David DeLuise - wikipedia David DeLuise David DeLuise DeLuise in 2007 David Dominick DeLuise November 11, 1971 ( age 46 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, television director Years active 1992 -- present Spouse ( s ) Brigitte DeLuise ( m. 1994 ; div. 2003 ) Children Parent ( s ) Dom DeLuise Carol Arthur Family Michael DeLuise ( brother ) Peter DeLuise ( brother ) David Dominick DeLuise ( born November 11, 1971 ) is an American actor and television director best known for his starring role on Wizards of Waverly Place. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 3.3 Video games 4 References 5 External links Personal life DeLuise was born in 1971 in Los Angeles, California. He is the youngest son of the late actor and comedian Dom DeLuise and actress Carol Arthur ( née Arata ), and the brother of actor, writer, director Peter DeLuise and actor Michael DeLuise. He married Brigitte DeLuise in September 1994. They were divorced in May 2003. They have two daughters, Riley DeLuise, who appeared in Hairshirt with him, and Dylan DeLuise. His godmother was the late Anne Bancroft and his sister - in - law ( married to Peter ) is Anne Marie DeLuise. Career His first leading role came in 2003, in BachelorMan. He had a recurring role in 3rd Rock from the Sun as Bug Pollone and was a regular performer on Jesse during its first season, playing Jesse 's brother Darren. He also played a recurring role in Stargate SG - 1 as Pete Shanahan. He was also seen in a Purina commercial for Beneful dog food, and a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial. DeLuise is also known for voicing Coop on the short - lived action animated Megas XLR ( later reprising his role for the Cartoon Network game FusionFall ) and Sergeant Brutto in Roughnecks : Starship Troopers Chronicles. In 2005, he starred opposite Maggie Wheeler on the NBC pilot The Sperm Donor. In 2012, he had a guest role on Rizzoli & Isles as Dominic. He portrayed the character of Jerry Russo, the family patriarch and former wizard on Disney Channel 's Wizards of Waverly Place and Wizards of Waverly Place : The Movie from 2007 to 2012. DeLuise also directed numerous episodes of the series, beginning with the episode `` My Tutor, Tutor '' ( 2009 ). He has since directed episodes of How to Rock, See Dad Run, Lab Rats and The Thundermans. In August 2012 he appeared in a commercial for KFC 's Original Recipe Bites. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 Hot Stuff David Fortunato Happy Rogie Television movie 1991 Driving Me Crazy Stanley Seeds of Tragedy Customer Television movie 1993 Robin Hood : Men in Tights Villager ( Uncredited ) The Liars ' Club Joey Matthews The Silence of the Hams Policeman # 1 1995 Kicking and Screaming Bouncer Dracula : Dead and Loving It Intern Where Truth Lies Policeman # 1 1998 Hairshirt Peter Angelo The Godson Gaffer 1999 Dirt Merchant Sly 2000 Terror Tract Allen Doyle ( Segment : `` Make Me An Offer '' ) 2001 Ladies and the Champ Darold Boyarsky Television movie Dr. Dolittle 2 School Fish # 2 ( voice ) 2002 Rockboy Chadd Nessbaum Short Film Buying the Cow Fratguy 2003 Between the Sheets Director Art of Revenge Benjamin Bloom Bachelor Man Ted David 2005 Untitled Oakley & Weinstein Project Television movie Play Dates Billy Television movie 2006 Intellectual Property Detective Kopf Jam Jerry Where There 's a Will Willy Television movie Mojave Phone Booth Michael 2007 Route 30 Original Bill Who 's Your Monkey ? Hutto 2008 Dear Me Bass Vanders Bundy : An American Icon Detective Jennings Mostly Ghostly John Doyle Direct to video A Christmas Proposal Andy 2009 RoboDoc Dr. Bonacasa Prep & Landing Dancer ( voice ) TV short Vampires Suck Fisherman Scully 2011 American Decaf David 2012 Ira Finkelstein 's Christmas Max Finkelstein Last Call Mike A Christmas Wedding Date Minister Television movie 2015 Unity Narrator Documentary 2016 Believe Tom Blackhorn Pup Star Steven Television movie Television Year Title Role Notes 21 Jump Street Stevenson Episode : Number One with a Bullet 1991 Hunter Randy Morton Episode : All That Glitters 1993 Saved by the Bell : The College Years Tony Episode : The Poker Game Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman Toaster # 2 Episode : I 've Got a Crush on You Blossom Randy Episode : A Little Help from My Friends SeaQuest 2032 Manager Episode : Vapors 1995 Ellen Robber in Hat Episode : Guns ' N Ellen Pig Sty Cal 's Friend Episode : Party ! ! ! Buddies Tom Episode : John, I 've Been Thinking Home Improvement Dennis Turner Episode : Communication Breakdown The Single Guy Booth Guy Episode : Grandfather Clause 1998 -- 1999 Jesse Darren Warner Main role, season 1 ( 22 episodes ) 1999 Good vs Evil Roland Episode : To Be or Not to Be Evil 1999 -- 2000 Roughnecks : The Starship Troopers Chronicles Sgt. Francis Brutto Recurring role ( 11 episodes ) 2000 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane Todd Lamber Episode : The Feud V.I.P. Alvin Episode : Lights, Camera, Val 1996 -- 2001 3rd Rock from the Sun Bug Pollone Recurring role ( 46 episodes ) 2001 Grounded for Life Father Tim Episode : Devil with A Plaid Skirt Max Steel ( voice ) Episode : Swashbuckers Heavy Gear : The Animated Series Dirx ( voice ) CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Cliff Renteria Episode : Scuba Doobie - Doo 2003 She Spies The Jeff Episode : Learning to Fly Spider - Man Jack / Mack Episode : Flash Memory Gilmore Girls T.J. 's Brother Episodes : Luke Can See Her Face & Last Week Fights, This Week Tights Good Girls Do n't Tim Episode : Oh, Brother Las Vegas Tom Episode : Have You Ever Seen the Rain ? 2004 -- 05 Stargate SG - 1 Pete Shanahan Episodes : Threads, Affinity, New Order : Part 2 & Chimera Megas XLR Coop / Evil Coop / Sports Fan ( voice ) Main role ( 25 episodes ) 2005 CSI : NY Lance Moretti Episode : Til Death Do We Part Blind Justice Detective Jason Strode Episode : Under the Gun ER Brad Anderson Episode : Blame It on the Rain Yes, Dear Dan Episode : Jimmy the Teacher 2006 CSI : Miami Paul Sanders Episode : The Score Monk Larry Cutler Episode : Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike 2007 Without a Trace Alex Brown Episode : Desert Springs Bones Santa Jeff Mantell Episode : The Santa in the Slush 2009 Wizards of Waverly Place : The Movie Jerry Russo Television film 2011 Imagination Movers Clutch Episode : One Cool Mover Svetlana Episode : Amerimorphation 2007 -- 12 Wizards of Waverly Place Jerry Russo Main Cast ( 91 episodes ) ; Disney Channel Original Series 2012 Hot in Cleveland Jake Episode : How Did You Guys Meet, Anyway ? The Mentalist Mr. Loveland Episode : Something Rotten in Redmund Grey 's Anatomy Charlie Connor Episode : Let the Bad Times Roll Rizzoli & Isles Dominick Bianchi Episode : Crazy For You 2013 R.L. Stine 's The Haunting Hour Cupid Episode : `` Terrible Love ''. The Wizards Return : Alex vs. Alex Jerry Russo Television movie Pulling the Goalie Therapist Short film Sox Nick Abner, The Invisible Dog Murdoch Alone for Christmas Dad Delicious Ambiguity Short Catch Umpire Short 2014 Baby Daddy David Brinkerhoff Episode : `` From Here to Paternity '' Sam & Cat Photographer Assistant Episode : `` # GettinWiggy '' Hawaii Five - 0 Brad Weiss Episode : `` Ho'oma'ike ( Unmasked ) '' Video games Year Title Voice role 2009 FusionFall Coop References ^ Jump up to : David DeLuise Biography ( 1971 -- ). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on 2012 - 01 - 28. ^ Jump up to : According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905 -- 1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 Jump up ^ Headshrinker, Michael. 7 May 2009, Palisades - Post, `` Dom De Luise, 75 ; Actor Was Town 's 1984 Honorary Mayor ''. Accessed 12 May 2009. He changed his name to just David De Luise Jump up ^ KFC Original Recipe Bites Hide - and - Seek Commercial Jump up ^ Dave McNary ( April 22, 2015 ). `` Documentary ' Unity ' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators ''. Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2015. External links David DeLuise on IMDb VIAF : 42063478 ISNI : 0000 0000 0094 9946 BNF : cb144602397 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_DeLuise&oldid=809806844 '' Categories : 1971 births Living people American male film actors American people of Italian descent American male television actors American television directors American male voice actors Male actors from Burbank, California 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Male actors of Italian descent DeLuise family Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenščina Suomi Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 November 2017, at 15 : 17. 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Question: who does the voice of the dog in the beneful commercial
Answer: David Dominick DeLuise