Peter DeLuise

Peter John DeLuise is an American actor, television director, television producer, and screenwriter, known for his role as Officer Doug Penhall in the Fox TV series 21 Jump Street, and for directing and writing episodes of science fiction television shows, particularly in the Stargate franchise. He is the son of actors Dom DeLuise and Carol Arthur.

Peter DeLuise
DeLuise in 2011
Born
Peter John DeLuise

New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1979–present
Spouse(s)
Children1
Parents
Family

Career

DeLuise made his film debut in the 1979 film Hot Stuff. He landed his best known acting role, as Officer Doug Penhall, in the 1987 Fox series 21 Jump Street,[1] alongside other promising actors including Johnny Depp. His brother Michael came on the show in the fifth season where he played his younger brother, Officer Joey Penhall. DeLuise is also well known for his role as Dagwood on the NBC science fiction television series SeaQuest DSV from 1994 to 1996.[2]

DeLuise has made guest appearances on the television shows The Facts of Life, 21 Jump Street spin-off Booker, Friends, Supernatural, Highlander: The Series, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, and Stargate SG-1.

Colin Cunningham and DeLuise, at GermanCityCon on December 12, 2004

In 1997, he began working on the series Stargate SG-1, serving as producer, writer, director, and creative consultant. He has appeared, normally as an extra, in every episode of the series he has directed. He went on to work as executive producer, director and writer for the Stargate SG-1 spin-off Stargate Atlantis, and directed eight episodes of the spin-off Stargate Universe. His father, Dom DeLuise, made a guest appearance in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Urgo", which Peter directed. Peter also made a cameo in the episode as the "Urgo" character transformed to be a young man in a United States Air Force uniform.

DeLuise directed the CBC television series jPod, based on the novel of the same name by Douglas Coupland, which debuted in January 2008 and directed the fantasy film Beyond Sherwood Forest.[3]

He made a brief cameo appearance alongside Johnny Depp in the 2012 film adaptation, 21 Jump Street.[4] Depp, DeLuise and Holly Robinson reprised their roles as Tom Hanson, Doug Penhall and Judy Hoffs, respectively.

Personal life

DeLuise was previously married to Gina Nemo; they divorced in 1992.[5] He later married actress Anne Marie Loder on June 7, 2002; together they have one child.[6]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Director

Producer
  • Jeremiah (Unknown episodes, 2002)
  • From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi Lowdown (2004)
  • Stargate Atlantis (19 episodes, 2004–2005)
  • Stargate SG-1 (22 episodes, 2002–2003)
  • Level Up (18 episodes, 2012-2013)
  • All Summer Long (TV Movie 2019) (Executive Producer)

Writer

Award nominations
Year Award Category Episode/Film/Series Result
2005 Leo Award Best Direction Stargate Atlantis: "The Defiant One" Nominated
Best Screenwriting Stargate Atlantis: "The Defiant One" Nominated
Best Screenwriting Stargate SG-1: "Affinity" Nominated

References
  1. Brennan, Patricia (December 13, 1987). "Peter DeLuise". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018 – via www.highbeam.com.
  2. O'Connor, John J. (September 15, 1995). "TELEVISION REVIEW;Never Mind the Dolphin, Check Out the Bald Guy". The New York Times.
  3. "Newcomer Seth Meriwether Ties the Devil's Knot as Jason Baldwin". Dread Central. June 19, 2012.
  4. "Revealed: Johnny Depp's One Condition For Making His '21 Jump Street' Cameo". Yahoo News. March 14, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  5. "Dom's Son Peter Deluise Juggles a Job on 21 Jump Street and Life with a Wife 1,078 Miles Away". People.
  6. "Celebrity baby blog". People. April 2004. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012.
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