- BIRTH 17/11/1944
- Country United States
- SHOWS 35
- MOVIES 89
- DIRECTOR 10
- SCRIPT 1
- PRODUCTION 27
Danny DeVito
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.
Shows (35)
Saturday Night Live
Movies (89)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Director (10)
The War of the Roses
Matilda
Duplex
Throw Momma from the Train
Death to Smoochy
Hoffa
The Ratings Game
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Script
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Production (27)
Pulp Fiction
Erin Brockovich
Gattaca
Freedom Writers
Matilda
Along Came Polly
How High
Get Shorty
Man on the Moon
Garden State
Out of Sight
Be Cool
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Reality Bites
Feeling Minnesota
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
Sunset Park
Even Money
Relative Strangers
Reno 911!: Miami
Drowning Mona
Hoffa
Living Out Loud
Bye Bye Benjamin
Camp
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
The Pentagon Wars
