David DeLuise


David Dominick DeLuise is an American actor and television director, known for his starring roles on 3rd Rock From The Sun, Jesse, Megas XLR and Wizards of Waverly Place. and for his movie roles in Terror Tract, and Jam.

Career

His first leading role came in 2003 with Dantre Cole, 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 and Sergeant Brutto in '. 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 ' from 2007 to 2012. DeLuise also directed numerous episodes of the series, beginning with the episode "My Tutor, Tutor". 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.

Personal life

DeLuise was born in 1971, the youngest son of the late actor and comedian Dom DeLuise and actress Carol Arthur. His godparents were Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft. He is the brother of actor, writer, director Peter DeLuise and actor Michael DeLuise. He married Brigitte DeLuise in September 1994. They were divorced in August 2003. They have two daughters, Riley and Dylan.
DeLuise began dating German actress, director and voiceover artist Julia Stoepel in 2015. They married on October 17, 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games