Michael DeLuise

Primarily a TV actor, DeLuise has found time for feature film portrayals like Alan in "Wayne's World" (1992) and deranged 19-year-old killer Darryl Weston in "Midnight Edition" (1994), among others. An aspiring filmmaker, he has directed two straight-to-video releases, his debut "Almost Pregnant" (1992) and the follow-up "Prime Time Murder" (1992), and served as executive producer and director for the as-yet-unreleased "Between the Sheets," written by and starring his brother Peter. He achieved perhaps his most visible profile for his critically-acclaimed recurring role of Andy Sipowicz Jr (Dennis Franz's son) in ABC's hit cop series "NYPD Blue." Beginning with Andy Jr's first appearance in 1993 and ending with his tragic death trying to stop a hold-up in a 1997 episode, the compelling father-son storyline served the show well, broadening (by softening) Franz's character. The fall of 1997 introduced him once again as a series regular, Officer Phil Roussakoff on CBS' "Brooklyn South," produced by "NYPD Blue" honcho Steven Bochco.