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Danny DeVito is a Actor, Director and Producer American born on 16 november 1944 at Neptune Township (USA)

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Birth name Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 16 november 1944 (79 years) at Neptune Township (USA)
Creator of Jersey Films

Daniel Michael "Danny" DeVito (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, producer and director. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy. He went on to become a major film star, known for his roles in the films Tin Men, Throw Momma from the Train, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ruthless People, Man on the Moon, Terms of Endearment, Romancing the Stone, Twins, Batman Returns, Get Shorty and L.A. Confidential and for his voiceover work in such films as Space Jam, Hercules and The Lorax.
DeVito co-founded Jersey Films with Michael Shamberg. Soon afterwards, Stacey Sher became an equal partner. The production company is known for films such as Pulp Fiction, Garden State, and Freedom Writers. DeVito also owns Jersey Television, which produced the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. DeVito and wife Rhea Perlman starred together in his 1996 film Matilda, based on Roald Dahl's children's novel. He currently stars as Frank Reynolds on the FXX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He also directs and produces graphic short horror films for his Internet venture The Blood Factory. He has appeared in several of them, as have friends of his and members of his family.

DeVito was also one of the producers nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for Erin Brockovich.

Biography

On January 17, 1971, DeVito met Rhea Perlman when she went to see a friend in the single performance of the play The Shrinking Bride, which also featured DeVito. They moved in together two weeks after meeting. The couple married on January 28, 1982. They have three children: Lucy Chet DeVito (born March 11, 1983), Grace Fan DeVito (born March 1985), and Jacob Daniel DeVito (born October 1987). Throughout their relationship, Perlman and DeVito have acted alongside each other several times, including in the TV show Taxi and the feature film Matilda (in which they played Matilda's parents). DeVito and Perlman separated in October 2012 after 30 years of marriage and over 40 years together. However, in March 2013, it was reported that they had reconciled and called off the separation. The family resides in Beverly Hills, California, and also spend time at their vacation home in Interlaken, New Jersey.

He and Perlman are members of the steering committee of the Friends of the Apollo, supporting a theater in Oberlin, Ohio, as is filmmaker Jonathan Demme.

DeVito co-owned a restaurant called DeVito South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida, which closed in 2011.

DeVito was born with Fairbank's Disease, a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth in those afflicted. It is what caused him to have his short stature.

Best films

Jumanji: The Next Level

(2019)
(Actor)

(2019)
(Actor)

(2012)
(Actor)

(1992)
(Actor)

(2000)
(Producer)

(1997)
(Actor)

Usually with

Michael Shamberg
(23 films)

Stacey Sher
(21 films)

Tracey Walter
(13 films)

Randall Miller
(5 films)

David Newman
(7 films)

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Danny DeVito (106 films)

Display filmography as detailed form

Year	Name	Job	Roles
2020	Animal Crackers	Actor	Chesterfield (voice)
2020	Animal Crackers	Actor	Chesterfield (voice)
2020	Sonic the Hedgehog	Actor	Sonic The Hedgehog (voice)
2019	Dumbo	Actor	Max Medici
2019	Jumanji: The Next Level	Actor	Eddie
2018	Smallfoot	Actor	Dorgle (voice)
2017	The Comedian	Actor	Jimmy Berkowitz
2016	Wiener-Dog	Actor	Dave Schmerz
2014	A Walk Among the Tombstones	Producer
2014	All the Wilderness	Actor	Walter Pembry
2013	Salinger	Actor	Himself
2012	The Lorax	Actor	The Lorax (voice)
2012	Hotel Noir	Actor	Eugene Portland
2011	Girl Walks Into a Bar	Actor	Aldo
2011	Revenge of the Electric Car	Actor	Self (EV1 Driver)
2010	When in Rome	Actor	Al
2010	I'm Still Here	Actor	Danny DeVito
2009	Solitary Man	Actor	Jimmy Marino
2009	House Broken	Actor	Cathkart
2008	Bottle Shock	Actor
2008	Just Add Water	Actor	Merl
2007	Freedom Writers	Producer
2007	Nobel Son	Actor	Gastner
2007	The Good Night	Actor	Mel
2007	Reno 911!: Miami	Actor, Producer	District Attorney
2006	The Oh in Ohio	Actor	Wayne the Pool Guy
2006	10 Items or Less	Actor	Big D
2006	Deck the Halls	Actor	Buddy Hall
2006	Even Money	Actor, Producer	Walter
2006	Relative Strangers	Actor, Producer	Frank Menure
2005	Be Cool	Actor, Producer	Martin Weir
2005	Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School	Actor	Booth
2004	Garden State	Executive Producer
2004	Along Came Polly	Producer
2004	Christmas in Love	Actor	Brad La Guardia
2003	Anything Else	Actor	Harvey Wexler
2003	Big Fish	Actor	Amos Calloway
2003	Camp	Producer
2003	Duplex	Actor, Director	Narrator (voice, uncredited)
2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember	Actor	Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
2002	Death to Smoochy	Actor, Director	Burke Bennett
2001	Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes	Actor	The Penguin (archive footage)
2001	How High	Producer
2001	The Caveman's Valentine	Producer
2001	Heist	Actor	Mickey Bergman
2001	What's the Worst That Could Happen?	Actor	Max Fairbanks
2000	Erin Brockovich	Producer
2000	The Big Kahuna	Actor	Phil Cooper
2000	Drowning Mona	Actor, Executive Producer	Chief Wyatt Rash
2000	Screwed	Actor	Grover Cleaver
1999	Man on the Moon	Actor, Producer	George Shapiro
1999	The Virgin Suicides	Actor	Dr. Horniker
1998	Out of Sight	Producer
1998	Living Out Loud	Actor, Producer	Pat Francato
1998	The Pentagon Wars	Executive Producer
1997	L.A. Confidential	Actor	Sid Hudgens
1997	Gattaca	Producer
1997	Hercules	Actor	Philoctetes (voice)
1997	The Rainmaker	Actor	Deck Shifflet
1997	Men in Black	Actor	Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
1996	Mars Attacks!	Actor	Rude Gambler
1996	Space Jam	Actor	Swackhammer (voice)
1996	Feeling Minnesota	Producer
1996	Matilda	Actor, Director, Producer	Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
1996	Sunset Park	Producer
1995	Get Shorty	Actor, Producer	Martin Weir
1994	Reality Bites	Producer
1994	Pulp Fiction	Executive Producer
1994	Renaissance Man	Actor	Bill Rago
1994	8 Seconds	Producer
1994	Junior	Actor	Dr. Larry Arbogast
1993	Look Who's Talking Now!	Actor	Rocks (voice)
1993	Jack the Bear	Actor	John Leary
1993	Last Action Hero	Actor	Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
1992	Batman Returns	Actor	Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
1992	Hoffa	Actor, Director, Producer	Bobby Ciaro
1991	Other People's Money	Actor	Lawrence Garfield
1991	Money	Actor
1989	The War of the Roses	Actor, Director	Gavin D'Amato
1988	Twins	Actor	Vincent Benedict
1987	Throw Momma from the Train	Actor, Director	Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift
1987	Tin Men	Actor	Ernest Tilley
1986	My Little Pony: The Movie	Actor	Grundle King (voice)
1986	Ruthless People	Actor	Sam Stone
1986	Wise Guys	Actor	Harry Valentini
1985	Head Office	Actor	Frank Stedman
1985	The Jewel of the Nile	Actor	Ralph
1984	Romancing the Stone	Actor	Ralph
1984	Johnny Dangerously	Actor	Burr
1984	The Ratings Game	Actor, Director	Vic De Salvo
1983	Terms of Endearment	Actor	Vernon Dahlart
1981	Going Ape!	Actor	Lazlo
1980	The Gong Show Movie	Actor
1979	Swap Meet	Actor	Max
1978	Goin' South	Actor	Hog
1977	The Van	Actor	Andy
1977	The World's Greatest Lover	Actor	Assistant Director
1976	Car Wash	Actor	Joe
1975	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Actor	Martini
1975	Deadly Hero	Actor	Harry
1973	Scalawag	Actor	Fly Speck
1973	Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30	Actor	Petey
1972	Hot Dogs for Gauguin	Actor	Adrian
1971	Bananas	Actor	Subway Hood (uncredited)
1971	Lady Liberty	Actor	Fred Mancuso
1970	Dreams of Glass	Actor	Thug