Person Details

Birthday: 1950-11-16 12:47:16

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: San Diego, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Most Famous Work

Diagnosis: Murder
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7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Lenny Rosen
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
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6

Bionicle: The Legend Reborn

(2009) Metus (voice)
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
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5

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

(1990) Newscaster / Game Show Host
Fallout
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5

Fallout

(1998) Peter Colgrove
Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail
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6

Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail

(2003) Dr. Vaughn
Gangster World
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4

Gangster World

(1998) Dr. Greenstreet
Downward Angel
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0

Downward Angel

(2001) Charles
Welcome To September
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Welcome To September

(2005) Elliott Faydo

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2013 Captain Roger
2012 Maxwell
2009 Metus (voice)
2008 Your Golf Guide
2005 Your Golf Guide
Elliott Faydo
2004 Hole-in-the-Head Elvis
Himself - Host / Joe Isuzu
2003 Self
Dr. Vaughn
2001 Charles
2000 Milos Breneschov
1999 Pal Acres
Mr. Chapin
Nick's Dad
1998 DMV driving instructor
Dr. Greenstreet
Peter Colgrove
1997 Troy
N/A
Egg and Ducky's Dad
1996 Bob Bermuda
1995 Jason
N/A
N/A
1993 Lenny Rosen
The Castle (Voice)
1992 N/A
1991 Mr. Teddy Wolfe (voice)
N/A
1990 Newscaster / Game Show Host
1988 Jimmy
Charley Dietz
Derek
Peter Newcomb
1986 N/A
Officer Jackson
Brandon Tartikoff
1985 N/A
Charlie Dietz
N/A
Oliver
1982 Religious Zealot
N/A
Policeman
1981 N/A
1980 First Krishna
Year Character Movie/Tv

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