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David Leisure
ActorBorn November 16, 1950 (74 years)
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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! 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 Woods on Days of Our Lives.
Leisure also provided the voice of Metus on the animated feature BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn.
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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! 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 Woods on Days of Our Lives.
Leisure also provided the voice of Metus on the animated feature BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn.
Description above from the Wikipedia article David Leisure, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| 2015 | Meet My Valentine · as Byron |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs (2013) (TV Series) · as Captain Roger |
| 2010 | Dancing on a Dry Salt Lake · as Benny |
| 2009 | Bionicle: The Legend Reborn · as Metus (voice) |
| 2006 | National Lampoon's Teed Off Too · as Your Golf Guide |
| 2005 | National Lampoon's Teed Off · as Your Golf Guide |
| 2005 | The Rev · as Delbert Armstrong |
| 2004 | Elvis Has Left the Building · as Hole-In-The-Head Elvis |
| 2003 | Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail · as Dr. Vaughn |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo (TV Series) · as Will 2 Wynn |
| 2001 | One On One (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 2001 | Downward Angel · as Charles |
| 2001 | Lloyd in Space (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2000 | The Brothers Garcia (TV Series) · as Charley Dietz |
| 2000 | 3 Strikes · as District Attorney |
| 1999 | Dogmatic · as Pal Acres |
| 1999 | 10 Things I Hate About You · as Mr. Chapin |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure · as Nick's Dad |
| 1998 | V.I.P. (TV Series) · as Dmv Driving Instructor |
| 1998 | For Your Love (TV Series) · as Dean's Boss |
| 1997 | Pepper Ann (TV Series) · as Sergeant Gene Fagan |
| 1997 | Recess (TV Series) · as Guy Mcmahon |
| 1997 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV Series) · as Trace Cagney |
| 1997 | Hollywood Safari · as Troy |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science (TV Series) · as William Tilbrook |
| 1997 | Nowhere · as Egg And Ducky's Dad |
| 1997 | The Outsider · as Dr. Greenstreet |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Bob Bermuda |
| 1995 | New York Daze (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 1995 | Hudson Street (TV Series) · as Nick Adams |
| 1995 | Timon & Pumbaa (TV Series) · as Genie |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie · as Jason |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. (TV Series) · as Bud Masada |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Councilman Hinkley |
| 1994 | Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die · as Costumed Guest In Kitchen |
| 1994 | Burke's Law (1994) (TV Series) · as Stormy Gilliss |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Lenny Rosen |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Nurses (TV Series) · as Charley Dietz |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs (TV Series) · as Mr. Teddy Wolfe (voice) |
| 1990 | Blossom (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme · as Newscaster / Game Show Host |
| 1988 | Goddess of Love · as Jimmy |
| 1988 | Empty Nest (TV Series) · as Charley Dietz |
| 1988 | Perfect People · as Derek |
| 1988 | You Can't Hurry Love · as Peter Newcomb |
| 1987 | If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium · as Andrew Selsky |
| 1987 | Married... with Children (TV Series) · as Bink Winkleman |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) · as Officer Jackson |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Say Yes · as Police Sergeant |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Man In Restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Oliver |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) |
| 1984 | 1st & Ten (TV Series) · as Lenny Salvino |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel · as Religious Zealot |
| 1982 | Wait Until Dark · as Policeman |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Ben Fairly |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Tuscany Valley Restaurant Waiter |
| 1980 | It's a Living (TV Series) · as Customer |
| 1980 | Airplane! · as First Krishna |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Roger Wilkes |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as D.a. Charles Woods |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Rev Grace |