Michael DeLuise

Michael DeLuise
200px DeLuise in 2006
Born	Michael Robert Deluise (1969-08-04) August 4, 1969 Los Angeles, U.S.
Other names	Michael R. Deluise
Occupation	Actor, director, producer
Years active	1979–present

Michael Robert DeLuise (born August 4, 1969) is an American actor, film director, and film producer.

Early life and career

DeLuise was born in Los Angeles, the second son of actor and comedian Dom DeLuise and actress Carol Arthur, and the brother of actor, writer, director Peter DeLuise and actor David DeLuise.

DeLuise made his film debut in 1979 opposite his father in the 1979 comedy Hot Stuff. In 1990 he landed his first major role with the Fox hit series 21 Jump Street. He played Officer Joey Penhall, the younger brother of Peter DeLuise's Officer Doug Penhall. He also starred with his brother Peter on SeaQuest DSV where he played Tony Piccolo from 1994 to 1996.

In addition to being part of the iconic set of headbangers in the "Bohemian Rhapsody" scene of Wayne's World, he also played Matt, the school bully and primary villain in Encino Man. He has made recurring appearances as TJ on Gilmore Girls and as Andy Sipowicz's older son on NYPD Blue. He has also made guest appearances on CSI: NY, Lost, and Stargate SG-1.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1979	Hot Stuff	Boy with Fish
1991	Little Secrets	Pizza Delivery Boy
1992	Wayne's World	Alan
	Encino Man	Matt Wilson	Alternative title: California Man
	Stringer	-	Director
	Almost Pregnant	-	Director
1993	The Man Without a Face	Douglas Hall
1994	Midnight Edition	Darryl Weston
1996	The Shot	Bob Mann
1999	Hard Time: The Premonition	Dee	Alternative title: The Premonition
2001	Discord	Billy Dunbarton
2002	The Master of Disguise	Businessman
2003	Between the Sheets	The Real Director	Director, producer
2005	Comedy Hell
2007	He Was a Quiet Man	Detective Soreson
2008	Patsy	Carl
	Circle	Bill
2009	The Shift	The Film Maker
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Happy		Television movie
1985	Amazing Stories	Boyfriend	1 episode
1986	One Big Family	Brian Hatton	Unknown episodes
1988	Eisenhower and Lutz	Jay Warner	2 episodes
	My Two Dads	Mitch	1 episode
1989	One of the Boys	Luke Lukowski	1 episode
	TV 101	Stoner No. 2	1 episode
	Class Cruise	Boz Crenshaw	Television movie
1989–1991	21 Jump Street	Officer Joey Penhall	11 episodes
1990	L.A. Law	Keith Haas	1 episode
	Sunset Beat	Tim Kelly	Television movie
	Sunset Beat	Tim Kelly	1 episode
1993	Rio Shannon	Patrick Cleary	Television movie
	Tales from the Crypt	Sparks	1 episode
1993–2000	NYPD Blue	Andy Sipowicz, Jr.	12 episodes
1994–1996	seaQuest DSV	Tony Piccolo	34 episodes
1997	Boys Will Be Boys	Skip Larue	Television movie
1997–1998	Brooklyn South	Officer Phil Roussakoff	22 episodes
1998	3rd Rock from the Sun	Paulie Pollone	1 episode
2001	Some of My Best Friends	Pino Palumbo	3 episodes
	Stargate SG-1	Nick Marlowe (Colonel Danning)	1 episode
2003	The Dan Show	Patrick Kennedy	Television movie
2004	Las Vegas	Harry	1 episode
	Lost	David	1 episode
2004–2007	Gilmore Girls	T.J.	13 episodes
2005	Bloodsuckers	Gilles	Television movie Alternative title: Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe
2005–2006	CSI: NY	Sonny Sassone	2 episodes

External links

• Michael DeLuise at the Internet Movie Database