Biography - David DeLuise
Who is David DeLuise?
David DeLuise is an actor, TV director by profession, and American by nationality. He is well known for his role as Jerry Russo in Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place and as Coop in the animated TV series Megas XLR.
David DeLuise – Age, Parents, Siblings
David DeLuise was born on November 11, 1971, in Burbank, California, USA. His full name is David Dominick DeLuise, his father is actor and comedian Dom DeLuise and his mother is actress Carol Arthur. Hollywood personalities Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft are his godparents.
His parents raised him alongside his two siblings – older brothers Peter DeLuise and Michael DeLuise.
David DeLuise with his parents and older brothers (Source: Instagram)
Education, Ethnicity
David DeLuise was educated at Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts. He later attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
His ethnicity includes Italian and German.
David DeLuise – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce
David DeLuise married his longtime girlfriend Brigitte DeLuise in September 1994. They share two children – daughters Riley DeStefano DeLuise (born on August 4, 1993) and Dylan DeLuise (born in 1998). Riley is also an actress.
He and his now ex-wife Brigitte finalized their divorce in May 2003.
DeLuise went on to date German actress, director, and voiceover artist Julia Stoepel. The couple tied the knot on October 18, 2019. They often feature each other on social media and have no children together.
David DeLuise, Julia Stoepel (Source: Instagram)
David DeLuise – Career
Early Days
Being born into a family of actors, DeLuise began his career as a child actor – at the age of 8. His debut screen role was as David Fortunato in the 1979 film Hot Stuff.
He went on to play minor roles in the films Happy (1983), The Silence of the Hams (1994), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), Dirt Merchant (1999), Terror Tract (2000), Buying the Cow (2002), Play Dates (2005), etc.
He also played recurring characters in the episodes of the TV series Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993), 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996-2001), The Single Guy (1997), Jesse (1998-1999), Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999-2000), Gilmore Girls (2004), Megas XLR (2004-2005), Stargate SG-1 (2004-2005), among others.
Films, TV series
Finally, in 2007, David DeLuise landed his breakthrough role as Jerry Russo in Disney Channel’s TV series Wizards of Waverly Place. He portrayed the character for a total of 106 episodes, from 2007 to 2012.
Since then DeLuise has appeared in the films Sox (2013), Believe (2016), Sweet Sweet Summertime (2017), Gray Matter (2023), and The Italians, among others. He has also had guest appearances in the episodes of the TV series Grey's Anatomy (2012), Born Again Virgin (2015), The Rookie (2022), Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (2023), etc.
Overall he has worked in over 130 films, TV series, videos, short films, and TV movies.
Wizards of Waverly Place cast David DeLuise, Maria Canals-Barrera, Jake T. Austin, Selena Gomez, David Henrie (Source: X)
Co-stars
On the set of Wizards of Waverly Place, David DeLuise has worked alongside Jennifer Stone, Janice LeAnn Brown, Mimi Gianopulos, Alkaio Thiele, David Henrie, and Jake T. Austin.
David DeLuise – Net Worth, Salary
David DeLuise’s net worth has been estimate to be around $10 million. Meanwhile, there have been no estimates on his annual income/salary.
David DeLuise – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
DeLuise is active on social media handles Instagram and Twitter with millions of followers but seems to be absent from Facebook.
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