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Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Acting · Production · Directing · Crew

Born November 17, 1944, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (63)
  • 2025Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert — Self - Presenter
  • 2025PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration! — Self
  • 2025Thank You Very Much — Self
  • Tim Burton: Life in the Line — Self
  • Arnold — Self
  • Sherri — Self - Guest
  • Welcome to Wrexham — Self
  • 2021Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale — Self
  • 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend — Self (archive footage)
  • Stars in the House — Self
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
  • 2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Self
  • 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
  • 2011Revenge of the Electric Car — Self (EV1 Driver)
  • 2009Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — Self
  • 2008Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight — Self
  • 2008Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' — Self
  • 2007Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' — Self
  • The Graham Norton Show — Self
  • 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters — Self
  • 2005Be Cool, Very Cool — Self
  • Made in Hollywood — Self
  • 2005My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson — Self
  • 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found — Self
  • 2005The Divine Bette Midler — Self
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
  • 2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2004The Misbehavers — Self
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
  • 2002Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute — Self
  • 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary — Self
  • 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes — Self
  • 2002What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers — Self
  • 2001America | A Tribute to Heroes — Self
  • 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self
  • 1999Saturday Night Live: Christmas — Self (archive footage)
  • The Magic Hour — Self
  • 1997Completely Cuckoo — Self
  • The View — Self
  • The Daily Show — Self
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self
  • MADtv — Self
  • 1994The World of Jim Henson — Self (archive footage)
  • Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
  • 1992Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin — Self
  • 1991Branford Marsalis: Steep — Self
  • 1991Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide — Self
  • 1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! — Self (archive footage)
  • 1988A Very Special Christmas Party — Self
  • 1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie — Self
  • 1986The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special — Self
  • Goldene Kamera — Self, Self - Laudatio
  • 1982Night of 100 Stars — Self
  • 1980Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls — Self
  • Film '72 — Self
  • The Oscars — Self
  • Today — Self
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Winner
  • Mary Woronov: Cult Queen — Self
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