Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1944-11-17 (Age: 82)
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.
Filmography (154)
Jumanji: Open World
2026
Cop Origin Story
2026PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!
2025
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025
Thank You Very Much
2025
A Sudden Case of Christmas
2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2024
Poolman
2024
Migration
2023
Haunted Mansion
2023
Minions & More 2
2022
Minions & More Volume 1
2022
The Survivor
2022
