David DeLuise

David Dominick DeLuise (born November 11, 1971) is an American actor and television director.
==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.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
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.KFC Original Recipe Bites Hide-and-Seek Commercial
==Filmography==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1979	Hot Stuff 	David Fortunato 	
1983	Happy 	Rogie 	Television movie
1991	Driving Me Crazy 	Stanley 	
1991	Seeds of Tragedy 	Customer 	Television movie
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 movie
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	Bachelor Man 	Ted David 	
2005	Untitled Oakley & Weinstein Project	Television movie 	
2005	Play Dates 	Billy 	Television movie
2006	Intellectual Property 	Detective Kopf 	
2006	Jam 	Jerry 	
2006	Where There's a Will 	Willy 	Television movie
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) 	TV short
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 movie
2015	Unity 	Narrator 	Documentary
2016	Believe 	Tom Blackhorn 	
=== 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 2032 	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
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
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
2001 	Max Steel 	(voice) 	Episode: Swashbuckers
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 	Jack / Mack 	Episode: Flash Memory
2004 	Gilmore Girls 	T.J.'s Brother 	Episodes: Luke Can See Her Face & Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
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 	Episodes: Threads, Affinity, New Order: Part 2 & Chimera
2004–05 	Megas XLR 	Coop / Evil Coop / Sports Fan (voice)	Main role (25 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
2009 	Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie 	Jerry Russo 	Television film
2011 	Imagination Movers 	Clutch 	Episode: One Cool Mover
2011 	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?
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 	The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex 	Jerry Russo 	Television movie
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)"
=== Video games ===
Year	Title 	Voice role
2009	FusionFall	Coop
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