Dom DeLuise (1933-2009)I grew up with Dom Deluise. He seemed to be a comedy staple in most of the movies I saw as a kid. Even today my household discuss the merits of the Jerry Reed, DeLuise classic Hot Stuff (1979). It's not a good movie, but we still remember it and sing the theme song on a regular basis. Yes, it's a troubled home.
But to me DeLuise will always be remembered as Burt Reynolds sidekick. They were only in a few movies together, but they seemed like an inseparable pair. The best part about the movies they were in were always the closing credits. They'd show outtakes and the centerpiece was Dom being abused by Burt. Dom would crack up and couldn't stop. Burt would continue to slap him. It was a little creepy, but apparently quite humorous too. Or we were glad to know more than just the audience was abused after sitting through Cannonball Run 2 (1984).
My favorite appearance of his was in the beginning of The Muppet Movie (1979). Kermit just finishes singing Rainbow Connection and the next thing you get is a scene of Kermit and DeLuise playing one liners off each other in the swamp. It's a good bit.
He was always a big guy and never apologized for it. He loved food and even has a few gourmet cookbooks. It seems like it was a good life, full of laughter, friendship and fancy food. You can't ask for much more than that.
Farewell Captain Chaos, you will be missed.
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