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 ''

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'' and Jerry Russo on ''

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''.

Career

The son of

Dom DeLuise Dominick DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009) was an American actor, comedian, director, musician, chef, and author. Known primarily for comedy roles, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety shows. He is widely ...

and

Carol Arthur Carol Arthur DeLuise (born Carol Arata; August 4, 1935 – November 1, 2020), known professionally as Carol Arthur, was an American actress, mainly recognizable in supporting roles in films directed by Mel Brooks. Early life Arthur was born in ...

, 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 ''

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'' as Bug Pollone. His first leading role came in 2003 with Dantre Cole, in ''BachelorMan''. He also played a recurring role in ''

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'' as

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. He was also seen in a Purina commercial for Beneful dog food, and a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial. He also had special appearances in ''

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'' season 4 episodes 20 and 21 as TJ's brother. DeLuise is also known for voicing Coop on the short-lived action animated ''

'' (later reprising his role for the Cartoon Network game ''

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'') and Sergeant Brutto in '' Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles''. In 2005, he starred opposite Maggie Wheeler on the

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'' The Sperm Donor''. In 2012, he had a guest role on ''

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'' as Dominic. He portrayed the character of Jerry Russo, the family patriarch and former wizard on

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's ''

'' 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 ''

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''. In August 2012 he appeared in a commercial for

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'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 ''

''.

Personal life

DeLuise is

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. 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. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:DeLuise, David 1971 births Living people American male film actors American people of Italian descent American male television actors American television directors American male voice actors Male actors from Burbank, California 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors DeLuise family