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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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Sperm Donor
Character:Maxwell
Release Date:12/12/2012

Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Character:Metus (voice)
Release Date:24/08/2009

Teed Off Too
Character:Your Golf Guide
Release Date:25/03/2008

Teed Off
Character:Your Golf Guide
Release Date:20/09/2005

Welcome To September
Character:Elliott Faydo
Release Date:24/03/2005

Elvis Has Left the Building
Character:Hole-in-the-Head Elvis
Release Date:27/08/2004

World's Funniest & Cleverest Commercials
Character:Himself - Host / Joe Isuzu
Release Date:29/03/2004

Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail
Character:Dr. Vaughn
Release Date:10/01/2003

Downward Angel
Character:Charles
Release Date:02/03/2001

Behind the Seams
Character:Milos Breneschov
Release Date:01/06/2000

Dogmatic
Character:Pal Acres
Release Date:30/05/1999

10 Things I Hate About You
Character:Mr. Chapin
Release Date:30/03/1999

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
Character:Nick's Dad
Release Date:01/01/1999

Fallout
Character:Peter Colgrove
Release Date:01/01/1998

Hollywood Safari
Character:Troy
Release Date:05/08/1997

Nowhere
Character:Egg and Ducky's Dad
Release Date:09/05/1997

The Outsider
Character:Dr. Greenstreet
Release Date:15/03/1997

The Brady Bunch Movie
Character:Jason
Release Date:16/02/1995

Count DeClues' Mystery Castle
Character:The Castle (Voice)
Release Date:29/10/1993

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Character:Newscaster / Game Show Host
Release Date:19/05/1990

Goddess of Love
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:20/11/1988

Disney's All-American Sports Nuts
Character:
Release Date:16/10/1988

Perfect People
Character:Derek
Release Date:29/02/1988

You Can't Hurry Love
Character:Peter Newcomb
Release Date:20/01/1988

Airplane II: The Sequel
Character:Religious Zealot
Release Date:10/12/1982

Wait Until Dark
Character:Policeman
Release Date:20/06/1982

Airplane!
Character:First Krishna
Release Date:27/06/1980

The Goldbergs
Character:Captain Roger

Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self

One on One
Character:Frank

Action
Character:Self (uncredited)

V.I.P.
Character:DMV driving instructor

Perversions of Science
Character:William Tilbrook

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Character:Bob Bermuda

Caroline in the City
Character:Fred

The Parent 'Hood
Character:

The Wayans Bros.
Character:Bud Masada

Touched by an Angel
Character:Councilman Hinkley

Burke's Law
Character:Stormy Gilliss

Intimate Portrait
Character:Self

Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Lenny Rosen

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character:Spencer Spencer

Renegade
Character:Derek Devlin / Mr. Success

Dinosaurs
Character:Mr. Teddy Wolfe (voice)

Blossom
Character:

Empty Nest
Character:Charley Dietz

Married... with Children
Character:Bink Winkleman

Sledge Hammer!
Character:

Sledge Hammer!
Character:Officer Jackson

ALF
Character:Brandon Tartikoff

The Equalizer
Character:Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

The Golden Girls
Character:Charlie Dietz

227
Character:

The Golden Girls
Character:Oliver

T. J. Hooker
Character:Ben Fairly

Falcon Crest
Character:Tuscany Valley Restaurant Waiter