Date of Birth (location) August 4, 1970, Los Angeles CA

Son of comedian Dom DeLuise, brother to actors Peter and David DeLuise

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Joey Penhall

After several attempts at recreating the magic of the first few seasons, TPTB finally hit the jackpot when they brought Joey Penhall back into Doug's life. Joey looks almost identical to Doug, except for a smaller build, a different nose and long hair that has its top layer bleached blond. For a few episodes we fans hear Doug mention a younger brother who is a loser, someone he wants nothing to do with, and then we meet him - asleep in the Jump Street Chapel as the rest of the officers walk in (#87 "Brothers"). Joey informs them cockily that he is a police officer who has specifically requested Jump Street duty - and he is greeted by Doug's fist. Joey is repentant and wants to repair his relationship with Doug, and when Doug refuses, Joey covers his hurt with jokes and bravado. When Joey volunteers to infiltrate a cult, he is ripe for their brainwashing and decides to leave police work and forget about Doug, taking on a new identity of "Abel" and joining the cult for real. Doug realizes what his rejection has done, and, with Mac & Judy's help, he kidnaps Joey out of the cult. Eventually he wins back Joey's trust. Over the next few episodes, Joey speaks his mind, gradually getting more comfortable and trusting that Doug won't reject him. His quick mind and street smarts gain the respect of Captain Fuller and even Doug. Joey befriends others easily and connects with the pain he can see in them, bonding with them and getting them to talk. When Doug is critically wounded, Joey, who has barely managed to take care of himself, finds himself taking care of little Clavo. Joey can hardly believe it when Doug quits the force and leaves town, incredulously telling Doug that he was just getting to know him. After Doug leaves, Joey becomes a bit more fully realized outside of his plotline with Doug, becoming the more cynical partner to Mac and his idealism. His brand of police work is rough and tumble, clumsy at times, but intuitive and sharp as he feels his way into his new career. Unfortunately he goes on vacation to see Doug and never returns.

Michael DeLuise

Michael made his first movie appearance at approximately age 8-9, in his father's movie "Hot Stuff" (1979). Unlike his brothers Peter and David, who played Ernie's (Dom's) children, Michael had a separate role, playing a cocky little boy who brings a dead fish into the pawn shop as a message from the Mafia. Ernie picks him up and puts him on the counter, and the kid gets smart with Jerry Reed's character. "You want to stand there and be funny, or do you want the package?" he asks, and when he gets a dime tip, his disdain is clear: "Sure you can spare it?" With that, Michael was off and running. He is one of the most famous of the Jump Street alumni. Besides his role as Joey Penhall during Season 5, Michael played a younger version of Doug Penhall in the Season 3 episode "Woolly Bullies." Before Jump Street he already had starred in two series, "One Big Family" and "One of the Boys." His movie credits include "Wayne's World" (Alan, the camera friend), Encino Man (Matt, a bully), and others. He starred in the movie "Midnight Edition," a true story of a serial killer. Besides guest roles on "Tales of the Crypt" and "L.A. Law," he also appeared in several TV movies and was Piccolo in a season of "SeaQuest DSV. His most famous role is a recurring role in twelve episodes of NYPD Blue, as Andy Sipowicz Jr. During the 1997/98 season he starred as Officer Phil Roussakoff in the CBS TV series "Brooklyn South." Besides all this, he has directed three films (one of which his father acted in) and is the executive producer and director of "Between the Sheets," a film which his brother Peter wrote and stars in, to be released in 1998.

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