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My Take
Peter DeLuise interests me as someone who refused to coast on a famous surname. After making his name as Doug Penhall on 21 Jump Street, he pivoted to directing and writing, becoming a steady creative hand on the Stargate franchise. I respect performers who can step behind the camera and build the story rather than merely inhabit it, and his New York roots paired with a long Canadian working life suggest real adaptability. Actor, director, producer, screenwriter: that breadth signals genuine craft, and to me he reads as a grounded, versatile professional who values the work over the glamour.
Overview
Peter John DeLuise (born November 6, 1966) is an American and Canadian actor, director, 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peter DeLuise
- Name (Japanese)
- ピーター・デルイーズ
- Reading
- ぴーたー・でるいーず
- Born
- November 6, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / television director / actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Palisades Charter High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.