Genre: Comedy | Family | Fantasy Runtime: 22 min | Year: 2007 Cast: Selena Gomez as Alex Russo | David Henrie as Justin Russo | Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle… "Wizards of Waverly Place" focuses on the Russos. A typical family, which includes a mom, Theresa Russo; a dad, Jerry Russo; a son, Justin Russo; a daughter, Alex Russo; and another son, Max Russo. The kids and the family live normal lives but what their friends don't know is the kids are wizards in training and the dad was a former wizard!