Mario Marsicano
The Late Movies: Dom DeLuise
by Mario Marsicano - May 6, 2009 - 8:00 PM

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.

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Comments (5)
  1. WASH THIS!!!

  2. Don’t forget about his role in Robin Hood – Men in Tights. Just a hilarious bit as the medieval godfather.

  3. 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.

  4. Not only a funny guy, a great family man. Very rare in Hollywood.

  5. Don’t miss him in Silence of the Ham. One of my favorite movies of all time.

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