Dom DeLuise (born August 1, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedic actor. He starred in the film Cannonball Run and was the host of the show Candid Camera from 1991 to 1992. His first acting credit was as a regular in the television show The Entertainers in 1964. He is probably best known, however, as a regular in Mel Brooks' films.

He has three sons Peter , Michael , and David , all of whom are actors. Dom, his sons and his wife Carol occasionally appear in each others' projects.

He is sometimes credited as Dom De Luise or Dom De Luises.

Selected filmography

• Diary of a Bachelor (first film) (1964)
• Fail-Safe (1964)
• The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• Silent Movie (1976)
• The Muppet Movie (1979)
• Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
• Fatso (1980)
• Cannonball Run (1981)
• History of the World, Part I (1981)
• An American Tail (1986) (voice)
• Spaceballs (1987)
• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) (voice)
• Fievel's American Tails (1991) (voice)
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
• Dexter's Laboratory (1997) (voice)

Selected television credits

• The Entertainers (1964)
• The Dean Martin Summer Show (1966)
• The Dom DeLuise Show (1968)
• The Dom DeLuise Show (1987)

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