David Dominick DeLuise (born November 11, 1971) is an American actor
and television director, known for his starring roles on 3rd Rock From
The Sun (1996-2001), Jesse (1998-1999), Megas XLR, and Wizards of
Waverly Place, and for his movie roles in Terror Tract (2000), and Jam
(2006).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 (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.
and television director, known for his starring roles on 3rd Rock From
The Sun (1996-2001), Jesse (1998-1999), Megas XLR, and Wizards of
Waverly Place, and for his movie roles in Terror Tract (2000), and Jam
(2006).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 (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.
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