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David Leisure

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David Leisure at an event for Will & Grace (1998)
“In the Beginning, there was nothing, only song. And the Lord said, ‘Ssshh! Let there be light,’ and the song stopped.” (Warner De Santis, Cosmologist) ––––––––– WARNER DE SANTIS, a cosmologist obsessed with hearing God back in time at the Origin of the Universe, disrupts a press conference and gets himself fired from NASA. The same day his wife leaves him saying, “You’ve never listened to anyone but yourself for years.” He drives east from Los Angeles, toward the desert, in search of a clear night sky. On the edge of Searles Dry Lake, he tries to drive his car to the moon. He does get airborne for about three seconds; then he drops into the dry lakebed, about two metres below. Warner awakens with minor injuries in a mining town named after a mineral, TRONA. While waiting for his car to be fixed, he encounters RICHARD, a Native American, who tells that his people, the Kawaiisu, consider the edge of the dry lake to be a kind of spiritual highway along which “Spirit Messengers” pass looking for the one to ask to do a special acts. “Old talk says”, Richard adds, “that the Origin of the Universe lies somewhere around the dry lake. Warner encounters a series of individuals that he believes might be “Messengers.” He takes what they say as instructions, and heads out into the desert “on assignment.” There, one very starry night, Warner finds the place of Origin, slides into the “Present,” and begins to hear in all the ordinary things around him – close at hand – the presence of the divine that had eluded him in the distance of space and time.
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During his student-actor days at San Diego State University, Leisure roomed with Robert Hays. Graduating with a degree in fine arts, he pursued acting jobs for 6 years before landing a bit part in "Airplane!", which ironically starred his former roomie. Acting prospects continued to be dim, and Leisure was living out of his VW bus. Taking a girlfriend's advice, he joined a workshop on tv commercial acting, and soon started his spokesman career pitching for Bell Atlantic Yellow Pages and appearing as superliar "Joe Isuzu" in a series of outrageous Isuzu commercials.
BornNovember 16, 1950
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    Known for

    Andrew Keegan, Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Gabrielle Union, Susan May Pratt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Krumholtz, and Larisa Oleynik in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
    10 Things I Hate About You
    7.4
    • Mr. Chapin
    • 1999
    Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Charley Dietz
    Airplane! (1980)
    Airplane!
    7.7
    • First Krishna
    • 1980
    Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
    Airplane II: The Sequel
    6.2
    • Religious Zealot
    • 1982

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    Actor



    • Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, and Sean Giambrone in The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure (2021)
      The Goldbergs
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Captain Roger
      • 2020
    • Meet My Valentine (2015)
      Meet My Valentine
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Byron
      • 2015
    • Fame Game (2014)
      Fame Game
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Michael Nospine
      • 2014
    • Sperm Donor (2012)
      Sperm Donor
      7.1
      Short
      • Maxwell
      • 2012
    • Days of Our Lives (1965)
      Days of Our Lives
      5.3
      TV Series
      • D.A. Charles Woods
      • 2009–2011
    • Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)
      General Hospital
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Rev Grace
      • Reverend Grace
      • Guard
      • 1980–2010
    • Dancing on a Dry Salt Lake (2010)
      Dancing on a Dry Salt Lake
      8.0
      • Benny
      • 2010
    • Bionicle: The Legend Reborn: Metus' Revenge
      5.0
      Video
      • Metus (voice)
      • 2009
    • Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009)
      Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
      5.2
      Video
      • Metus (voice)
      • 2009
    • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      The Young and the Restless
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Roger Wilkes
      • 2009
    • Caricature illustrations of David Leisure and Cindy Pucci from National Lampoon's Teed Off Too.
      National Lampoon's Teed Off Too
      7.9
      Video
      • Your Golf Guide
      • 2006
    • The Rev (2005)
      The Rev
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Delbert Armstrong
      • 2005
    • National Lampoon's Teed Off (2005)
      National Lampoon's Teed Off
      6.7
      Video
      • Your Golf Guide
      • 2005
    • Welcome to September (2005)
      Welcome to September
      6.4
      • Elliott Faydo
      • 2005
    • Kim Basinger and John Corbett in Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
      Elvis Has Left the Building
      5.1
      • Hole-in-the-Head Elvis
      • 2004

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    • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
      Empty Nest
      6.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "A Horse with No Name" (uncredited)
      • 1995

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    • Born
      • November 16, 1950
      • San Diego, California, USA
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        Patricia BunchJune 14, 1997 - 2011 (divorced)
    • Other works
      (late '80s) TV commercial: Izuzu cars as liar Joe Izuzu.
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      Played "Joe Isuzu" [lying car salesman] in Isuzu's successful ad campaign.
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      • Joe Isuzu

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