Dom DeLuise dies at 75
Comedy legend Dom DeLuise died peacefully in his sleep last night at the age of 75, according to TMZ. As a kid growing up on Mel Brooks movies, talk about depressing news. I can't think of any actor out there who I'd consider a modern day Dom DeLuise. I blame the Internet, and somehow, Zac Efron.
Rest in Peace, Dom.

Reader Comments
1. Abe Vigoda - May 5, 2009 12:32 PM
All dogs go to heaven?
2. Tups - May 5, 2009 12:33 PM
RIP
first
3. the world according to ROUGH! - May 5, 2009 12:38 PM
Somewhere J.J. is in mourning!
4. Nancy - May 5, 2009 12:39 PM
It's about time we got rid of that obese gay unfunny tard.
5. http://www.funderoos.com - May 5, 2009 12:40 PM
I'm trying to remember a time when this "comedy legend" was actually funny and I'm drawing a blank. I mean, he doesn't even crack the top 100 funniest fatties in my mind... any help?
6. the world according to ROUGH! - May 5, 2009 12:42 PM
Its a toss up on what he liked best "JJ" or food!
7. Barney Frank - May 5, 2009 12:42 PM
He ruled!
8. STFUP - May 5, 2009 12:43 PM
Hey Nancy - SHUT THE F UP!
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Show some respect for a comedy legend. You may not have been a fan youself, but why be so disrespectful?
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I hope someone disrespects you like that when you die.
9. James - May 5, 2009 12:43 PM
"he doesn't even crack the top 100 funniest fatties in my mind... any help?"
Well you can forget the Superficial female commenters (on the first part)...
10. Jenny - May 5, 2009 12:49 PM
This is very sad. He was a genuinely nice guy. May he rest in peace.
If anybody deserved to go in his sleep, it was this man. It's a sad day
11. Clarkehead - May 5, 2009 12:57 PM
Oddly enough, just this weekend I was just showing a friend of mine his "Eat This (it will make you feel better)" cookbooks when he asked about cooking good Italian-American food. Dom was a legend in every way. He loved life, good food, his friends, his family, and very much loved being in show business.
Obviously hardest on his family, today is a day of true loss for his fans. RIP, Dom.
12. zigi - May 5, 2009 12:58 PM
Lord save his soul ...
I just learned that Dom DeLuise-died last night in a Los Angeles hospital.
He was 75.
The history of life:Dom DeLuise-FILM
13. Megan - May 5, 2009 1:03 PM
This sucks, sigh.
14. Nancy - May 5, 2009 1:04 PM
" 8. STFUP - May 5, 2009 12:43 PM
Hey Nancy - SHUT THE F UP!
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Show some respect for a comedy legend. You may not have been a fan youself, but why be so disrespectful?
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I hope someone disrespects you like that when you die."
Ok, sorry, I'll amend what I wrote:
With all due respect to the easily amused flamers who considered this pathetic tub of lard to be even slightly humorous, it's about time we got rid of that obese gay unfunny tard.
(p.s. How, exactly, will I care about what somebody says when I'm dead?)
15. Bleh - May 5, 2009 1:12 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now who will kiss the ape when your on the run from the law? WHO?
16. cracka ass - May 5, 2009 1:14 PM
Loved his movies when I was a little kid.
"The End" with him and Burt Reynolds is a classic.
17. Mick - May 5, 2009 1:21 PM
He overate fatty foods and penises. Gee, what a loss.
18. Tony Nads - May 5, 2009 1:21 PM
I've never written a comment on here before, but so long Dom, we loved you. This guy was an irreplaceable prince among men.
Tony
19. Mike Hawk - May 5, 2009 1:23 PM
Cannon Ball Run, The Retread, wont be the same without him.
20. Farewell - May 5, 2009 1:48 PM
I am grieved. I thought he was a very nice guy. You won't be forgottem Dom.
21. Paige - May 5, 2009 2:22 PM
"Throw out your hands/stick out your tush/ hands on your hips/ give em a push/ dont be surprised/ your doing the French mistake VOILA!!!!" Rest in peace, captain chaos.
22. justifiable - May 5, 2009 2:23 PM
#14 That's OK, Nancy, it's really only fair - because we don't care what you have to say now.
23. live and let live - May 5, 2009 2:28 PM
That's so sad. :0( Everyone cool is passing over lately. My Mother is a huge fan of Dom and I'm a fan of his son(s) working on Stargate SG-1. One of my fave movies of Dom's is "Fatso" - it's a sweet, touching and hilarious, just like him. RIP Mr. DeLuise, you will be missed greatly.
24. No you do not look like Pink - May 5, 2009 2:29 PM
@14
Nancy, calm down, Pink is a butch and yes your still "in".
Damn, these Prop. 8 bitches need some Valium.
Rent "History of the World" (if you own a TV) and shoot down your own spew.
25. jo - May 5, 2009 2:30 PM
Paul Prudhomme also died at exactly the same time today.
26. Dr.necropolis - May 5, 2009 2:34 PM
My favorites:
Spaceballs
Blazing Saddles
Robin Hood Men in Tights
Cannonball Run 1 & 2
An American Tail (and sequels)
Secret of NIMH
The Muppet Movie
All around funny guy and amazing Voice Talent. He'll not be sorely missed for he'll always be lovingly remembered. RIP
27. justifiable - May 5, 2009 2:39 PM
#23 I loved "Fatso", but "The Twelve Chairs" was the first movie I ever saw him in - for me, Father Fyodor is still his best role. My mother always claimed to hate Mel Brooks but that movie changed her mind.
28. live and let live - May 5, 2009 2:47 PM
#27 justifiable -
Oh, I so agree...love "The Twelve Chairs"! I feel like renting a bunch of Dom movies from Netflix now! :0)
29. nancy is a dumb whore - May 5, 2009 2:53 PM
Nancy,
You're right, you wouldn't care after you're dead what people say. So, while you're alive (unfortunate) I will tell you you are a disrespectful dirty whore that will only be missed by your toothless johns. Hopefully you're crotch will rot off and we will be shut of you for good.
As for Dom, he seemed genuinely sweet and cheerful, which is more that I can say for the witless twat (Nancy) that wasted space on this page and on the planet.
Sad day.
30. Jim - May 5, 2009 3:00 PM
Fat, loud, and untalented. Good riddance. We've got plenty of those right on this site.
31. Nancy - May 5, 2009 3:03 PM
There's nothing quite as refreshing as when the celebrity cockgobblers attempt to do a "classy tribute" but tumble right back down into their usual gutterspeak. Well done, #29.
32. justifiable - May 5, 2009 3:24 PM
#31 Nancy, you're a fine one to call anyone out for "gutterspeak". "Gay", "tard" and "cockgobbler" aren't endearments, so your moral high ground is endangered real estate, you hypocrit. You didn't care for him? Fine. You think anyone you hate is gay? What else is new in your narrow little universe? He had a 43+ year steady career and was widely respected and loved in his industry, so you can suck it.
33. Jennyjenjen - May 5, 2009 3:58 PM
Whoa Nancy, chill the fuck out! We get that you blame yourself for your father leaving your mom when you were 12. But you couldn't help it if you weren't good enough. You were just born big boned and dim. Maybe if you would have been prettier he would have stayed around a few more years and you would have gotten the love you think you deserved. But you didn't deserve it. So let it go.. Daddy is happier now with his gay lover and it's all your fault.
34. live and let live - May 5, 2009 4:08 PM
Nancy, you are exactly what is wrong with this World.
35. Nancy - May 5, 2009 4:28 PM
#32 - in your fantasies, do you first lift up Dom's giant gut, or is it part of the fetish to try to suck while getting smothered in gut fat? Too bad he died before gay marriage was legalized in your state, huh?
(p.s. Where, exactly, did I claim the moral high ground?)
36. Eggy - May 5, 2009 4:31 PM
A funny, lovely man. You will be missed.
37. BabBab - May 5, 2009 4:36 PM
a funny, funny man. rest in peace.
38. Nancy is still a dumb whore - May 5, 2009 4:43 PM
You are a disgusting excuse for a human and I'm surprised that someone hasn't shot you in the face for being with such a narrow-minded butt slut. I'm hoping that you catch such a horrible case of crabs that you can no longer type for all you're scratching.
39. justifiable - May 5, 2009 5:05 PM
#35 Oh, I think it was somewhere between calling someone you hate "gay"and a "tard" - always a clever move, get that knife-edged wit right out front - and then drowning in your own bile while calling people who enjoyed his work "celebrity cockgobblers" and berating them for not being "classy" when they told you just what they thought of your little performance here. God, it must really, colossally, suck to be you.
Know what? Your dog didn't die when you were 14, he fucking escaped.
40. nancy has a gaping butthole - May 5, 2009 5:16 PM
Anyone with that kind of vitriol aimed at a deceased comic whose cheer and longevity are inarguable, is a sad and pathetic creature. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your repugnent bush. You are classless and a coward. Watch out for what comes around...
41. Nancy's Gay Dad - May 5, 2009 5:34 PM
Nancy, are you gonna be dead any time soon? I'd like to come out of hiding sometime in the next few years. See, I made a butt(oops)load of money selling my story as "Lost" to that JJ Abrams guy and I'd like to blow (oops) the money in peace without looking out over my damn shoulder for you all the time. And yes, you were fat and slow, and I did leave because of that. Oh yeah, you also weren't a boy. Bitch, aint it?
42. Nancy's Gay Dad - May 5, 2009 5:34 PM
Nancy, are you gonna be dead any time soon? I'd like to come out of hiding sometime in the next few years. See, I made a butt(oops)load of money selling my story as "Lost" to that JJ Abrams guy and I'd like to blow (oops) the money in peace without looking out over my damn shoulder for you all the time. And yes, you were fat and slow, and I did leave because of that. Oh yeah, you also weren't a boy. Bitch, aint it?
43. NoseRingGirl - May 5, 2009 5:34 PM
zomg saddest thing EVER. i almost burst into tears when I read this....rip big guy
:(
44. Nancy's Mom - May 5, 2009 5:49 PM
Dear Nancy~
It's time you were finally told the truth. The arguing you heard as a child were over custody of you. However, your dad and I were arguing about who had to retain custody. I was trying to give him total custody and he was arguing that he should only have to see you on the holidays. The thought of seeing you even once a year became all to much for your father, he ran off with his gay lover and I was stuck with you. I will never forgive that bastard.. My life has been hell ever since.
P.S. The dog did run away from you, he said it had something to do with your chronic habit of smearing peanut butter where he was forced to lick it off...
45. Nancy - May 5, 2009 5:52 PM
Ah yes, look at all the classy Dom DeLuise fans! What a moving tribute! With fans like these, he must be in heaven, looking down with great joy...that he finally is done hauling around his disgusting corpulent body and pandering with obvious desperation to get a laugh, knowing that he lacks real talent. Like his fans! Circle of life.
46. Nancy - May 5, 2009 5:54 PM
p.s. I'm an anonymous commenter, you know nothing about me, so these comments are interesting to read in terms of what they reveal about you. Sorry about your childhood traumas, good luck with getting on with your lives.
47. Rhialto - May 5, 2009 6:08 PM
I wish his loved ones many strenght after such a big loss.
48. Carolyn - May 5, 2009 6:20 PM
He was genuinely sweet and cheerful. Years ago when I was a flight attendant we had him on an all nighter from LA to NY and he spent the majority of the trip talking to the passengers in coach--made them laugh, made them feel good. He was kind to us (when many celebrities treated us like shit) and to his fellow passengers.
49. Nancy's Therapist - May 5, 2009 6:22 PM
Nancy is what we commonly refer to as "socially retarded", this stems from being poorly socialized as a child. Typically a child suffers from lack of socialization because they are deemed a pariah, usually cast out due to offending odor or hideous deformation of the face. In Nancy's case she was too stupid to understand even the most basic childhood games and to fat to compete in outdoor romps. Also, there was that rumor going around about the dog and peanut butter.. after that no parents would let her near their kids.
50. Nancy's Dog - May 5, 2009 6:42 PM
She forced me, I swear. There are some things that even Skippy just can't make you do.
51. wow - May 5, 2009 7:02 PM
holy shit, i thought that dude died like in the early 90s.
52. wassup - May 5, 2009 7:17 PM
#51 No, you're thinking of Nancy's personality and sense of humor.
53. Tanzarian - May 5, 2009 7:22 PM
Truly sad. But we still have DUN DUN DUN! Captain Chaos!
... huh?
Whaddya mean... 'same person'?!
*sob*
54. live and let live - May 5, 2009 8:13 PM
Nancy, what the Hell is wrong with you? Meds...starved for attention....drugs/alcohol abuse? You seem really really disturbed and if you think writing on a gossip site with all of your anger is somehow making you a cool person or better than the rest of us, you seriously need help. And if your not doing this for those reasons, then what the Hell are you doing?
I'm calling troll on this one folks.
55. Flipper - May 5, 2009 9:41 PM
Dom played Dr. Dudley in an episode of the Munsters. Fuck yeah! By the way the generation of real actors have about all died off none of todays so called actors could match The Duke, Ernest Borgnine, Charlton Heston etc and Nancy go suck a horse dick bitch.
56. Nancy - May 5, 2009 9:45 PM
#54 - where's the "all of your anger" part is what I've posted? Sure, I've taken some jabs at Captain Lardo, since the decay began on screen long before he died, due to a lack of any talent other than being an obese guy who laughed compulsively. A visual sight gag more than a person, in other words, which does get some people consistent "work" in movies and television (hence the long "career"). That's just stating facts. But I haven't once returned fire with the same venom as the commenter who has obviously posted many times under different names, a sad old game on blogs like this one. I'm not angry at all - I consider this very mildly entertaining.
57. JAY4.0 - May 5, 2009 9:53 PM
I was going to add to the plethora of insults (mostly justified) thrown at Nancy, but instead of "going there" I'd rather use the time to throw props to Carolyn (#48) for her post. Nice to see there are some cool people out there that still show some class...WTG Carolyn!
58. Adam - May 5, 2009 10:40 PM
All I know is, the earth is a closed biological system with limited resources, so tonight at least a dozen kids don't have to go to bed hungry with this fat fuck dead.
59. cracka ass - May 5, 2009 10:47 PM
LOOK AT ME I'M EDGY AND SNARKY LOL DEAD GUY WAS FAT AND FAG ROFL.
60. his - May 6, 2009 12:18 AM
Hey Nancy...what makes YOU laugh bitch? I'll bet what you see in the mirror is side splitting. Are you say....250, 300 lbs? I'm close right? Which brilliant comedian makes you laugh? I can see you rolling around on the floor laughing at a Sarah Silverman type, you jackass. Have some respect for the HILARIOUS CLASSIC Dom! You wouldn't know good humor if it bit you in your fat ass! Whew! That's better...
61. his - May 6, 2009 12:20 AM
Hey Adam, do you know Nancy? You should you ignorant FUCK!
62. jimmy - May 6, 2009 12:26 AM
cracka ass...you need to get hooked on phonics in the worst way! How was third grade, for the fourth try?
63. gerard vandenberg - May 6, 2009 12:54 AM
there was one thing HEALTHY, folks:
..............................................HIS LIFE ENSURANCE!!
64. justifiable - May 6, 2009 2:24 AM
#60 Sarah Silverman? Naaah. Try Pauly Shore. He's not fat or gay and he's just ever so talented!
65. nancy has acceptance issues - May 6, 2009 2:42 AM
Hate to say it Nanc... but I don't think it's one person using the different handles, you are universally hated.
66. playground mintor - May 6, 2009 3:10 AM
Dom, you can tell from these posts we loved you and you'll be missed. You made us laugh like hell when we were kids and when we got older, too. And it doesn't matter if you were fat or not, no one's going to pick on you here and get away with it. Rest In Peace, buddy.
67. Kickin' it old school - May 6, 2009 4:48 AM
RIP Dom, a great comedian during his peak.
68. aussie driver - May 6, 2009 5:01 AM
#65 I agree, no way it's all the same person. What is it with people like this Nancy? If a bunch of people tell her she's way out of line, they go into complete denial and claim one person is stalking them because how could they ever be wrong? Sad. Carolyn #48 I really liked your post. I'm not surprised he was a really nice guy on your flight. He always came across as a really sweet person, with no malice toward anyone. Far too few of those in the world today anyway, now there's one less.
69. Sid - May 6, 2009 8:32 AM
He was human comedy prop. Not a prop comic, but an actual prop. Fat guy laughing. Fat wearing clothes that don't fit. Fat guy trying to run. Ha. Ha. Ha.
Absolutely no loss because he can be replaced now using CGI (it's just an "Insert Fat Guy" button).
70. RichPort's Ghost - May 6, 2009 9:12 AM
Wow Nancy, you sure pissed off the Dom fans by being a douche... I'm sure they'd hug him to make him feel better, but it would take four of them with their hands joined in a circle to just barely make it.
71. nancy sucks - May 6, 2009 9:48 AM
You have managed to piss off more people that I thought possible. And in your tiny schitzo excuse for a brain I'm sure it's easier to believe that it's one person with multiple names, but I know you are wrong. You are hated and only your crabs will mourn you when you die. Are you jealous that you won't have ANYONE talking about you after you're gone? That you won't be missed or mourned? That there will be a great rejoicing that one more narrow minded bigot is wiped off the earth? I'm sure you are a bitter, rejected, hated person in you're small part of the world and you feel better talking shit about a guy that tried to make you laugh. Small minds should be wasted. Go find a bridge and see how high you can go when you jump off.
72. RichPort's Ghost - May 6, 2009 10:02 AM
#71 - Wow dude, it's not that serious... take a fucking Xanax...
73. Nancy - May 6, 2009 10:23 AM
Ok I'm sorry. I'm a complete jackass and I'll admit that. For those of you that believe in stoning please contact me privately so we can make arrangements for my long overdue painful death.
Thank you
74. thetruth - May 6, 2009 9:19 PM
Wash this!
Dom Deluise was awesome. Pure funny.
75. Cannonball Run Fan - May 11, 2009 12:52 AM
RIP Captain Chaos