Danny DeVito

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

211

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-11-17 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Friends

    Friends

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Rick and Morty

    Rick and Morty

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Reno 911!

    Reno 911!

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Abbott Elementary

    Abbott Elementary

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

  • History of the World: Part II

    History of the World: Part II

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Migration

    Migration

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Men in Black

    Men in Black

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    Jumanji: The Next Level

  • Matilda

    Matilda

  • Ed

    Ed

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Welcome to Wrexham

    Welcome to Wrexham

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Batman Returns

    Batman Returns

  • The Money

    The Money

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • The Lorax

    The Lorax

  • Big Fish

    Big Fish

  • Relative Strangers

    Relative Strangers

  • House Broken

    House Broken

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • Hoffa

    Hoffa

  • Anything Else

    Anything Else

  • The War of the Roses

    The War of the Roses

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • L.A. Confidential

    L.A. Confidential

  • Two Daddies?

    Two Daddies?

  • My Little Pony: The Movie

    My Little Pony: The Movie

  • Duplex

    Duplex

  • Romancing the Stone

    Romancing the Stone

  • Heist

    Heist

  • The Virgin Suicides

    The Virgin Suicides

  • Sniff

    Sniff

  • Head Office

    Head Office

  • Mars Attacks!

    Mars Attacks!

  • The Kominsky Method

    The Kominsky Method

  • The Big Kahuna

    The Big Kahuna

  • Valentine

    Valentine

  • Scalawag

    Scalawag

  • Christmas in Love

    Christmas in Love

  • Tin Men

    Tin Men

  • StoryBots: Answer Time

    StoryBots: Answer Time

  • The Good Night

    The Good Night

  • Twins

    Twins

  • Dumbo

    Dumbo

  • Smallfoot

    Smallfoot

  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

  • Haunted Mansion

    Haunted Mansion

  • Austin Powers in Goldmember

    Austin Powers in Goldmember

  • 10 Items or Less

    10 Items or Less

  • Goin' South

    Goin' South

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • Happily Ever After

    Happily Ever After

  • Space Jam

    Space Jam

  • Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

  • Arnold

    Arnold

  • Going Ape!

    Going Ape!

  • Today

    Today

  • A Sudden Case of Christmas

    A Sudden Case of Christmas

  • Last Action Hero

    Last Action Hero

  • The Jewel of the Nile

    The Jewel of the Nile

  • Minestrone

    Minestrone

  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The World's Greatest Lover

    The World's Greatest Lover

  • Thank You Very Much

    Thank You Very Much

  • Be Cool

    Be Cool

  • Jumanji 3

    Jumanji 3

  • Screwed

    Screwed

  • The Ratings Game

    The Ratings Game

  • Branford Marsalis: Steep

    Branford Marsalis: Steep

  • Father of the Pride

    Father of the Pride

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • Little Demon

    Little Demon

  • Pearl

    Pearl

  • Be Cool, Very Cool

    Be Cool, Very Cool

  • When in Rome

    When in Rome

  • Terms of Endearment

    Terms of Endearment

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • A Very Sunny Christmas

    A Very Sunny Christmas

  • Reno 911!: Miami

    Reno 911!: Miami

  • Karen Sisco

    Karen Sisco

  • Drowning Mona

    Drowning Mona

  • Angie

    Angie

  • The Van

    The Van

  • Deck the Halls

    Deck the Halls

  • Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls

    Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls

  • Junior

    Junior

  • Deadbeat

    Deadbeat

  • Minions & More 2

    Minions & More 2

  • The Magic Hour

    The Magic Hour

  • The Survivor

    The Survivor

  • Today's the Day

    Today's the Day

  • All That Glitters

    All That Glitters

  • The One and Only Ivan

    The One and Only Ivan

  • Minions & More Volume 1

    Minions & More Volume 1

  • The Comedian

    The Comedian

  • Throw Momma from the Train

    Throw Momma from the Train

  • Jack the Bear

    Jack the Bear

  • Bette

    Bette

  • Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously

  • Ruthless People

    Ruthless People

  • Renaissance Man

    Renaissance Man

  • Look Who's Talking Now!

    Look Who's Talking Now!

  • Animal Crackers

    Animal Crackers

  • What's the Worst That Could Happen?

    What's the Worst That Could Happen?

  • The Associates

    The Associates

  • Dreams of Glass

    Dreams of Glass

  • Hotel Noir

    Hotel Noir

  • Poolman

    Poolman

  • Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

    Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

  • Solitary Man

    Solitary Man

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Wise Guys

    Wise Guys

  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

    Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

  • Death to Smoochy

    Death to Smoochy

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Wiener-Dog

    Wiener-Dog

  • Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

    Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

  • Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection

    Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • The Oh in Ohio

    The Oh in Ohio

  • Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • Girl Walks Into a Bar

    Girl Walks Into a Bar

  • Other People's Money

    Other People's Money

  • Likely Stories Vol. 2

    Likely Stories Vol. 2

  • Nobel Son

    Nobel Son

  • Completely Cuckoo

    Completely Cuckoo

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Tim Burton: Life in the Line

    Tim Burton: Life in the Line

  • Living Out Loud

    Living Out Loud

  • Lady Liberty

    Lady Liberty

  • Forces of Nature

    Forces of Nature

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

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

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

  • Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

  • Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide

    Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide

  • Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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

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

  • Even Money

    Even Money

  • Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

    Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

  • Little Spirit: Christmas in New York

    Little Spirit: Christmas in New York

  • The Gong Show Movie

    The Gong Show Movie

  • Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

    Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

  • Revenge of the Electric Car

    Revenge of the Electric Car

  • The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

    The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

  • Hot Dogs for Gauguin

    Hot Dogs for Gauguin

  • Just Add Water

    Just Add Water

  • Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

    Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

  • All the Wilderness

    All the Wilderness

  • Deadly Hero

    Deadly Hero

  • Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

    Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

  • The Nightman Cometh: Live

    The Nightman Cometh: Live

  • Tim Burton: Life in the Line

    Tim Burton: Life in the Line

  • My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

    My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

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

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

  • Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

    Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

  • Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

    Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

  • Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

  • Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

    Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

  • Curmudgeons

    Curmudgeons

  • The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

    The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

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

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

  • All The Kids Do It

    All The Kids Do It

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie II

    Amazing Stories: The Movie II

  • Swap Meet

    Swap Meet

  • The Misbehavers

    The Misbehavers

  • Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

    Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

  • The Divine Bette Midler

    The Divine Bette Midler

  • The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter

    The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter

  • Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

    Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

  • Inside the Actor's Workshop

    Inside the Actor's Workshop

  • Catching Kringle

    Catching Kringle

  • Beverly's Secret

    Beverly's Secret

  • The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special

    The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special

  • My Girlfriend's Abroad

    My Girlfriend's Abroad

  • Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30

    Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30