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Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Acting1944Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director, and producer. He first gained prominence as the irascible dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi, for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy. He plays Frank Reynolds on the long-running sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2006 - present).

In film, DeVito is known for his roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Head Office (1985), Ruthless People (1986), Twins (1988), Batman Returns (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Junior (1994), 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). DeVito has voiced characters in numerous animated films including Space Jam (1996), Hercules (1997), The Lorax (2012), Smallfoot (2018), and Migration (2023). He both directed and starred in several films such as Throw Momma from the Train (1987), The War of the Roses (1989), Matilda (1996), and Death to Smoochy (2002). He has served as a producer on notable films such as Reality Bites (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994), Gattaca (1997), Erin Brockovich (2000), and Garden State (2004).

DeVito married actress Rhea Perlman in 1982; they have three children. The couple separated in 2012.

Acting History

Future
Sniff
as William Keys
Drag
Producer
2026
Jumanji 3
as Eddie
2025
Abbott Elementary
TVas Frank1 eps
Welcome to Wrexham
TVas Self1 eps
Rick and Morty
TVas Dr. Dogballs (voice)1 eps
2024
Poolman
as Jack Denisoff
A Sudden Case of Christmas
as Lawrence Armanetti
2023
Haunted Mansion
as Bruce Davis
Migration
as Uncle Dan (voice)
History of the World: Part II
TVas Czar Nicholas1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self2 eps
Arnold
TVas Self
2022
Minions and More Volume 2
as The Lorax (voice)
Minions & More Volume 1
as The Lorax (voice)
The Survivor
as Charley Goldman
Little Demon
TVas Satan (voice)
StoryBots: Answer Time
TVas Giuseppe1 eps
Sherri
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Little Demon
TVExecutive Producer
2021
2020
The One and Only Ivan
as Bob (voice)
Made in Hollywood
TVas Self1 eps
Stars in the House
TVas Self1 eps
2019
Dumbo
as Maximilian "Max" Medici
2018
Smallfoot
as Dorgle (voice)
The Kominsky Method
TVas Dr. Wexler2 eps
2016
The Comedian
as Jimmy Berkowitz
Curmudgeons
as Jackie
Wiener-Dog
as Dave Schmerz
Curmudgeons
Director
Curmudgeons
Producer
2013
Feed Me
Thanks
2012
The Lorax
as The Lorax (voice)
Hotel Noir
as Eugene Portland
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self2 eps
2010
When in Rome
as Al Russo
I'm Still Here
as Danny DeVito
Goldene Kamera
TVas Self2 eps
2009
Solitary Man
as Jimmy Marino
House Broken
as Cathkart
A Very Sunny Christmas
as Frank Reynolds
2008
2007
Reno 911!: Miami
as District Attorney
Even Money
as Walter
Nobel Son
as Gastner
Even Money
Producer
2005
2004
Catching Kringle
as General Needham
Christmas in Love
as Brad La Guardia
Father of the Pride
TVas Emerson (voice)1 eps
Reno 911!
TVas Danny DeVito1 eps
Friends
TVas Roy1 eps
Garden State
Executive Producer
2003
Big Fish
as Amos Calloway
Duplex
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Anything Else
as Harvey Wexler
Karen Sisco
TVas Charlie Lucre2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest / Self
Duplex
Director
Camp
Producer
Reno 911!
TVProducer88 eps
Karen Sisco
TVExecutive Producer10 eps
2002
Death to Smoochy
as Burke Bennett
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
Ed
TVas Dr. Jack Carmichael1 eps
The American Embassy
TVProducer6 eps
2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as The Penguin (archive footage)
Heist
as Mickey Bergman
How High
Producer
2000
Drowning Mona
as Chief Wyatt Rash
Screwed
as Grover Cleaver
The Virgin Suicides
as Dr. Horniker
Bette
TVas Danny DeVito
Drowning Mona
Executive Producer
1999
Man on the Moon
as George Shapiro
The Big Kahuna
as Phil Cooper
1997
L.A. Confidential
as Sid Hudgens
Hercules
as Philoctetes (voice)
The Rainmaker
as Deck Shifflet
Men in Black
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
The View
TVas Self
Gattaca
Producer
1996
Mars Attacks!
as Rude Gambler
Matilda
as Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
Space Jam
as Swackhammer (voice)
Sunset Park
Producer
Matilda
Producer
Matilda
Director
1995
Get Shorty
as Martin Weir
MADtv
TVas Self
The Oscars
TVas Self3 eps
Get Shorty
Producer
1994
Renaissance Man
as Bill Rago
Junior
as Dr. Larry Arbogast
The Larry Sanders Show
TVas Danny DeVito1 eps
Pulp Fiction
Executive Producer
1993
Jack the Bear
as John Leary
Last Action Hero
as Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
Look Who's Talking Now!
as Rocks (voice)
1992
Batman Returns
as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
Hoffa
as Bobby Ciaro
Hoffa
Producer
Hoffa
Director
1991
Other People's Money
as Lawrence Garfield
The Simpsons
TVas Herbert Powell (voice)4 eps
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Self (archive footage)
1989
The War of the Roses
as Gavin D'Amato
Two Daddies?
as George Johnson (voice)
1988
Twins
as Vincent Benedict
1987
1986
Wise Guys
as Harry Valentini
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Grundle King (voice)
Ruthless People
as Sam Stone
Amazing Stories
TVas Herbert1 eps
Amazing Stories
TVDirector1 eps
1985
Head Office
as Frank Stedman
1983
Terms of Endearment
as Vernon Dahlart
1982
Taxi
TVDirector3 eps
1981
Going Ape!
as Lazlo
1980
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Winner1 eps
1979
Valentine
as Dewey
The Associates
TVas Alan Swathmore (uncredited)
1978
Taxi
TVas Louie De Palma114 eps
1977
The World's Greatest Lover
as Assistant Director
The Van
as Andy
Starsky & Hutch
TVas John John the Apple / John DeAppoliso1 eps
Delvecchio
TVas Anthony 'Beanzie' Marott1 eps
1976
The Money
as Bartender
1975
Minestrone
as Lodovico
Deadly Hero
as Harry
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host / Self - Co-Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self / Adrian (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)
Minestrone
Director
1973
1971
Lady Liberty
as Fred Mancuso
1952
Today
TVas Self

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/17/1944(81 years old)
Place of Birth
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
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