Michael DeLuise

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Biography

Possessed of a wealth of experience that belies his relative youth, DeLuise was making his own 8 mm movies at age 7 before he appeared in his first feature, "Hot Stuff" (1979), a real family affair which starred his father and had roles for his mother and brothers too. After that, his parents refused to allow him to work professionally until he began to drive. His first small-screen part came as series regular Brian Hatton on the syndicated …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer

Born

August 4, 1969

Career Milestones

Cast in regular role as Tony Piccolo on NBC series "seaQuest DSV", starring Roy Scheider

Cast on the CBS drama series "Brooklyn South"

Had critically acclaimed recurring role as Andy Sipowicz Jr in ABC cop series "NYPD Blue"

Played brother to real-life brother Peter in final season of Fox's "21 Jump Street"

1979

Feature debut as Boy With Fish in "Hot Stuff", starring his father; his mother and two brothers also acted in film

1986

Small-screen debut as Brian Hatton, a regular on syndicated sitcom "One Big Family", starring Danny Thomas

1988

Played recurring role in "Eisenhower & Lutz" (CBS)

1989

Had regular role in short-lived NBC series "One of the Boys", starring Maria Conchita Alonso

1990

Appeared as regular on the extremely short-lived "Sunset Beat" (ABC), with George Clooney

1992

Made directorial debut with straight-to-video feature "Almost Pregnant"; followed that with another straight-to-video opus "Prime Time Murder"

1992

Portrayed Alan in the hit feature "Wayne's World"

1993

Acted in "Man Without a Face", starring Mel Gibson

1994

Played deranged 19-year-old killer in the feature "Midnight Edition"

1996

Served as director and executive producer of film "Between the Sheets", written by and starring brother Peter Deluise; as yet unreleased