Actor

1969-08-04 · United States · Male

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Michael Robert DeLuise (born August 4, 1969) is an American former actor, film director, and film producer best known as Tony Piccolo in seaQuest DSV (1994–1996), Officer Joey Penhall in 21 Jump Street (1990–1991), and TJ in Gilmore Girls (2004–2007).

Early life

Michael DeLuise was born on August 4, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, 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 decided to pursue acting after spending six months backpacking through Europe following his high school graduation.

Career

DeLuise made his film debut in 1979 opposite his father in the 1979 comedy Hot Stuff.

In 1990, he landed his first major role, on the Fox TV series 21 Jump Street. He played Officer Joey Penhall, the younger brother of his brother Peter DeLuise's role, Officer Doug Penhall. He and Peter were also on SeaQuest DSV, where Michael played Tony Piccolo from 1994 to 1996. He made recurring appearances as TJ on the TV series Gilmore Girls and as Andy Sipowicz's older son on the TV series NYPD Blue. He has also made guest appearances on CSI: NY, Lost, and Stargate SG-1.

He played Alan, one of Wayne's headbanger friends in Wayne's World, and Matt Wilson, the school bully and primary villain in Encino Man.

DeLuise has not appeared on screen since 2013.