David Dominick DeLuise (born November 11, 1971) is an American actor and television director. He has appeared on numerous television shows as well as films. He is known for Coop in the animated show ''

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'' and Jerry Russo in ''

Wizards of Waverly Place ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' is an American fantasy teen sitcom created by Todd J. Greenwald that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between October 2007 and January 2012. The series centers on Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), a teenage wiza ...

''.

Career

His first leading role came in 2003 with Dantre Cole, in ''BachelorMan''. He had a recurring role in ''

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'' as Bug Pollone and was a regular performer on ''

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'' during its first season, playing Jesse's brother Darren. 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

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dog food, and a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial. 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

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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 ''How to Rock'' is an American teen sitcom that ran on Nickelodeon from February 4 to December 8, 2012. It stars singer Cymphonique Miller, who previously sang the theme song for Nickelodeon's '' Winx Club''. The series is based on the 2011 book ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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

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's Original Recipe Bites.

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