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Danny DeVito

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel Michael "Danny" DeVito, Jr. (born November 17, 1944 height 5' (1,52 m)) is an American actor, comedian, director, and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of Louie De Palma on the ABC and NBC TV series Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy. DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman, founded Jersey Films, a production company 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 Perlman also starred together in his 1996 film Matilda, based on Roald Dahl's children's novel. He currently stars as Frank Reynolds on the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny DeVito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​


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Born:
Nov 17, 1944 In Asbury Park - New Jersey - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
153
First Appeared:
In the movie Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Latest Project:
Movie Migration 2023-12-06
Known For
Poster of Big Fish
Poster of L.A. Confidential
Poster of Friends
Poster of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Filmography
Movie Triplets Vincent Benedict 2025
Movie Mary Woronov: Cult Queen 2025
Series History of the World: Part II 2023-03-06
Movie Haunted Mansion Bruce Davis 2023-07-26
Movie Migration Uncle Dan (voice) 2023-12-06
Movie Minions & More 1 The Lorax (voice) 2022-09-27
Movie Minions & More Volume 2 The Lorax (voice) 2022-11-08
Movie The Survivor Charley Goldman 2022-04-07
Movie Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale Self 2021-05-05
Movie Friends: The Reunion (archive footage) 2021-05-27
Movie The One and Only Ivan Bob (voice) 2020-08-21
Movie Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog (voice) 2020-02-12
Movie Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert Self (archive footage) 2020-04-10
Movie Cats Himself 2019-12-19
Movie Dumbo Max Medici 2019-03-27
Movie Jumanji: The Next Level Eddie 2019-12-04
Movie Spider-Man: Far From Home Peter Parker / Spider-Man 2019-06-28
Movie Smallfoot Dorgle (voice) 2018-09-20
Movie Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story Himself 2017-02-01
Movie Animal Crackers Chesterfield (voice) 2017-06-23
Movie Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Self 2017-09-05
Movie Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood Himself (archive footage) 2017-12-09
Movie Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Self 2016-02-21
Movie Curmudgeons Jackie 2016-04-15
Movie The Comedian Jimmy Berkowitz 2016-12-09
Movie Wiener-Dog Dave Schmerz 2016-06-24
Series Deadbeat Giuseppe Monamocce 2014-04-09
Movie Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection The Lorax 2014-04-01
Movie All the Wilderness Walter Pembry 2014-03-09
Movie Salinger Himself 2013-09-06
Movie Hotel Noir Eugene Portland 2012-10-09
Movie Forces of Nature The Lorax (voice) 2012-08-07
Movie The Lorax The Lorax (voice) 2012-03-01
Movie The True Story of WrestleMania Self (archive footage) 2011-03-13
Movie Girl Walks Into a Bar Aldo 2011-03-07
Movie When in Rome Al 2010-01-29
Movie I'm Still Here Danny DeVito 2010-09-10
Movie House Broken Cathkart 2009-12-12
Movie Solitary Man Jimmy Marino 2009-09-07
Movie Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' Self 2008-09-23
Movie Just Add Water Merl 2008-03-18
Movie Little Spirit: Christmas in New York Cab Driver / Narrator (voice) 2008-12-10
Movie Nobel Son Gastner 2007-04-28
Movie Reno 911!: Miami District Attorney 2007-02-23
Movie The Good Night Mel 2007-01-25
Movie Even Money Walter 2006-03-01
Movie The Oh in Ohio Wayne the Pool Guy 2006-03-30
Movie Relative Strangers Frank Menure 2006-05-01
Movie Deck the Halls Buddy Hall 2006-11-22
Movie 10 Items or Less Big D 2006-09-11
Movie Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Self 2006-06-13
Movie My Girlfriend's Abroad Uncle Rick (uncredited) 2006-04-01
Movie The Divine Bette Midler Self 2005-01-01
Movie Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Booth 2005-01-24
Movie Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Dark Side of the Knight Self 2005-10-18
Movie My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson Himself 2005-06-07
Movie Be Cool Martin Weir 2005-03-04
Movie Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda' Himself 2005-06-07
Series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Frank Reynolds 2005-08-04
Movie Christmas in Love Brad La Guardia 2004-12-17
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Movie Big Fish Amos Calloway 2003-12-25
Series Reno 911! Unknown 2003-07-23
Movie Anything Else Harvey Wexler 2003-08-27
Movie Duplex Narrator (voice, uncredited) 2003-09-26
Movie Austin Powers in Goldmember Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy') 2002-07-26
Movie Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute Himself 2002-12-22
Movie Death to Smoochy Burke Bennett 2002-03-29
Movie What's the Worst That Could Happen? Max Fairbanks 2001-05-31
Movie Heist Mickey Bergman 2001-11-09
Movie Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes The Penguin (archive footage) 2001-12-23
Movie America: A Tribute to Heroes Self 2001-09-21
Movie Screwed Grover Cleaver 2000-05-12
Series Ed Unknown 2000-10-08
Movie Drowning Mona Chief Wyatt Rash 2000-03-03
Movie Man on the Moon George Shapiro 1999-12-22
Movie The Big Kahuna Phil Cooper 1999-11-17
Movie The Virgin Suicides Dr. Horniker 1999-05-19
Movie Living Out Loud Pat Francato 1998-10-30
Movie Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman Al Goldstein 1998-01-01
Movie Completely Cuckoo Himself 1997-12-16
Movie The Rainmaker Deck Shifflet 1997-11-18
Movie Hercules Philoctetes (voice) 1997-06-20
Movie L.A. Confidential Sid Hudgens 1997-09-19
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie Men in Black Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) 1997-07-02
Series The Daily Show Unknown 1996-07-22
Movie Matilda Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice) 1996-08-02
Series Pearl Dean Martin 1996-09-16
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Movie Mars Attacks! Rude Gambler 1996-12-13
Movie Space Jam Swackhammer (voice) 1996-11-15
Series MADtv Unknown 1995-10-14
Movie Get Shorty Martin Weir 1995-10-20
Movie Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Worm TV Host 1994-05-18
Movie Renaissance Man Bill Rago 1994-06-03
Movie The World of Jim Henson Self (archive footage) 1994-11-23
Series Friends Roy The Sripper 1994-09-22
Movie Felony Featured Extra 1994-10-19
Movie Junior Dr. Larry Arbogast 1994-11-22
Movie Last Action Hero Whiskers (voice) (uncredited) 1993-06-18
Movie Jack the Bear John Leary 1993-04-02
Movie Look Who's Talking Now! Rocks (voice) 1993-11-05
Movie The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin Himself 1992-06-14
Movie Hoffa Bobby Ciaro 1992-12-25
Movie Silence Of The Hams 1992-07-09
Movie Batman Returns Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin 1992-06-19
Movie Other People's Money Lawrence Garfield 1991-10-18
Movie Money 1991-04-06
Movie The Earth Day Special Vic 1990-04-22
Movie The War of the Roses Gavin D'Amato 1989-12-08
Movie Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special Self 1988-10-05
Movie Twins Vincent Benedict 1988-12-08
Movie Throw Momma from the Train Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift 1987-12-11
Movie Tin Men Ernest Tilley 1987-03-06
Movie Wise Guys Harry Valentini 1986-04-17
Movie My Little Pony: The Movie Grundle King (voice) 1986-06-06
Movie Ruthless People Sam Stone 1986-06-26
Movie Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Happily Ever After" George Johnson (voice) 1985-10-20
Movie The Jewel of the Nile Ralph 1985-08-01
Series Amazing Stories Unknown 1985-09-29
Movie Head Office Frank Stedman 1985-06-06
Movie The Ratings Game Vic De Salvo 1984-12-15
Movie Johnny Dangerously Burr 1984-12-21
Movie Romancing the Stone Ralph 1984-03-30
Movie Terms of Endearment Vernon Dahlart 1983-11-20
Movie Night of 100 Stars Self 1982-03-08
Movie Going Ape! Lazlo 1981-04-10
Series CBS Schoolbreak Special Ackroyd 1980-04-19
Movie Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls Himself 1980-05-03
Movie Valentine Dewey 1979-12-07
Movie Swap Meet Max 1979-09-21
Series The Associates Unknown 1979-09-23
Movie Goin' South Hog 1978-10-06
Series Taxi Louie De Palma 1978-09-12
Movie The Van Andy 1977-04-06
Movie The World's Greatest Lover Assistant Director 1977-12-18
Movie The Selling of Vince D'Angelo Vince D'Angelo 1976-09-15
Movie The Money Bartender 1976-05-31
Movie Car Wash Joe 1976-10-22
Movie Minestrone Lodovico 1975-01-01
Series Saturday Night Live Unknown 1975-10-11
Movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Martini 1975-11-19
Series Starsky & Hutch Unknown 1975-09-10
Movie Deadly Hero Harry 1975-12-14
Series Police Woman Unknown 1974-09-13
Movie Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30 Petey 1973-11-14
Movie Scalawag Fly Speck 1973-04-22
Movie Hot Dogs for Gauguin Adrian 1972-06-12
Movie Bananas Subway Hood (uncredited) 1971-04-28
Movie Lady Liberty Fred Mancuso 1971-12-22
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19
Series Today Unknown 1952-01-14