Danny DeVito

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.

Known For

Rude Gambler

Mars Attacks!

Gavin D'Amato

The War of the Roses

Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin

Batman Returns

Martini

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

William Keys

Sniff

Amos Calloway

Big Fish

Dr. Horniker

The Virgin Suicides

Sid Hudgens

L.A. Confidential

George Shapiro

Man on the Moon

Big D

10 Items or Less

Ralph

The Jewel of the Nile

District Attorney

Reno 911!: Miami

Bobby Ciaro

Hoffa

Harvey Wexler

Anything Else

Ernest Tilley

Tin Men

Martin Weir

Be Cool

Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)

Matilda

Vernon Dahlart

Terms of Endearment

Mickey Bergman

Heist

Lawrence Garfield

Other People's Money

Dr. Larry Arbogast

Junior

Martin Weir

Get Shorty

Andy

The Van

Harry Valentini

Wise Guys

Bill Rago

Renaissance Man

Philoctetes (voice)

Hercules

Bruce Davis

Haunted Mansion

Deck Shifflet

The Rainmaker

Rocks (voice)

Look Who's Talking Now!

Owen Lift

Throw Momma from the Train

Chief Wyatt Rash

Drowning Mona

Sam Stone

Ruthless People

Vincent Benedict

Twins

Burke Bennett

Death to Smoochy

Ralph

Romancing the Stone

Buddy Hall

Deck the Halls

Mel

The Good Night

Cathkart

House Broken

Self

The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special

Max Fairbanks

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Frank Stedman

Head Office

Wayne the Pool Guy

The Oh in Ohio

Jimmy Marino

Solitary Man

Frank Menure

Relative Strangers

Brad La Guardia

Christmas in Love

Merl

Just Add Water

Gastner

Nobel Son

Phil Cooper

The Big Kahuna

John Leary

Jack the Bear

Frank Reynolds

A Very Sunny Christmas

Burr

Johnny Dangerously

Pat Francato

Living Out Loud

Uncle Dan (voice)

Migration

Grover Cleaver

Screwed

Thug

Dreams of Glass

The Lorax (voice)

The Lorax

Lazlo

Going Ape!

Aldo

Girl Walks Into a Bar

The Lorax (voice)

Minions & More Volume 1

Fred Mancuso

La mortadella

Fly Speck

Scalawag

Eugene Portland

Hotel Noir

Self (EV1 Driver)

Revenge of the Electric Car

Adrian

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

Vic De Salvo

The Ratings Game

Self

Thank You Very Much

Self

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

Himself

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

Walter Pembry

All the Wilderness

The Penguin (archive footage)

De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros

Petey

Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30

Grundle King (voice)

My Little Pony: The Movie

Jeremy

Coal Miner's Adventure

Lawrence Armanetti

A Sudden Case of Christmas

Uncle Jack (voice)

The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter

Hog

Goin' South

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Assistant Director

The World's Greatest Lover

Wolfie (voice)

Little Red Riding Hood

Chesterfield (voice)

Animal Crackers

Al Goldstein

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Self

The Misbehavers

The Lorax (voice)

Minions & More Volume 2

Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)

Last Action Hero

Self

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

Dave Schmerz

Wiener-Dog

George Johnson (voice)

Two Daddies?

Self

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

The Lorax

Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection

Al Russo

When in Rome

Self

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Janitor

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Jackie

Curmudgeons

Herbert (archive footage)

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

Vic

The Earth Day Special

Actor

Inside the Actor's Workshop

Ackroyd

All The Kids Do It

Danny DeVito

I'm Still Here

Jimmy Berkowitz

The Comedian

Frank Reynolds

The Nightman Cometh: Live

Maximilian "Max" Medici

Dumbo

Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Self

Completely Cuckoo

Self

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

Harry

Deadly Hero

Bartender

The Money

Narrator (voice, uncredited)

Duplex

Featured Extra

Felony

Max

Swap Meet

Walter

Even Money

Booth

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Vince D'Angelo

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)

Little Spirit: Christmas in New York

Uncle Rick (uncredited)

My Girlfriend's Abroad

Dewey

Valentine

Self

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Dorgle (voice)

Smallfoot

Mr. Bees

Today's the Day

Bob (voice)

The One and Only Ivan

The Lorax (voice)

Forces of Nature

Himself

Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls

Lodovico

Minestrone

Eddie

Jumanji: The Next Level

Charley Goldman

The Survivor

Self

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Likely Stories Vol. 2

Self (archive footage)

The World of Jim Henson

Self

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self

The Divine Bette Midler

Self

Branford Marsalis: Steep

George Johnson (voice)

Happily Ever After

Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

Men in Black

Swackhammer (voice)

Space Jam

Self

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

Self

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

Jack Denisoff

Poolman

Worm TV Host

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Self

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Self (archive footage)

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

General Needham

Catching Kringle

Self

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Self

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

Self

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

Self

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

Self

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Self - Presenter

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

Self(archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Self

Be Cool, Very Cool

Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide

Performer

The Gong Show Movie

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-11-17

Place of Birth

Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.