Danny DeVito
Acting
- Born:
- 1944-11-17
- Place of birth:
- Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny DeVito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Jumanji: Open World
PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Thank You Very Much
A Sudden Case of Christmas
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Poolman
Migration
Haunted Mansion
Arnold
History of the World: Part II
StoryBots: Answer Time
Minions & More Volume 2
Minions & More Volume 1
Sherri
Little Demon
Welcome to Wrexham
The Survivor
Abbott Elementary
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
The One and Only Ivan
Stars in the House
Jumanji: The Next Level
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Dumbo
The Kominsky Method
Smallfoot
Animal Crackers
The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
The Comedian
Wiener-Dog
Curmudgeons
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
The Late Late Show with James Corden
All the Wilderness
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Today's the Day
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Deadbeat
Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Rick and Morty
Hotel Noir
Forces of Nature
The Lorax
Revenge of the Electric Car
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Inside the Actor's Workshop
I'm Still Here
When in Rome
House Broken
A Very Sunny Christmas
The Nightman Cometh: Live
Solitary Man
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Just Add Water
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Nobel Son
Even Money
Reno 911!: Miami
The Graham Norton Show
The Good Night
Deck the Halls
10 Items or Less
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Relative Strangers
My Girlfriend's Abroad
The Oh in Ohio
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Made in Hollywood
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Be Cool, Very Cool
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Be Cool
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Christmas in Love
The Misbehavers
Catching Kringle
Father of the Pride
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Big Fish
Karen Sisco
Duplex
Anything Else
Reno 911!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Austin Powers in Goldmember
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
Death to Smoochy
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Heist
America: A Tribute to Heroes
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Democracy Now!
Bette
Ed
Screwed
The Virgin Suicides
Drowning Mona
Man on the Moon
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
The Big Kahuna
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Living Out Loud
The Magic Hour
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Completely Cuckoo
The Rainmaker
L.A. Confidential
The View
Men in Black
Hercules
Mars Attacks!
Space Jam
Pearl
E! True Hollywood Story
Matilda
The Daily Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Little Red Riding Hood
Get Shorty
MADtv
Junior
Friends
Renaissance Man
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Look Who's Talking Now!
Late Show with David Letterman
Last Action Hero
Jack the Bear
Hoffa
The Larry Sanders Show
Batman Returns
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
Other People's Money
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
The Earth Day Special
The Simpsons
The War of the Roses
Two Daddies?
A Very Special Christmas Party
Twins
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Throw Momma from the Train
Tin Men
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
Ruthless People
My Little Pony: The Movie
Wise Guys
Happily Ever After
Amazing Stories
The Jewel of the Nile
Head Office
Johnny Dangerously
The Ratings Game
All The Kids Do It
Romancing the Stone
Goldene Kamera
Terms of Endearment
Likely Stories Vol. 2
Night of 100 Stars
Going Ape!
The Gong Show Movie
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
Valentine
The Associates
Swap Meet
Angie
Goin' South
Taxi
The World's Greatest Lover
All That Glitters
The Van
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
Delvecchio
The Money
Deadly Hero
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Saturday Night Live
Starsky & Hutch
Minestrone
Police Woman
Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
Scalawag
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Lady Liberty
Film '72
Dreams of Glass
The Oscars
Today
Golden Globe Awards
Sniff
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen