Danny DeVito

Acting · 4.4 popularity

Age

Movies

156

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

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.

Works

156 films

Jumanji: The Next Level

20196.9

Men in Black

19977.2

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

20246.9

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

19758.4

Hercules

19977.5

The Lorax

20126.5

Jumanji: Open World

2026

Matilda

19967.2

Migration

20237.4

Batman Returns

19927.0

Mars Attacks!

19966.4

L.A. Confidential

19977.8

Big Fish

20037.8

Space Jam

19966.8

Austin Powers in Goldmember

20026.0

Twins

19886.1

Last Action Hero

19936.5

Minions & More 2

20227.4

The Virgin Suicides

20007.1

Smallfoot

20186.8

Dumbo

20196.6

The Rainmaker

19977.0

Romancing the Stone

19846.8

Haunted Mansion

20236.4

Get Shorty

19956.5

Deck the Halls

20065.6

Be Cool

20055.5

The War of the Roses

19896.9

The Jewel of the Nile

19856.2

The Survivor

20226.8

Minions & More Volume 1

20227.0

Duplex

20036.1

Terms of Endearment

19837.1

Junior

19945.2

Man on the Moon

19997.2

When in Rome

20105.9

The One and Only Ivan

20207.3

Look Who's Talking Now!

19935.4

I'm Still Here

20106.0

Animal Crackers

20186.4

Throw Momma from the Train

19876.2

Heist

20016.3

Death to Smoochy

20025.9

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

20015.5

Hoffa

19926.3

Ruthless People

19866.6

10 Items or Less

20066.2

My Little Pony: The Movie

19866.3

Tin Men

19876.3

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

20218.3

Solitary Man

20095.9

Goin' South

19785.8

Other People's Money

19916.1

Renaissance Man

19946.1

Even Money

20075.5

Reno 911!: Miami

20075.8

Hotel Noir

20125.7

Drowning Mona

20005.5

The World's Greatest Lover

19775.6

Wiener-Dog

20165.6

Poolman

20244.3

Nobel Son

20076.0

America | A Tribute to Heroes

20016.5

Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls

1980

Anything Else

20036.2

Wise Guys

19865.4

The Ratings Game

19845.7

Johnny Dangerously

19846.3

The Comedian

20165.7

Girl Walks Into a Bar

20115.1

House Broken

20095.1

Lady Liberty

19715.5

Relative Strangers

20065.3

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

19906.0

Head Office

19855.4

Jack the Bear

19936.4

The Big Kahuna

19996.8

The Earth Day Special

19906.1

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

20042.0

The World of Jim Henson

19947.4

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

19726.9

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

20016.9

The Good Night

20075.4

Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection

20142.8

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

19926.5

Night of 100 Stars

19825.8

Completely Cuckoo

19975.7

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

20065.9

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

20028.0

Screwed

20005.5

The Oh in Ohio

20065.3

Today's the Day

201410.0

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

20177.5

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

20164.0

Revenge of the Electric Car

20117.2

A Sudden Case of Christmas

20245.8

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

2002

Going Ape!

19814.5

Be Cool, Very Cool

2005

Living Out Loud

19986.0

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

19987.7

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

20215.0

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

19947.0

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

20058.0

The Nightman Cometh: Live

20099.4

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

20088.0

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

20054.5

Happily Ever After

19857.0

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

19886.8

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

1990

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

20257.3

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers

2002

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

20066.5

A Very Sunny Christmas

20097.9

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

19766.0

PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!

2025

Little Spirit: Christmas in New York

20082.0

Christmas in Love

20044.7

The Gong Show Movie

19804.0

Deadly Hero

19755.8

Dreams of Glass

19707.5

Scalawag

19735.7

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

2007

Curmudgeons

20167.4

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

20176.8

The Money

19766.0

The Van

19774.4

Inside the Actor's Workshop

20106.0

Little Red Riding Hood

19956.0

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

20092.0

Swap Meet

19793.5

Just Add Water

20085.0

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

2026

Catching Kringle

20046.0

Forces of Nature

20125.1

Branford Marsalis: Steep

1991

The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter

2018

Likely Stories Vol. 2

1983

Thank You Very Much

20257.8

Sniff

2026

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

2008

Cop Origin Story

202610.0

All the Wilderness

20146.4

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

2002

The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special

19867.0

Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30

19738.5

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

20055.5

Minestrone

1975

The Divine Bette Midler

2005

All The Kids Do It

198410.0

Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide

1991

Valentine

1979

A Very Special Christmas Party

1988

Two Daddies?

1989

My Girlfriend's Abroad

2006

The Misbehavers

200410.0