Dom DeLuise

Dominick "Dom" DeLuise was an American actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, author, and chef, known for his distinctive gruff, albeit very timid and wheezing voice. He was best known for voicing various animated characters in Don Bluth's films, such as Jeremy in and its 1998 , Tiger in , and was the only voice actor to reprise his role throughout , Stanley in , and Itchy Itchiford in , and was one of two voice actors who made it through (the other being Charles Nelson Reilly as Killer). He was also well-known for voicing Christopher Columbus in , as well as Pizza the Hutt (a parody of Jabba the Hutt) in Mel Brooks' (a parody of Star Wars).
For Disney, he voiced Fagin in the 1988 Disney animated feature film Oliver & Company and Dionysus in the Hercules TV series. He also hosted The Mouse Factory episode "The Great Outdoors", narrated the read-along of Monsters, Inc., and guest-starred on .
On May 4, 2009 at age 75, DeLuise died from kidney failure, cancer, and respiratory problems, due to complications of diabetes.
==Roles==
Fagin.png|Fagin(Oliver & Company) 
Bacchus.jpg|Dionysus(Hercules TV series)
Tumblr n85k78291L1twk120o1 500.png|Ernie(The Brave Little Toaster; deleted)
==Gallery==
451px-Dom Deluise Allan Warren-1-.jpg|Dom DeLuise in 1975.
==Trivia==
*DeLuise was initially chosen to voice Ernie from The Brave Little Toaster; however, the character was cut from the film.
*He was also considered to voice Genie in Aladdin before the role was ultimately given to Robin Williams.
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