R.I.P. Dom Deluise

[niky]

Actor Dom DeLuise dead at 75: family

12 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Actor Dom DeLuise, best known for his roles in screwball comedies such as "Blazing Saddles" and "The Cannonball Run," has died in Los Angeles, his family said Tuesday. He was 75.

DeLuise died peacefully in his sleep while in hospital in Santa Monica on Monday, surrounded by his family, his son Michael DeLuise told KTLA television.

DeLuise appeared in a series of films alongside Hollywood icon Burt Reynolds. The duo appeared in "The Cannonball Run" together and a later sequel, as well as other films including "Smokey and the Bandit II."

Reynolds paid tribute to his friend co-star in a statement.

"I was thinking about this the other day," Reynolds said. "As you get older and start to lose people you love, you think about it more, and I was dreading this moment.

"Dom always made you feel better when he was around, and there will never be another like him. I never heard him say an unkind word about anyone, and I will miss him very much," Reynolds said.

DeLuise is best known for his performances in several Mel Brooks films, including Western spoof "Blazing Saddles," Star Wars parody "Spaceballs" -- where he played Pizza the Hutt -- and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights."

As well as acting, DeLuise also authored several cookbooks and children's books.

Good-bye Captain Chaos...

 

[McLaren]

Man...first Bea Arthur a few days ago, and new Deluise.

 

[Solid Lifters]

Blazing Saddles is the funniest film of all time. I loved the Cannon Ball Run movies because of him.

He was silly, funny man with a heart of gold. Like Burt said, he never said a bad word about anybody. RIP

 

[niky]

Almost forgot about Bea Arthur... we were watching a special on her on one of the lifestyle channels (so sue me, wife had the remote)...

It's just shocking to think how far off the radar Dom has slipped since his golden days in the 80's... shocking to think how much we've forgotten about him.

He's gone to a better place...

 

[Omnis]

Dang, Dom is dead. RIP.

 

[Flerbizky]

CannonBall Run rocked because of Dom..

RIP to a good man !...

 

[Famine]

I will be watching the SG-1 episode "Urgo" again then (directed by, I believe, his son).

 

[Solid Lifters]

Great video you must watch...

[YouTube]gRduPZvIm08[/YouTube]

 

[Pako]

That's sad, but it sounds like he lived a good life. How fortunate we are that he shared it with all of us.

 

[L_Hamilton]

Great video you must watch...

[YouTube]gRduPZvIm08[/YouTube]

I was laughing the whole time. Great guy. Sad he had to leave us.

 

[ranhammerR34]

RIP Dom. Very funny actor.

 

[Pupik]

CannonBall Run rocked because of Dom..

RIP to a good man !...

Amen to that, even though auto purists hate that movie, it probably started my gear-headed-ness.

 

[Christhedude]

RIP! i just watched couple of days ago Canonball Run. Love that intro with the Countach!

RIP again

Chris