is like The Cannonball Run but without Lamborghinis or Dom DeLuise. Sure, some could argue that busty girls in Lambos and Captain Chaos are the best parts of an open road race. However, in...
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...in History Of The World: Part I, a laugh-filled version of the story of mankind. Featuring an all-star cast with Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn and Gregory Hines, the film proves that nothing, including history, is sacred. Lastly, Brooks pulls off another...
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Broadway World
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Three_Mel_Brooks_Classics_Arrive_On_Bluray_Disc_May_11_20100329
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...graciously offered to fully cover the E-350 in a design of our choosing. As a child, repeated viewings of the Burt Reynolds/Dom DeLuise classic on the family Betamax player left an indelible mark on my psyche. Now in possession of an ambulance and employed...
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...fun music, and will make anyone laugh. It's not terribly appropriate for kids, obviously. It's got a very upbeat tone, mostly. Dom DeLuise makes an appearance, as well, as an over-the-top reporter looking to close down the whorehouse, which is called the Chicken...
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...there goes the planet. OH FUCK YES, THIS WILL BE AMAZING i saw the Producers with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick and it RIP DOM DELUISE "WATCH ME FAGGOTS" I READ REST - MEL BROOKS while scrolling down and thought he died. my heart literally skipped...
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OH NO THEY DIDN'T
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...But for some reason, the Academy Awards goofed up big time for 2009: James Taylor did a touching tribute that remembered Dom Deluise, Jean Simmons, and David Carradine, among a few others who dies in 2009. They also managed to remember to do a John Hughes...
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From "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas".
A perfect one minute and 23 second performance from the normally comic Dom DeLuise. He plays Sgt. Collins, an enlisted man who has to spill top secret information to the Russians in this tense Cold War thriller.
"You're delicious"
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Today, I'm sitting here trying to parse the following bits of information from the increasingly confusing social-media-o-sphere:
So Google's revenue base is almost solely in advertising, Google thinks it needs to do real-time search, and Twitter says
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The first time I remember seeing Dom DeLuise in a movie it was Smokey and the Bandit II. He played a boozing doctor who is kidnapped by Burt Reynolds' character, Bandit, to help a pregnant elephant, Charlotte that he was transporting. Dom was funny. I
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Is Soulard Oktoberfest Too Big for Soulard?
The Soulard Oktoberfest may be forced to move downtown this year.
Alderwoman Phyllis Young, the Historic Soulard Market Merchant's Association and a handful of neighborhood residents say the annual festival,
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St. Louis River Front Times
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2009-05-13/news/is-soulard-oktoberfest-too-big-for-its-lederhosen-plus-mourning-dom-deluise-cashing-in-on-all-star-game-spotting-signs-spring
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American actor Dom DeLuise has died, according to reports from his family. DeLuise had been battling cancer previously.
On television, DeLuise was a frequent guest star on The Dean Martin Show, and had his own show, The Dom DeLuise Show, in two
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Dom, Joe, and Vince DiMaggio, three greats that will always be remembered in baseball history.
Boston Red Sox mourns the loss of Dominic "Dom" DiMaggio, brother to Joe DiMaggio, one of baseball's greatest players, and Vince DiMaggio, youngest of
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Upon hearing of the death of Dom DeLuise, it makes you wonder why people have to die. He was a funny guy and a good man. Here is a short clip of Dom doing a mini roast of Dean whilst on the roast of Telly Savalas. I DO NOT claim to own the copyright to this clip, I just uploaded it to share the classic comedy and Dom love :) .
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Tonight I’d like to recognize an actor that made me laugh more times than I can count. Dom DeLuise passed away yesterday at the age of 75, but he left enough funny out there to keep us rolling for years to come.
Let’s start with a classic. Dom plays a
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Mental Floss
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25317
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Home : Features : Columnists : A Funny Thing
7-May-2009
Written by: Kristin Hunt
Remembering Dom DeLuises kid-themed canon.
Like a lot of other people, I was sad to hear that Dom DeLuise had passed away earlier this week. I always loved his
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TheCelebrityCafe.com
http://thecelebritycafe.com/features/27371.html
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American actor Dom DeLuise has died, according to reports from his family. DeLuise had been battling cancer previously.
On television, DeLuise was a frequent guest star on The Dean Martin Show, and had his own show, The Dom DeLuise Show, in two
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Wikinews
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To say that we were saddened by the passing of Dom DeLuise is an understatement. This comedy legend, and favorite of Mel Brooks, has been responsible for some of the biggest movie laughs of all time. So to honor him, we take a moment to highlight some
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There are many ways to remember Dom DeLuise—nervous sidekick, preposterous fraud, "schmo," said William Grimes in
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The Week
http://www.theweek.com/article/index/96193/Remembering_Dom_DeLuise
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We know that an entire generation never heard of comedian Dom DeLuise, who died Monday at the age of 75. But oh what they missed.Take a look at DeLuise's send-up of Marlon Brando as the Godfather in Mel Brooks' "Robin Hood:
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KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/stargazing/story/1181901.html
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To say that we were saddened by the passing of Dom DeLuise is an understatement. This comedy legend, and favorite of Mel Brooks, has been responsible for some of the biggest movie laughs of all time.
So to honor him, we take a moment to highlight some
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ReelzChannel
http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/3244/top-5-dom-deluise-movie-roles
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TNT’s coverage of the NBA Playoffs rose to an average 3.38 million viewers -- up 14 percent from last year’s already record breaking first round results. The overall 2.3 household rating for the 24 games was up by 10 percent from last year’s 22
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MediaWeek
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Dominick "Dom" Deluise (August 1, 1933-May 4, 2009) passed away in his sleep on May 4, 2009 at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 75. He was hospitalized at the time, suffering from
kidney failure and respiratory
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Associated Content
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Actor Dom DeLuise died on Monday. He was 75. DeLuise had kind of fallen off the radar in recent years, but I remember him from The Cannonball Run 1 and 2, as well as many Mel Brooks' classics. He also had a line of pasta sauces and other foods,
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Babble
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Put Dom DeLuise and Burt Reynolds together on an open stretch of highway, and it almost didn’t matter that the movie around them was awful. The mix of Mr. Reynolds rakish glee and Mr. DeLuise’s unbridled madness was always infectious and always hip;
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DeLuise died on May 4, 2009 at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. His Star Is On The Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 1777 Vine Street in Hollywood.
Dom DeLuise 1933-2009 I will really miss Dom. I've always looked to his sense of humor. I remember the year Dom came into my life in the late 70's when he starred alongside Burt Reynolds in "The End". He played the roll perfectly in every essence of the word. An actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, chef, husband and father. He was truly the art of acting and will be deeply missed. I give full credit of my video to his official website, located at this link: www.domdeluise.com A ...
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Here's an appearance by Dom DeLuise which can be interpreted in a couple of different ways......
"Mike Hammer"
- A Death in the Family (1984)
While fighting his way through a parking lot for city buses, Mike Hammer dove from the roof of a bus and
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Actor-comedian -- who also became popular as a cookbook author
-- died Monday following a long illness, his son Michael said Tuesday. He
was 75. The nature of his illness was not disclosed. Burt Reynolds, with
whom DeLuise appeared in numerous films,
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IMDB
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DeLuise was most famous for his supporting roles in a number of Mel Brooks films, including 1974’s “Saddles” — in which he played a flamboyant musical director who led dancers in a number called “The French Mistake” — and 1976’s “Silent Movie,” in
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LOS ANGELES - Dom DeLuise, 75, the portly actor-comedian whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades with movie and TV audiences as well as directors and fellow actors, has died.
Mr. DeLuise died Monday night, his son Michael
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Philly.com
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London (ANI): Dom DeLuise, best known for his performances in films including Blazing Saddles and Cannonball Run, has passed away. He was 75. DeLuise's family said that the actor died in his sleep at a hospital in Los Angeles after a long illness. His
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OneIndia
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You can tell positive things about a celebrity sometimes based on their response to a blind charity request.
Actor Dom DeLuise, who died Monday, went well above and beyond the call of duty and any reasonable expectations a couple of years ago.
DeLuise,
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Herald & Review
http://www.herald-review.com/blogs/timcain/?p=1327
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Years back, I worked in movie publicity for about 15 years. Five of those were at Universal Studios, the other decade was freelance on individual movies. In all those years, only two people ever wrote me a thank you note when I did a favor for them. To
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LOS ANGELES - Dom DeLuise, the portly comedian whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades, died Monday night at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 75.
The family did not release a cause of death.
The actor,
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My tribute to the late, great, Dom Deluise. Who passed away on May 4th, 2009. The song is "Absolutely Green" sung by him from the film, 'A Troll in Central Park'. I'm really gonna miss him.
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Dom DeLuiseToo young to know who Dom DeLuise was? He was pure comedic genius. I'm probably dating myself when I mention movies like Cannonball Run, Smokey & the Bandit and Blazing Saddles, but any of those three movies blew away lame shit like Scary
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Glam.com
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Los Angeles -- Dom DeLuise, the portly actor-comedian whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades with movie and TV audiences as well as directors and fellow actors, has died. He was 75.
DeLuise died Monday night, son Michael
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Detroit News Online
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090505/ENT09/905050407/1263/RSS08
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. [edit] Early life deluise was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents, Vincenza "Jennie" (née destefano), 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 deluise generally appeared in comedic parts, although an early appearance (in the movie Fail-Safe as a nervous enlisted airman) showed a possible broader range. His first acting credit was as a regular performer in the television show The Entertainers in 1964. In the 1970s and 1980s, he often co-starred with Burt Reynolds; together they appeared in the films The Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II, Smokey and the Bandit II, The End, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and All Dogs Go to Heaven. deluise was the host of the television show Candid Camera from 1991 to 1992. TV producer Greg Garrison hired deluise to appear as a specialty act on the popular Dean Martin show. deluise ran through his "Dominick the Great" routine, a riotous example of a magic act gone wrong, with host Martin as a bemused volunteer from the audience. Dom's catch phrase in broken Italian dialect, No ...
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Mel, who directed Dom in such comedy classics as 'Blazing Saddles' and 'History of the World: Part I,' said of Dom: "Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy. He will be missed in a very big
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Entertainment Tonight
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This week we bid farewell (for now) to another American Comedian, Dom DeLuise. He’ll be missed. Here’s a video of DeLuise and Johnny Carson in the early 1970’s. They just don’t do comedy like this anymore (Hat-tip, Fausta):
…And here are some outtakes
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Ft. Hard Knox
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Whether he was a hyper lumbering sidekick or an evil ego-driven buffoon, Dom DeLuise, who passed away yesterday, always played the kind of character that could light up rooms in his movies. Even when he played the pompous villain in his hammed-up role
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MTV.com
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Dom DeLuise died yesterday in Santa Monica - RIP. Photo via AP
8:00pm Scrubs ABC - J.D. thinks about taking a new job
8:00pm American Idol FOX - The remaining finalists perform; guitarist Slash mentors the contestants as they prepare rock songs.
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Dom DeLuise, who brought his unique comedic gifts to many films passed away Monday evening in his sleep, according to his son's publicist. He was 75.
DeLuise appeared in several Mel Brooks films, including Blazing Saddles and Silent Movie. Later, he
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Cinema Spy
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