David DeLuise

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David DeLuise (born November 11, 1971 in Burbank, California) is an American actor, born to a family of actors. He is the son of actor/comedian Dom DeLuise and actress Carol DeLuise, brother of actor Michael DeLuise and actor/director Peter DeLuise.

Though his first leading role was in 2003's BachelorMan, David DeLuise started his acting career starring in the 1979 film Hot Stuff. He had a recurring role in 3rd Rock from the Sun as Bug Pollone and was a regular performer on Jesse during its first season, playing Jesse's brother Darren. David is also known for voicing Coop in Megas XLR and Sergeant Brutto in Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles. He starred opposite Maggie Wheeler on the NBC pilot The Sperm Donor.

David DeLuise appeared in small roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and ER. He has also appeared in Stargate SG-1, as Pete Shanahan, Samantha Carter's fiance, appearing in episodes: Chimera, New Order, Affinity and Threads. He can currently be seen as the heroic everyman in a television commercial for Arby's sub sandwiches in which he laments paying "a buttload to fill up the tank of [his] SUV" before cleverly connecting it to filling up on "Arby's S-U-Bs!" He has also appeared in other television commercials, including one for Beneful dog food.