David DeLuise

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David DeLuise
David DeLuise 2007.jpg
DeLuise in 2007
Born
David Dominick DeLuise

(1971-11-11) November 11, 1971 (age 53) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
Spouses
Brigitte DeLuise
(m. 1994;div. 2003)
Julia Stoepel
(m. 2019)
Children2
Parent(s) Dom DeLuise
Carol Arthur
Relatives Michael DeLuise (brother)
Peter DeLuise (brother)

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 .

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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. [2]

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. [3] [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Hot Stuff David Fortunato
1983HappyRogieTelevision film
1991 Driving Me Crazy Stanley
Seeds of TragedyCustomerTelevision film
1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights VillagerUncredited
The Liars' ClubJoey Matthews
The Silence of the Hams Policeman #1
1995 Kicking and Screaming Bouncer
Dracula: Dead and Loving It Intern
1996Where Truth LiesPoliceman #1
1998 Hairshirt Peter Angelo
The Godson Gaffer
1999 Dirt Merchant Sly
2000 Terror Tract Allen DoyleSegment: "Make Me An Offer"
2001Ladies and the ChampDarold BoyarskyTelevision film
Dr. Dolittle 2 School Fish #2Voice [5]
2002 Rockboy Chadd NessbaumShort film
Buying the Cow Fratguy
2003Between the SheetsDirector
Art of Revenge Benjamin Bloom
BachelorManTed David
2005Play DatesBillyTelevision film
2006 Intellectual Property Detective Kopf
Jam Jerry
Where There's a WillWillyTelevision film
Mojave Phone Booth Michael
2007 Route 30 Original Bill
Who's Your Monkey?Hutto
2008Dear MeBass Vanders
Bundy: An American Icon Detective Jennings
Mostly Ghostly John DoyleDirect to video
A Christmas ProposalAndy
2009 RoboDoc Dr. Bonacasa
Prep & Landing DancerVoice, television short [5]
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Jerry RussoTelevision film
2010 Vampires Suck Fisherman Scully
2011American DecafDavid
2012 Ira Finkelstein's Christmas Max Finkelstein
Last Call Mike
A Christmas Wedding DateMinisterTelevision film
2013 The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex Jerry RussoTelevision film
2013Alone for ChristmasDad
2014Beethoven's Treasure Tail

Phil

2015 Unity [6] NarratorDocumentary
2016 Believe Tom Blackhorn
Pup StarStevenTelevision film
2017Sweet, Sweet SummertimeScott Burns
2018 Unbroken: Path to Redemption Howard Lambert
2021 Last Shoot Out Joe

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 21 Jump Street StevensonEpisode: "Number One with a Bullet"
1991 Hunter Randy MortonEpisode: "All That Glitters"
1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years TonyEpisode: "The Poker Game"
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Toaster #2Episode: "I've Got a Crush on You"
1994 Blossom RandyEpisode: "A Little Help from My Friends"
seaQuest DSV ManagerEpisode: "Vapors"
1995 Ellen Robber in HatEpisode: "Guns 'N Ellen"
Pig Sty Cal's FriendEpisode: "Party!!!"
1996 Buddies TomEpisode: "John, I've Been Thinking"
1996–2001 3rd Rock from the Sun Bug PolloneRecurring role (46 episodes)
1997 Home Improvement Dennis TurnerEpisode: "Communication Breakdown"
The Single Guy Booth GuyEpisode: "Grandfather Clause"
1998–1999 Jesse Darren WarnerMain role, season 1 (22 episodes)
1999 Good vs Evil RolandEpisode: "To Be or Not to Be Evil"
1999–2000 Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles Sgt. Francis BruttoRecurring role (11 episodes)
2000 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane Todd LamberEpisode: "The Feud"
V.I.P. AlvinEpisode: "Lights, Camera, Val"
2001 Grounded for Life Father TimEpisode: "Devil with A Plaid Skirt"
Heavy Gear: The Animated Series DirxVoice
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Cliff RenteriaEpisode: "Scuba Doobie-Doo"
2003 She Spies The JeffEpisode: "Learning to Fly"
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Jack / MackVoice, episode: "Flash Memory"
2004 Heavy Gear Dirx40 episodes
2004 Gilmore Girls T.J.'s Brother2 episodes
Good Girls Don't TimEpisode: "Oh, Brother"
Las Vegas TomEpisode: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain? "
2004–05 Stargate SG-1 Pete Shanahan4 episodes
Megas XLR Coop, Evil Coop, additional voicesVoice, main role (26 episodes) [5]
2005 CSI: NY Lance MorettiEpisode: "Til Death Do We Part"
Blind Justice Detective Jason StrodeEpisode: "Under the Gun"
ER Brad AndersonEpisode: "Blame It on the Rain"
Yes, Dear DanEpisode: "Jimmy the Teacher"
2006 CSI: Miami Paul SandersEpisode: "The Score"
Monk Larry CutlerEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike"
2007 Without a Trace Alex BrownEpisode: "Desert Springs"
Bones Santa Jeff MantellEpisode: "The Santa in the Slush"
2007–2012 Wizards of Waverly Place Jerry RussoMain Role
2011 Imagination Movers ClutchEpisode: "One Cool Mover"
Svetlana Episode: "Amerimorphation"
2012 Hot in Cleveland JakeEpisode: "How Did You Guys Meet, Anyway?"
The Mentalist Mr. LovelandEpisode: "Something Rotten in Redmund"
Grey's Anatomy Charlie ConnorEpisode: "Let the Bad Times Roll"
Rizzoli & Isles Dominick BianchiEpisode: "Crazy For You"
2013 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour CupidEpisode: "Terrible Love".
Pulling the GoalieTherapistShort film
SoxNick
Abner, the Invisible Dog Murdoch
Alone for Christmas Dad
Delicious AmbiguityJohnShort
CatchUmpireShort
2014 Baby Daddy David BrinkerhoffEpisode: "From Here to Paternity"
Sam & Cat Photographer AssistantEpisode: "#GettinWiggy"
Hawaii Five-0 Brad WeissEpisode: "Ho'oma'ike (Unmasked)"
2015 Born Again Virgin Episode: "Sex, Kings and Wigs"
2017Hey You, It's MeBenEpisode: "Yes! But Different"
Real Rob Dean EdelsteinEpisode: "Best Play Date Ever"
2019 NCIS Michael FranklinEpisode: "Going Mobile"
Shameless Army ProctorEpisode: "A Little Gallagher Goes A Long Way"
2021 9-1-1 Tom GladdenEpisode: "Ghost Stories"
2022 The Rookie TrumanEpisode: "Long Shot"
This Is Us Bill LundyEpisode: "Miguel"
2024 That '90s Show Judge JeznerEpisode: "I'll Stand by You"
2024–present Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Jerry RussoRecurring role

Video games

YearTitleVoice role
2005Megas XLR: Appetite for DemolitionCoop
2009 FusionFall Coop

References

  1. Lavin, Cheryl (11 April 1999). "David DeLuise". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "KFC Original Recipe Bites Hide-and-Seek Commercial". YouTube .[ dead YouTube link ]
  3. "David Deluise". Chicago Tribune . 11 April 1999.
  4. "Ep 1: "Crazy 10-Minute Sale" Wizards of Waverly Pod". YouTube . 6 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "David DeLuise (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 22, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  6. Dave McNary (April 22, 2015). "Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators". Variety . Retrieved May 1, 2015.