David Leisure's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Empty Nest Charley Dietz

Main Movie Roles 2000 - 3 Strikes 1999 - 10 Things I Hate About You 1998 - Fallout 1997 - Nowhere 1995 - The Brady Bunch Movie 1988 - You Can't Hurry Love 1982 - Airplane II: The Sequel 1980 - Airplane!

BIOGRAPHY:

During his student-actor days at San Diego State University, Leisure roomed with Robert Hays (I). 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.


TRIVIA:

• Played "Joe Isuzu" [lying car salesman] in Isuzu's successful ad campaign.
• Once admitted in an interview that as a child he had a weight problem. Once he lost the weight, he began acting to overcome shyness.