Danny DeVito
Acting
Born 1944-11-17
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
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Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (/dəˈviːtoʊ/ də-VEE-toh; born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Known for his short stature, raspy voice, distinct accent, and energetic comedy roles, he gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series Taxi (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. Since 2006, he has played Frank Reynolds on the FX/FXX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
DeVito is known for his film roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Romancing the Stone (1984), The Jewel of the Nile (1985), Ruthless People (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Twins (1988), The War of the Roses (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Junior (1994), Matilda (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Big Kahuna (1999), Big Fish (2003), Deck the Halls (2006), When in Rome (2010), Wiener-Dog (2016), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). He has voiced roles in such films as Disney's Hercules (1997), The Lorax (2012), Smallfoot (2018), and Migration (2023).
In 1991, DeVito and Michael Shamberg founded production company Jersey Films. Soon afterwards, Stacey Sher became an equal partner. The production company is known for films such as Pulp Fiction (1994), Garden State (2004) and Freedom Writers (2007). He would later create a second production company, Jersey Films 2nd Avenue, with his daughter, Lucy, and son, Jake. DeVito also owned Jersey Television, which produced the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. DeVito and his wife Rhea Perlman starred together in his 1996 film Matilda, based on Roald Dahl's children's novel. DeVito was also one of the producers nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for Erin Brockovich (2000).
From 2012 to 2013, DeVito played Willie Clark in the West End revival of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys. He made his Broadway debut as Gregory Solomon in the revival of Arthur Miller's The Price (2017), earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance. He returned to Broadway in the Theresa Rebeck play I Need That (2023).
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Rick and Morty
The Simpsons
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Daily Show
Late Show with David Letterman
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Graham Norton Show
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Abbott Elementary
Pulp Fiction
Golden Globe Awards
The Larry Sanders Show
Sherri
Reno 911!
Taxi
Starsky & Hutch
Jumanji: The Next Level
Welcome to Wrexham
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Men in Black
Film '72
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Police Woman
Amazing Stories
Hercules
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The Lorax
Jumanji: Open World
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Migration
Batman Returns
Mars Attacks!
Gattaca
Stars in the House
Ed
Erin Brockovich
History of the World: Part II
Made in Hollywood
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Goldene Kamera
The Kominsky Method
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Twins
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Minions & More 2
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