Cooking While Laughing: Farewell, Dom DeLuise

by Emily Farris, Posted May 6th 2009 @ 11:00AM

After battling cancer for more than a year, comedic actor turned chef Dom DeLuise died Monday at the age of 75. While many will remember DeLuise for his roles in a slew of Mel Brooks films -- or for his less lovable "Candid Camera" years -- others are mourning the loss of a member of the culinary community. If you couldn't tell from what the obits are calling his "roly-poly persona," DeLuise loved to cook, and even more than that, he loved to eat what he cooked.

DeLuise was the author of three cookbooks, and we have only his first, "Eat This... It Will Make You Feel Better," on which to blame a propensity towards emotional overeating (Mom, you're off the hook). And considering there are not one, but two, actor cum foodies to mourn -- Bea Arthur, who died last month, also lived a culinary life less ordinary -- we may have to bust open DeLuise's "Eat This Too: It'll Make You Feel Better."

This meatball's for you, Dom.

Filed Under: Celebrities
Tags: bea arthur, BeaArthur, cookbooks, dom deluise, DomDeluise

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5-06-2009 @11:35AM Julie said... How could anyone not love Dom Deluise one of the most famous lovable foodies ever. I adored him in the movie "Fatso".
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5-06-2009 @12:06PM Beth said... I just saw "Fatso" about a year ago.. hilarious movie. He was a good egg.
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5-06-2009 @12:56PM Curtis - Great Chefs said... I've always loved Dom DeLuise and will almost remember him more for the great foodie that he was! So many people across the country and here in New Orleans would always compare him to Paul Prudhomme a few years back.
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