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David Leisure

Acting Born Nov 16, 1950 San Diego, California, USA 24 credits

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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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Known for

Film

Anatomy of a Murder

as Tuscany Valley Restaurant Waiter

Diagnosis: Murder

as Lenny Rosen

The Goldbergs

as Captain Roger

Dinosaurs

as Mr. Teddy Wolfe (voice)

ALF

as Brandon Tartikoff

V.I.P.

as DMV driving instructor
Film

Full Metal Jacket

as Derek Devlin / Mr. Success
Film

The Hidden Fortress

as Ben Fairly
Film

10 Things I Hate About You

as Mr. Chapin

Full filmography

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) as Spencer Spencer
  • Married... with Children (1987) as Bink Winkleman
  • Falcon Crest (1981) as Tuscany Valley Restaurant Waiter
  • Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as Lenny Rosen
  • The Goldbergs (2013) as Captain Roger
  • Dinosaurs (1991) as Mr. Teddy Wolfe (voice)
  • ALF (1986) as Brandon Tartikoff
  • V.I.P. (1998) as DMV driving instructor
  • Touched by an Angel (1994) as Councilman Hinkley
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) as Bob Bermuda
  • The Golden Girls (1985) as Charlie Dietz
  • The Golden Girls (1985) as Oliver
  • Caroline in the City (1995) as Fred
  • The Equalizer (1985) as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
  • Renegade (1992) as Derek Devlin / Mr. Success
  • T. J. Hooker (1982) as Ben Fairly
  • Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
  • Empty Nest (1988) as Charley Dietz
  • Blossom (1990)
  • One on One (2001) as Frank
  • 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) as Mr. Chapin
  • The Wayans Bros. (1995) as Bud Masada
  • 227 (1985)
  • Sledge Hammer! (1986) as Guard Chester