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 frustrated director in Blazing Saddles.
Dom was a regular on the Dean Martin roasts. Here is is skewering Frank Sinatra (3:50 on the clip).
More Dom and Dean. Here’s a clip from the Dean Martin show
Dom and a bunch of eggs make a stop on the Tonight Show.
Dom played an escaped mental patient in a really funny and often overlooked flick, The End. No one did crazy like Dom.
And we’ll end with another classic…History of the World Part 1.
Yesterday’s Late Movies: Cinco de Mayo. Monday: Star Wars.
WASH THIS!!!
posted by robb roncs on 5-7-2009 at 12:00 pm
Don’t forget about his role in Robin Hood – Men in Tights. Just a hilarious bit as the medieval godfather.
posted by Mike on 5-7-2009 at 12:19 pm
He was a funny talented comedian, the world will miss him. The blazing saddles clip cracked me up. You don’t get comedy like that any more.
posted by heather on 5-7-2009 at 3:11 pm
Not only a funny guy, a great family man. Very rare in Hollywood.
posted by PartiallyDeflected on 5-7-2009 at 3:41 pm
Don’t miss him in Silence of the Ham. One of my favorite movies of all time.
posted by Angelique on 5-7-2009 at 4:24 pm