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.
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
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.