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David Leisure is a Actor American born on 16 november 1950 at San Diego (USA)

David Leisure

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Birth name David Russell Leisure
Nationality USA
Birth 16 november 1950 at San Diego (USA)
Death 24 may 2008 (at 57 years)

David Russell Leisure (born November 16, 1950) is an American actor best known for his role as Charley Dietz in the sitcom Empty Nest from 1988 to 1995 and fictional (and "lying") automotive "pitch man" Joe Isuzu in a series of North American television commercials for Isuzu from 1986 to 1990, and again from 1999 to 2001.

Additional television credits include Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, One on One, V.I.P., Diagnosis: Murder, The Parent 'Hood, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, For Your Love, Caroline in the City, The Wayans Bros., Touched by an Angel, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Renegade, The Golden Girls, Married... with Children, ALF, 227, T. J. Hooker, The Equalizer, Falcon Crest, Sledge Hammer!, and Nurses.

Leisure was born in San Diego and attended Grossmont High School in El Cajon, California. He went on to attend Grossmont College also in El Cajon and then to San Diego State University.

Among his smaller roles, Leisure appeared as the "First Krishna" in the 1980 film Airplane!. He voiced The Castle in Fox's 1992 Halloween special Count DeClues' Mystery Castle. In 1999, he made a brief but memorable appearance in 10 Things I Hate About You as a high school soccer coach and detention monitor. More recently, falling back on his "Joe Isuzu" shtick, Leisure has been acting as a fictional and disreputable insurance lawyer in a series of commercials for various American personal-injury law firms. In different markets, different firms have licensed the footage and add in their own spokespeople and names.

For much of the first quarter of 2009, Leisure appeared as Roger Wilkes on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. As of July 2010, he is in a recurring role as Salem District Attorney Charles Woods on Days of Our Lives.

Leisure also provided the voice of Metus on the animated feature BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn.

Usually with

Jim Abrahams
Jim Abrahams
(1 films)
David Zucker
David Zucker
(1 films)
Gregg Araki
Gregg Araki
(1 films)
Jerry Zucker
Jerry Zucker
(1 films)
DJ Pooh
DJ Pooh
(1 films)
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Filmography of David Leisure (13 films)

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Bionicle: The Legend Reborn, 1h11
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Animation
Actors Michael Dorn, Jim Cummings, Marla Sokoloff, David Leisure, Mark Famiglietti, James Arnold Taylor
Roles Metus (voice)
Rating52% 2.6243152.6243152.6243152.6243152.624315
Mata Nui (Michael Dorn), the Great Spirit of the Matoran universe on Aqua Magna, has been exiled from his home by his "brother," the evil Makuta Teridax. Teridax took over his gigantic robot body just after Mata Nui's reawakening and trapped the latter's spirit inside the legendary Kanohi Mask of Life. Teridax then banished the mask into orbit, in order to prevent Mata Nui from interfering with his takeover of the Matoran Universe.
Elvis Has Left the Building, 1h30
Directed by Joel Zwick
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors John Corbett, Kim Basinger, Annie Potts, Sean Astin, Pat Morita, Mike Starr
Roles Hole-in-the-Head Elvis
Rating51% 2.5540052.5540052.5540052.5540052.554005
The film opens with Harmony (Basinger) driving down a long, winding road, the music of Elvis playing on the radio. She feels that her life is empty and artificial. She is a traveling cosmetic saleswoman, setting up "Pink Lady" training seminars in the western portion of the United States. When she is asked if she's "one of those Mary Kaye ladies," she replies, "No, we're pink, they're more salmon." While she is popular and successful selling "Pink Lady," there is nothing real or honest in her life.
Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail
Origin USA
Genres Action
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jack Wagner, Daphne Zuniga, Zack Ward, Dorien Wilson, Kathleen Gati, David Leisure
Roles Dr. Vaughn
Rating47% 2.351092.351092.351092.351092.35109
Kyle Caldwell, agent de police travaillant dans une unité canine avec son chien et meilleur ami Hunter, vit avec celui-ci dans un simple trois pièces qu'on lui loue.
3 Strikes
3 Strikes (2000)
, 1h22
Directed by DJ Pooh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Brian Hooks, N'Bushe Wright, Antonio Fargas, Faizon Love, De'Aundre Bonds, Vincent Schiavelli
Roles District Attorney
Rating47% 2.35832.35832.35832.35832.3583
Robert "Rob" Douglas is in prison. According to a local news report there has been a law- California's three strikes law, which will put three time offenders in prison for a minimum of twenty-five years. Rob is currently finishing his second bid in prison. It is his last day in jail.
10 Things I Hate About You, 1h37
Directed by Gil Junger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about education, Feminist films, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Larry Miller, Andrew Keegan
Roles Mr. Chapin
Rating73% 3.6527553.6527553.6527553.6527553.652755
Cameron James, a new student at Padua High School in the Seattle area, becomes instantly smitten with popular sophomore Bianca Stratford. Geeky Michael Eckman warns him that Bianca is vapid and conceited, and that her overprotective father does not allow Bianca or her older sister, the shrewish Kat, to date. Kat, a senior, is accepted to Sarah Lawrence College in New York, but her father, Walter, wants her to stay close to home. Bianca wishes to date affluent senior Joey Donner, but Walter, an obstetrician worrisome of teenage pregnancy, will not allow his daughters to date until they graduate. Frustrated by Bianca's insistence and Kat's rebelliousness, Walter declares that Bianca may date only when Kat does, knowing that Kat's antisocial attitude makes this unlikely.
Nowhere
Nowhere (1997)
, 1h25
Directed by Gregg Araki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors James Duval, Rachel True, Chiara Mastroianni, Debi Mazar, Nathan Bexton, Kathleen Robertson
Roles Egg and Ducky's Dad
Rating65% 3.2509353.2509353.2509353.2509353.250935
Dark Smith (James Duval) is an alienated, 18-year-old young man struggling with daily life, fluctuating romantic status with his bisexual, polyamorous girlfriend Mel (Rachel True) and conflicting feelings for a shy gay classmate, Montgomery (Nathan Bexton). The day starts off normally enough with Dark meeting up with his friends which include the intelligent Dingbat (Christina Applegate), Montgomery, Mel and her purple-haired, acid-tongued lesbian lover Lucifer (Kathleen Robertson) for breakfast at their local coffeehouse hangout, The Hole. Various mentions of a party at Jujyfruit's (Gibby Haynes) along with plans for a drug-fueled game of kick-the-can are made and the story segues into portions of the goings-on of the lives of other characters.
The Brady Bunch Movie, 1h30
Directed by Betty Thomas
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Gary Cole, Shelley Long, Henriette Mantel, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Christine Taylor, Jennifer Elise Cox
Roles Jason
Rating61% 3.0993653.0993653.0993653.0993653.099365
The film opens with a montage of scenes reflecting life in the 1990s, with heavy traffic, rushing commuters, and homeless people on the street. Larry Dittmeyer (Michael McKean), an unscrupulous real estate developer, explains to his boss that almost all the families in his neighborhood have agreed to sell their property as part of a plan to turn the area into a shopping mall. The only exception is one family, which prompts his angry boss to ask, "What's their story?" which leads into the opening blue-box credits of The Brady Bunch.
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, 1h36
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Shelley Duvall, Harry Anderson, Jean Stapleton, Brian Bonsall, Dan Gilroy, Cyndi Lauper
Roles Newscaster / Game Show Host
Rating74% 3.7246353.7246353.7246353.7246353.724635
The film deals with the events surrounding Gordon Goose and Little Bo Peep, who, while still trying to find her sheep, goes to Mother Goose's house for help, only to discover her sudden absence. Bo Peep and Gordon search Rhymeland to flush out what has happened to Mother Goose, all the while watching as many Mother Goose characters begin to mysteriously disappear.
Airplane II: The Sequel, 1h25
Directed by Ken Finkleman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Transport films, Sur la Lune, Aviation films, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Dans un avion, Space opera
Actors Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, Peter Graves, Rip Torn
Roles Religious Zealot
Rating60% 3.0499953.0499953.0499953.0499953.049995
In the near future, the Moon has been colonized and supports a station on its surface. A lunar shuttle known as Mayflower One is being rushed to launch from Houston. The head of the ground crew, The Sarge (Chuck Connors), does not like what is occurring, but he defers to the airline's management.
Airplane!
Airplane! (1980)
, 1h25
Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Peter Graves
Roles First Krishna
Rating76% 3.8467153.8467153.8467153.8467153.846715
Ex-fighter pilot and taxi driver Ted Striker (Robert Hays) became traumatized during an unnamed war, leading to a pathological fear of flying. As a result, he is unable to hold a responsible job. His wartime girlfriend, Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty), now a flight attendant, leaves him. Striker nervously boards a Boeing 707 (Trans American Flight 209) from Los Angeles to Chicago on which she is serving, hoping to win her back, but she rebuffs him.
Goddess Of Love, 1h40
Directed by Victor Tourjanski, Jim Drake, Fernando Cerchio, Giorgio Venturini
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Vanna White, David Naughton, Belinda Lee, Jacques Sernas, David Leisure, Massimo Girotti
Rating32% 1.604261.604261.604261.604261.60426
First airing on television, this campy romantic fantasy stars Vanna White as Venus, the goddess of love. Normally she lives in Mount Olympus with the other Grecian gods, but when a hairdresser accidentally revives her statue, Venus has no choice but to return to the mortal plane. Once there, she must earn the love of a modern man or else she will be forever banished from Mount Olympus.