Danny DeVito
Known for Acting · 210 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
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 (53)
Rick and Morty
2013
as Dr. Dogballs (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Herbert Powell (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Friends
1994
as Roy
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Frank Reynolds
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Co-Host / Adrian (uncredited) / Self (uncredited) / Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Chemist
Taxi
1978
as Louie De Palma
Reno 911!
2003
as Danny DeVito
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Frank
Today
1952
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as John John the Apple / John DeAppoliso
Welcome to Wrexham
2022
as Self
Police Woman
1974
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Danny DeVito
Film '72
1971
as Self
Amazing Stories
1985
as Herbert
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self / Self - Laudatio
Ed
2000
as Dr. Jack Carmichael
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)
Angie
1979
as Uncle Cheech
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
as Giuseppe
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Little Demon
2022
as Satan (voice)
Arnold
2023
as Self
Delvecchio
1976
as Anthony 'Beanzie' Marott
Deadbeat
2014
as Giuseppe Monamocce
All That Glitters
1977
as Baba
Pearl
1996
as Dean Martin
Karen Sisco
2003
as Charlie Lucre
Bette
2000
as Danny DeVito
The Magic Hour
1998
as Self
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2025
as Self
The Associates
1979
as Alan Swathmore (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
MADtv
1995
as Self
Movies (157)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
as Janitor
The Lorax
2012
as The Lorax (voice)
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Eddie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Martini
Men in Black
1997
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Migration
2023
as Uncle Dan (voice)
Hercules
1997
as Philoctetes (voice)
Matilda
1996
as Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
Batman Returns
1992
as Penguin
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Rude Gambler
Big Fish
2003
as Amos Calloway
Minions & More 2
2022
as The Lorax (voice)
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Sid Hudgens
Minions & More Volume 1
2022
as The Lorax (voice)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
Space Jam
1996
as Swackhammer (voice)
Jumanji: Open World
2026
as Eddie
Twins
1988
as Vincent Benedict
The Virgin Suicides
2000
as Dr. Horniker
Dumbo
2019
as Maximilian "Max" Medici
Romancing the Stone
1984
as Ralph
Smallfoot
2018
as Dorgle (voice)
Last Action Hero
1993
as Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
Haunted Mansion
2023
as Bruce Davis
The Rainmaker
1997
as Deck Shifflet
Terms of Endearment
1983
as Vernon Dahlart
The War of the Roses
1989
as Gavin D'Amato
The Jewel of the Nile
1985
as Ralph
The One and Only Ivan
2020
as Bob (voice)
The Survivor
2022
as Charley Goldman
Hotel Noir
2012
as Eugene Portland
Deck the Halls
2006
as Buddy Hall
Junior
1994
as Dr. Larry Arbogast
Duplex
2003
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Be Cool
2005
as Martin Weir
Man on the Moon
1999
as George Shapiro
Throw Momma from the Train
1987
as Owen Lift
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021
as Self
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
as Rocks (voice)
Heist
2001
as Mickey Bergman
When in Rome
2010
as Al Russo
Renaissance Man
1994
as Bill Rago
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Vic
I'm Still Here
2010
as Danny DeVito
Get Shorty
1995
as Martin Weir
Girl Walks Into a Bar
2011
as Aldo
Hoffa
1992
as Bobby Ciaro
10 Items or Less
2006
as Big D
Animal Crackers
2018
as Chesterfield (voice)
Reno 911!: Miami
2007
as District Attorney
Ruthless People
1986
as Sam Stone
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Solitary Man
2009
as Jimmy Marino
Other People's Money
1991
as Lawrence Garfield
Death to Smoochy
2002
as Burke Bennett
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001
as The Penguin (archive footage)
Completely Cuckoo
1997
as Self
Tin Men
1987
as Ernest Tilley
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001
as Max Fairbanks
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
as Grundle King (voice)
Anything Else
2003
as Harvey Wexler
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
The Ratings Game
1984
as Vic De Salvo
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Wiener-Dog
2016
as Dave Schmerz
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
as Self
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972
as Adrian
Screwed
2000
as Grover Cleaver
The Comedian
2016
as Jimmy Berkowitz
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009
as Frank Reynolds
Relative Strangers
2006
as Frank Menure
The Big Kahuna
1999
as Phil Cooper
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Assistant Director
Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991
as Self
Poolman
2024
as Jack Denisoff
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Booth
Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
2014
as The Lorax
Today's the Day
2014
as Mr. Bees
Head Office
1985
as Frank Stedman
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
2002
as Self
Thank You Very Much
2025
as Self
Johnny Dangerously
1984
as Burr
Inside the Actor's Workshop
2010
as Actor
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
Goin' South
1978
as Hog
Living Out Loud
1998
as Pat Francato
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
as Self
The Good Night
2007
as Mel
Likely Stories Vol. 2
1983
Just Add Water
2008
as Merl
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Drowning Mona
2000
as Chief Wyatt Rash
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Little Red Riding Hood
1995
as Wolfie (voice)
A Very Sunny Christmas
2009
as Frank Reynolds
All The Kids Do It
1984
as Ackroyd
PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!
2025
as Self
Revenge of the Electric Car
2011
as Self (EV1 Driver)
Lady Liberty
1971
as Fred Mancuso
Nobel Son
2007
as Gastner
Forces of Nature
2012
as The Lorax (voice)
The Oh in Ohio
2006
as Wayne the Pool Guy
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990
as Herbert (archive footage)
Going Ape!
1981
as Lazlo
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002
as Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Wise Guys
1986
as Harry Valentini
All the Wilderness
2014
as Walter Pembry
Even Money
2007
as Walter
A Sudden Case of Christmas
2024
as Lawrence Armanetti
Deadly Hero
1975
as Harry
Happily Ever After
1985
as George Johnson (voice)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Worm TV Host
Dreams of Glass
1970
as Thug
Jack the Bear
1993
as John Leary
The Misbehavers
2004
as Self
Two Daddies?
1989
as George Johnson (voice)
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025
as Self - Presenter
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 210 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Danny DeVito has appeared in 157 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Danny DeVito Movies
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) — as Janitor
- The Lorax (2012) — as The Lorax (voice)
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) — as Eddie
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — as Martini
- Men in Black (1997) — as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
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