Danny DeVito
Known for Acting · 208 credits
- Born
- 1944-11-17 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. · Danny De Vito · Ντάνι Ντε Βίτο · دنی دیویتو · دَنی دِویتو · Денні Девіто
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.
Known For
TV Shows (52)
The Simpsons
1989
as Herbert Powell (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Rick and Morty
2013
as Dr. Dogballs (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Friends
1994
as Roy
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Co-Host / Adrian (uncredited) / Self (uncredited) / Self - Host
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Frank Reynolds
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Chemist
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Frank
Taxi
1978
as Louie De Palma
Reno 911!
2003
as Danny DeVito
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as John John the Apple / John DeAppoliso
Police Woman
1974
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Danny DeVito
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Amazing Stories
1985
as Herbert
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Ed
2000
as Dr. Jack Carmichael
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self / Self - Laudatio
Welcome to Wrexham
2022
as Self
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
History of the World: Part II
2023
as Czar Nicholas
The Kominsky Method
2018
as Dr. Wexler
Father of the Pride
2004
as Emerson (voice)
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
as Giuseppe
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
All That Glitters
1977
as Baba
Delvecchio
1976
as Anthony 'Beanzie' Marott
Bette
2000
as Danny DeVito
Angie
1979
as Uncle Cheech
Deadbeat
2014
as Giuseppe Monamocce
Pearl
1996
as Dean Martin
The Magic Hour
1998
as Self
Little Demon
2022
as Satan (voice)
Arnold
2023
as Self
Karen Sisco
2003
as Charlie Lucre
The Associates
1979
as Alan Swathmore (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
MADtv
1995
as Self
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2025
as Self
Movies (156)
Migration
2023
as Uncle Dan (voice)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Martini
Men in Black
1997
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Eddie
Hercules
1997
as Philoctetes (voice)
The Lorax
2012
as The Lorax (voice)
Matilda
1996
as Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Rude Gambler
Batman Returns
1992
as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
as Janitor
Space Jam
1996
as Swackhammer (voice)
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Sid Hudgens
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
Big Fish
2003
as Amos Calloway
Twins
1988
as Vincent Benedict
Romancing the Stone
1984
as Ralph
Smallfoot
2018
as Dorgle (voice)
Last Action Hero
1993
as Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
The Rainmaker
1997
as Deck Shifflet
The Virgin Suicides
2000
as Dr. Horniker
Be Cool
2005
as Martin Weir
Jumanji: Open World
2026
as Eddie
Dumbo
2019
as Maximilian "Max" Medici
Deck the Halls
2006
as Buddy Hall
Haunted Mansion
2023
as Bruce Davis
Minions & More Volume 1
2022
as The Lorax (voice)
Minions & More 2
2022
as The Lorax (voice)
Get Shorty
1995
as Martin Weir
The Jewel of the Nile
1985
as Ralph
The War of the Roses
1989
as Gavin D'Amato
Terms of Endearment
1983
as Vernon Dahlart
The Survivor
2022
as Charley Goldman
Man on the Moon
1999
as George Shapiro
Ruthless People
1986
as Sam Stone
Duplex
2003
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The One and Only Ivan
2020
as Bob (voice)
Junior
1994
as Dr. Larry Arbogast
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
as Rocks (voice)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
I'm Still Here
2010
as Danny DeVito
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Worm TV Host
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Animal Crackers
2018
as Chesterfield (voice)
When in Rome
2010
as Al Russo
Solitary Man
2009
as Jimmy Marino
Nobel Son
2007
as Gastner
Renaissance Man
1994
as Bill Rago
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001
as Max Fairbanks
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021
as Self
Tin Men
1987
as Ernest Tilley
Heist
2001
as Mickey Bergman
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Vic
Throw Momma from the Train
1987
as Owen Lift
Goin' South
1978
as Hog
The Comedian
2016
as Jimmy Berkowitz
Drowning Mona
2000
as Chief Wyatt Rash
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001
as The Penguin (archive footage)
Reno 911!: Miami
2007
as District Attorney
Hoffa
1992
as Bobby Ciaro
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Poolman
2024
as Jack Denisoff
Death to Smoochy
2002
as Burke Bennett
Relative Strangers
2006
as Frank Menure
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Booth
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Al Goldstein
Anything Else
2003
as Harvey Wexler
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
The Van
1977
as Andy
Other People's Money
1991
as Lawrence Garfield
10 Items or Less
2006
as Big D
The Oh in Ohio
2006
as Wayne the Pool Guy
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
as Grundle King (voice)
Screwed
2000
as Grover Cleaver
Even Money
2007
as Walter
Wiener-Dog
2016
as Dave Schmerz
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
as Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
as Self
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Assistant Director
The Ratings Game
1984
as Vic De Salvo
House Broken
2009
as Cathkart
A Sudden Case of Christmas
2024
as Lawrence Armanetti
Lady Liberty
1971
as Fred Mancuso
Living Out Loud
1998
as Pat Francato
Johnny Dangerously
1984
as Burr
The Good Night
2007
as Mel
Jack the Bear
1993
as John Leary
Head Office
1985
as Frank Stedman
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017
as Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025
as Self - Presenter
Just Add Water
2008
as Merl
The Big Kahuna
1999
as Phil Cooper
Catching Kringle
2004
as General Needham
Deadly Hero
1975
as Harry
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
as Self
Wise Guys
1986
as Harry Valentini
Girl Walks Into a Bar
2011
as Aldo
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009
as Frank Reynolds
All the Wilderness
2014
as Walter Pembry
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Self (archive footage)
A Very Sunny Christmas
2009
as Frank Reynolds
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
as Self
Hotel Noir
2012
as Eugene Portland
The Gong Show Movie
1980
as Performer
Curmudgeons
2016
as Jackie
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
as Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Self
Minestrone
1975
as Lodovico
Sniff
as William Keys
Thank You Very Much
2025
as Self
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
as Self
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
2008
as Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Revenge of the Electric Car
2011
as Self (EV1 Driver)
Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
2014
as The Lorax
Going Ape!
1981
as Lazlo
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
1980
as Self
About Danny DeVito
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), Ju… With 208 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Danny DeVito has appeared in 156 films and 52 TV shows.
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Most Popular Danny DeVito Movies
- Migration (2023) — as Uncle Dan (voice)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — as Martini
- Men in Black (1997) — as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) — as Eddie
- Hercules (1997) — as Philoctetes (voice)
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