Dom DeLuise

American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009). He was the husband of actress Carol Arthur from 1965 until his death, and the father of actor, writer, pianist, director Peter DeLuise, actor David DeLuise, and actor Michael DeLuise. He had starred in various Don Bluth's films, such as All Dogs Go to Heaven, The Secret of NIMH, and An American Tail. DeLuise was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian American parents Vincenza "Jennie" (née DeStefano), a homemaker, and John DeLuise, a civil servant (garbage collector). He was the third born and had an older brother named Nicholas "Nick" DeLuise and a sister named Antoinette DeLuise-Daurio. DeLuise graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts. He later attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. DeLuise generally appeared in comedic parts. In the 1970s and 1980s he often co-starred with Burt Reynolds. Together they appeared in the films The Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II, Smokey and the Bandit II, The End, All Dogs Go to Heaven, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. DeLuise was the host of the television show Candid Camera from 1991 to 1992. DeLuise also lent his voice for animated films and was a particular staple of Don Bluth's features, playing major roles in The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, A Troll in Central Park, and All Dogs Go to Heaven. He also lent his voice to Fagin in the Walt Disney film Oliver & Company and made guest appearances on several animated TV series.