Danny DeVito
Acting
Born: November 17, 1944 (age 81) · Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Pulp Fiction
1994
Men in Black
1997
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Rick and Morty
2013
The Simpsons
1989
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
Friends
1994
Hercules
1997
Big Fish
2003
Batman Returns
1992
Gattaca
1997
Space Jam
1996
Photos (9)
Movies (111)
The Lorax
The Lorax (voice)
Men in Black
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Janitor
Jumanji: The Next Level
Eddie
Batman Returns
Penguin
Terms of Endearment
Vernon Dahlart
Space Jam
Swackhammer (voice)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Martini
L.A. Confidential
Sid Hudgens
Migration
Uncle Dan (voice)
Deck the Halls
Buddy Hall
Get Shorty
Martin Weir
The Jewel of the Nile
Ralph
Hercules
Philoctetes (voice)
Look Who's Talking Now!
Rocks (voice)
Matilda
Mr. Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
Haunted Mansion
Bruce Davis
Last Action Hero
Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
When in Rome
Al Russo
Dumbo
Maximilian "Max" Medici
Man on the Moon
George Shapiro
Minions & More Volume 1
The Lorax (voice)
Smallfoot
Dorgle (voice)
Twins
Vincent Benedict
Death to Smoochy
Burke Bennett
Mars Attacks!
Rude Gambler
Romancing the Stone
Ralph
The Oh in Ohio
Wayne the Pool Guy
Renaissance Man
Bill Rago
The Rainmaker
Deck Shifflet
Jack the Bear
John Leary
Big Fish
Amos Calloway
I'm Still Here
Danny DeVito
The One and Only Ivan
Bob (voice)
Minions & More 2
The Lorax (voice)
The Survivor
Charley Goldman
10 Items or Less
Big D
The Virgin Suicides
Dr. Horniker
Other People's Money
Lawrence Garfield
Throw Momma from the Train
Owen Lift
Johnny Dangerously
Burr
Animal Crackers
Chesterfield (voice)
Goin' South
Hog
Hoffa
Bobby Ciaro
The War of the Roses
Gavin D'Amato
Reno 911!: Miami
District Attorney
The Comedian
Jimmy Berkowitz
Be Cool
Martin Weir
Ruthless People
Sam Stone
My Little Pony: The Movie
Grundle King (voice)
Duplex
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Heist
Mickey Bergman
Nobel Son
Gastner
Screwed
Grover Cleaver
The Big Kahuna
Phil Cooper
Even Money
Walter
House Broken
Tom Cathkart
Just Add Water
Merl
The Good Night
Mel
Junior
Dr. Larry Arbogast
Anything Else
Harvey Wexler
Wiener-Dog
Dave Schmerz
The World's Greatest Lover
Assistant Director
Solitary Man
Jimmy Marino
The Ratings Game
Vic De Salvo
Poolman
Jack Denisoff
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Max Fairbanks
The Earth Day Special
Vic
Wise Guys
Harry Valentini
Relative Strangers
Frank Menure
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Aldo
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
The Penguin (archive footage)
Tin Men
Ernest Tilley
Going Ape!
Lazlo
Hotel Noir
Eugene Portland
A Sudden Case of Christmas
Lawrence Armanetti
All the Wilderness
Walter Pembry
Drowning Mona
Chief Wyatt Rash
Deadly Hero
Harry
Head Office
Frank Stedman
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Worm TV Host
Christmas in Love
Brad La Guardia
The Nightman Cometh: Live
Frank Reynolds
Scalawag
Fly Speck
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Booth
Forces of Nature
The Lorax (voice)
Living Out Loud
Pat Francato
Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
The Lorax
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)
Little Red Riding Hood
Wolfie (voice)
A Very Sunny Christmas
Frank Reynolds
The Gong Show Movie
Performer
All The Kids Do It
Ackroyd
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Adrian
Lady Liberty
Fred Mancuso
Curmudgeons
Jackie
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Herbert
Happily Ever After
George Johnson (voice)
The Money
Bartender
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Al Goldstein
Inside the Actor's Workshop
Actor
Catching Kringle
General Needham
Two Daddies?
George Johnson (voice)
Swap Meet
Max
Valentine
Dewey
Dreams of Glass
Thug
The Van
Andy
Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
Petey
The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter
Uncle Jack (voice)
Minestrone
Lodovico
TV Shows (28)
The Simpsons
Herbert Powell (voice) · 4 eps
Rick and Morty
Dr. Dogballs (voice) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Adrian (uncredited) · 1 eps
Friends
Roy · 1 eps
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Frank Reynolds · 180 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Chemist · 1 eps
Abbott Elementary
Frank · 1 eps
Reno 911!
Danny DeVito · 1 eps
Taxi
Louie De Palma · 114 eps
Starsky & Hutch
John John the Apple / John DeAppoliso · 1 eps
History of the World: Part II
Czar Nicholas · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Danny DeVito · 1 eps
The Kominsky Method
Dr. Wexler · 2 eps
Amazing Stories
Herbert · 1 eps
StoryBots: Answer Time
Giuseppe · 1 eps
Ed
Dr. Jack Carmichael · 1 eps
Father of the Pride
Emerson (voice) · 1 eps
Deadbeat
Giuseppe Monamocce · 1 eps
Little Demon
Satan (voice) · 10 eps
Delvecchio
Anthony 'Beanzie' Marott · 1 eps
All That Glitters
Baba · 4 eps
Angie
Uncle Cheech · 1 eps
Bette
Danny DeVito · 1 eps
Pearl
Dean Martin
Karen Sisco
Charlie Lucre · 2 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
The Associates
Alan Swathmore (uncredited) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (64)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 5 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Welcome to Wrexham
Self · 1 eps
Democracy Now!
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
Made in Hollywood
Self · 1 eps
Arnold
Self · 2 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
The Magic Hour
Self · 1 eps
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self · 4 eps
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Self
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Self
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Self
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Self
Revenge of the Electric Car
Self (EV1 Driver)
Thank You Very Much
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Presenter
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Self (archive footage)
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Self
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
Self
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
Self
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
Be Cool, Very Cool
Self
Completely Cuckoo
Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Self
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Self
The Divine Bette Midler
Self
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (19)
Taxi
Director
Amazing Stories
Director
Matilda
Director
Death to Smoochy
Director
Throw Momma from the Train
Director
Hoffa
Director
The War of the Roses
Director
Mary
Director
Duplex
Director
The Ratings Game
Director
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Director
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Director
Skin Deep
Director
Curmudgeons
Director
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Director
The Sound Sleeper
Director
Nest of Vipers
Director
Blood Lust
Director
Minestrone
Director
Writing (4)
Producing (37)
Reno 911!
Producer
Pulp Fiction
Executive Producer
Along Came Polly
Producer
How High
Producer
Get Shorty
Producer
Garden State
Executive Producer
Matilda
Producer
Gattaca
Producer
Man on the Moon
Producer
Erin Brockovich
Producer
Reality Bites
Producer
Little Demon
Executive Producer
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Producer
Out of Sight
Producer
Freedom Writers
Producer
The Pentagon Wars
Executive Producer
Hoffa
Producer
Karen Sisco
Executive Producer
Reno 911!: Miami
Producer
Be Cool
Producer
Even Money
Producer
The Caveman's Valentine
Producer
Feeling Minnesota
Producer
Relative Strangers
Producer
Camp
Producer
Kate Brasher
Producer
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
Executive Producer
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
Executive Producer
Game 7
Executive Producer
The American Embassy
Producer
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Executive Producer
Drowning Mona
Executive Producer
Living Out Loud
Producer
Bye Bye Benjamin
Executive Producer
Curmudgeons
Producer
Sunset Park
Producer
He Watches
Producer
