# David DeLuise

David Dominick DeLuise (born November 11, 1971) is an American actor. He has had roles in numerous films and television shows. He is best known for playing Coop on Megas XLR and Jerry Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place.

## Career

The son of Dom DeLuise and Carol Arthur, David has been acting since he was a child. In 1998, he appeared on the first season of the sitcom Jesse. He had a recurring role in 3rd Rock from the Sun as Bug Pollone. His first leading role came in 2003 with Dantre Cole, in BachelorMan. 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. He also had special appearances in Gilmore Girls season 4 episodes 20 and 21 as TJ's brother.
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.
In February 2023 he started the podcast Wizards of Waverly Pod with Jennifer Stone, where both talk about their experience on the show Wizards of Waverly Place.

## Personal life

DeLuise is dyslexic. He is married to German voice actress Julia DeLuise. He has 2 children. Around the time his first daughter was born, he was working in carpentry.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Hot Stuff | David Fortunato | |
| 1983 | Happy | Rogie | Television film |
| 1991 | Driving Me Crazy | Stanley | |
| 1991 | Seeds of Tragedy | Customer | Television film |
| 1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Villager | Uncredited |
| 1993 | The Liars' Club | Joey Matthews | |
| 1993 | The Silence of the Hams | Policeman #1 | |
| 1995 | Kicking and Screaming | Bouncer | |
| 1995 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Intern | |
| 1996 | Where Truth Lies | Policeman #1 | |
| 1998 | Hairshirt | Peter Angelo | |
| 1998 | 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 film |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | School Fish #2 | Voice |
| 2002 | Rockboy | Chadd Nessbaum | Short film |
| 2002 | Buying the Cow | Fratguy | |
| 2003 | Between the Sheets | Director | |
| 2003 | Art of Revenge | Benjamin Bloom | |
| 2003 | BachelorMan | Ted David | |
| 2005 | Play Dates | Billy | Television film |
| 2006 | Intellectual Property | Detective Kopf | |
| 2006 | Jam | Jerry | |
| 2006 | Where There's a Will | Willy | Television film |
| 2006 | Mojave Phone Booth | Michael | |
| 2007 | Route 30 | Original Bill | |
| 2007 | Who's Your Monkey? | Hutto | |
| 2008 | Dear Me | Bass Vanders | |
| 2008 | Bundy: An American Icon | Detective Jennings | |
| 2008 | Mostly Ghostly | John Doyle | Direct to video |
| 2008 | A Christmas Proposal | Andy | |
| 2009 | RoboDoc | Dr. Bonacasa | |
| 2009 | Prep & Landing | Dancer | Voice, television short |
| 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | Jerry Russo | Television film |
| 2010 | Vampires Suck | Fisherman Scully | |
| 2011 | American Decaf | David | |
| 2012 | Ira Finkelstein's Christmas | Max Finkelstein | |
| 2012 | Last Call | Mike | |
| 2012 | A Christmas Wedding Date | Minister | Television film |
| 2013 | The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex | Jerry Russo | Television film |
| 2013 | Alone for Christmas | Dad | |
| 2014 | Beethoven's Treasure Tail | Phil | |
| 2015 | Unity | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2016 | Believe | Tom Blackhorn | |
| 2016 | Pup Star | Steven | Television film |
| 2017 | Sweet, Sweet Summertime | Scott Burns | |
| 2018 | Unbroken: Path to Redemption | Howard Lambert | |
| 2021 | Last Shoot Out | Joe | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | 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" |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Toaster #2 | Episode: "I've Got a Crush on You" |
| 1994 | Blossom | Randy | Episode: "A Little Help from My Friends" |
| 1994 | seaQuest DSV | Manager | Episode: "Vapors" |
| 1995 | Ellen | Robber in Hat | Episode: "Guns 'N Ellen" |
| 1995 | Pig Sty | Cal's Friend | Episode: "Party!!!" |
| 1996 | Buddies | Tom | Episode: "John, I've Been Thinking" |
| 1996–2001 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Bug Pollone | Recurring role (46 episodes) |
| 1997 | Home Improvement | Dennis Turner | Episode: "Communication Breakdown" |
| 1997 | 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" |
| 2000 | V.I.P. | Alvin | Episode: "Lights, Camera, Val" |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life | Father Tim | Episode: "Devil with A Plaid Skirt" |
| 2001 | Heavy Gear: The Animated Series | Dirx | Voice |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Cliff Renteria | Episode: "Scuba Doobie-Doo" |
| 2003 | She Spies | The Jeff | Episode: "Learning to Fly" |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Jack / Mack | Voice, episode: "Flash Memory" |
| 2004 | Heavy Gear | Dirx | 40 episodes |
| 2004 | Gilmore Girls | T.J.'s Brother | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Good Girls Don't | Tim | Episode: "Oh, Brother" |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Tom | Episode: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain? " |
| 2004–05 | Stargate SG-1 | Pete Shanahan | 4 episodes |
| 2004–05 | Megas XLR | Coop, Evil Coop, additional voices | Voice, main role (26 episodes) |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Lance Moretti | Episode: "Til Death Do We Part" |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Detective Jason Strode | Episode: "Under the Gun" |
| 2005 | ER | Brad Anderson | Episode: "Blame It on the Rain" |
| 2005 | Yes, Dear | Dan | Episode: "Jimmy the Teacher" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Paul Sanders | Episode: "The Score" |
| 2006 | Monk | Larry Cutler | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike" |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Alex Brown | Episode: "Desert Springs" |
| 2007 | Bones | Santa Jeff Mantell | Episode: "The Santa in the Slush" |
| 2007–2012 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Jerry Russo | Main Role |
| 2011 | Imagination Movers | Clutch | Episode: "One Cool Mover" |
| 2011 | Svetlana | | Episode: "Amerimorphation" |
| 2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Jake | Episode: "How Did You Guys Meet, Anyway?" |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Mr. Loveland | Episode: "Something Rotten in Redmund" |
| 2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Charlie Connor | Episode: "Let the Bad Times Roll" |
| 2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | Dominick Bianchi | Episode: "Crazy For You" |
| 2013 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Cupid | Episode: "Terrible Love". |
| 2013 | Pulling the Goalie | Therapist | Short film |
| 2013 | Sox | Nick | |
| 2013 | Abner, the Invisible Dog | Murdoch | |
| 2013 | Alone for Christmas | Dad | |
| 2013 | Delicious Ambiguity | John | Short |
| 2013 | Catch | Umpire | Short |
| 2014 | Baby Daddy | David Brinkerhoff | Episode: "From Here to Paternity" |
| 2014 | Sam & Cat | Photographer Assistant | Episode: "#GettinWiggy" |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Brad Weiss | Episode: "Ho'oma'ike (Unmasked)" |
| 2015 | Born Again Virgin | | Episode: "Sex, Kings and Wigs" |
| 2017 | Hey You, It's Me | Ben | Episode: "Yes! But Different" |
| 2017 | Real Rob | Dean Edelstein | Episode: "Best Play Date Ever" |
| 2019 | NCIS | Michael Franklin | Episode: "Going Mobile" |
| 2019 | Shameless | Army Proctor | Episode: "A Little Gallagher Goes A Long Way" |
| 2021 | 9-1-1 | Tom Gladden | Episode: "Ghost Stories" |
| 2022 | The Rookie | Truman | Episode: "Long Shot" |
| 2022 | This Is Us | Bill Lundy | Episode: "Miguel" |
| 2024 | That '90s Show | Judge Jezner | Episode: "I'll Stand by You" |
| 2024–present | Wizards Beyond Waverly Place | Jerry Russo | Recurring role |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Voice role |
| 2005 | Megas XLR: Appetite for Demolition | Coop |
| 2009 | FusionFall | Coop |