DeLuise's movies have included those with pals Burt Reynolds (The End, Cannonball Run, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) and Mel Brooks (Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, History of the World: Part I). He has also written children's books, done a lot of voice work, and was "Cookie the Cook" on Shari Lewis' Charlie Horse Music Pizza children's TV program. He is beloved by multiple generations.