Longmeadow native John DeLuca, center, appears in a new Disney Movie, "Teen Beach Movie" scheduled to be shown Friday on the Disney Channel at 8 p.m. Seen here with DeLuca, are, front row, from ...

Teen Beach star John DeLuca talks about his new movies . By Alexandra Heilbron on July 7, 2015 | 1 Comment. John DeLuca, who plays Butchy in Teen Beach Movie and in the sequel, Teen Beach 2, spoke ...

Last July, “Teen Beach Movie” racked up 13.5 million viewers, making it second only to “High School Musical 2” on the list of most-watched Disney Channel telepics.

“Pitch Perfect 2” actress Chrissie Fit, Jordan Fisher, William Loftis, Kent Boyd, John DeLuca, Mollee Gray, Jessica Keller, Mason Cutler and Raymond Cham Jr. round out the “Teen Beach 2” cast.

The son of John and Debbie DeLuca of Longmeadow, he has two younger brothers, so for his role in "Teen Beach 2" he continued to draw from his own life experience, looking out for his brothers and ...