Peter John DeLuise (born November 6, 1966) is an American actor, television director,
television producer, and
screenwriter. He is 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.
Career
DeLuise made his film debut in the 1979 film Hot Stuff. He appeared as Officer Doug Penhall in the 1987
Fox series 21 Jump Street[2] with other promising actors including
Johnny Depp. His brother
Michael came on the show in the fifth season where Michael played Peter’s younger brother, Officer Joey Penhall. DeLuise is also well known for his role as Dagwood on the
NBCscience fiction television series SeaQuest DSV from 1994 to 1996.[3]
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.
He made a brief cameo appearance alongside
Johnny Depp in the 2012 film adaptation, 21 Jump Street.[5] 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.[6] He later married actress
Anne Marie Loder on June 7, 2002; together they have one child.[7]