Danny DeVito
Born: 1944-11-17 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2027
- Drag ... (Producer)
2026
- Jumanji: Open World as Eddie
2025
- Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- Thank You Very Much as Self
- Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert as Self - Presenter
- PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration! as Self
2024
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as Janitor
- Game 7 ... (Executive Producer)
- Poolman as Jack Denisoff
- A Sudden Case of Christmas as Lawrence Armanetti
2023
- History of the World: Part II as Czar Nicholas
- Migration as Uncle Dan (voice)
- Haunted Mansion as Bruce Davis
- Arnold as Self
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- Little Demon as Satan (voice)
- StoryBots: Answer Time as Giuseppe
- Minions & More 2 as The Lorax (voice)
- The Survivor as Charley Goldman
- Minions & More Volume 1 as The Lorax (voice)
- Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist ... (Executive Producer)
- He Watches ... (Producer)
2021
- Abbott Elementary as Frank
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale as Self
- Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
- The One and Only Ivan as Bob (voice)
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Jumanji: The Next Level as Eddie
- Dumbo as Maximilian "Max" Medici
2018
- The Kominsky Method as Dr. Wexler
- Smallfoot as Dorgle (voice)
- Animal Crackers as Chesterfield (voice)
- The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter as Uncle Jack (voice)
2017
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- The Fixies: Top Secret ... (Other)
- Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story as Self
2016
- Wiener-Dog as Dave Schmerz
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- The Comedian as Jimmy Berkowitz
- Curmudgeons as Jackie
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Chemist
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- A Walk Among the Tombstones ... (Producer)
- Deadbeat as Giuseppe Monamocce
- Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection as The Lorax
- All the Wilderness as Walter Pembry
- Today's the Day as Mr. Bees
2013
- Rick and Morty as Dr. Dogballs (voice)
- Feed Me ... (Thanks)
2012
- The Lorax as The Lorax (voice)
- Hotel Noir as Eugene Portland
- Forces of Nature as The Lorax (voice)
2011
- Girl Walks Into a Bar as Aldo
- Revenge of the Electric Car as Self (EV1 Driver)
- Skin Deep ... (Director)
- Nest of Vipers ... (Director)
- Blood Lust ... (Director)
2010
- When in Rome as Al Russo
- I'm Still Here as Danny DeVito
- Inside the Actor's Workshop as Actor
2009
- Solitary Man as Jimmy Marino
- House Broken as Tom Cathkart
- A Very Sunny Christmas as Frank Reynolds
- The Nightman Cometh: Live as Frank Reynolds
- Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Self
2008
- Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight as Self
- Little Spirit: Christmas in New York as Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)
- Just Add Water as Merl
- Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Freedom Writers ... (Producer)
- Even Money as Walter
- Reno 911!: Miami as District Attorney
- Nobel Son as Gastner
- The Good Night as Mel
- Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' as Self
2006
- Deck the Halls as Buddy Hall
- 10 Items or Less as Big D
- The Oh in Ohio as Wayne the Pool Guy
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Booth
- Relative Strangers as Frank Menure
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters as Self
- Bye Bye Benjamin ... (Executive Producer)
- My Girlfriend's Abroad as Uncle Rick (uncredited)
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Frank Reynolds
- Made in Hollywood as Self
- Be Cool as Martin Weir
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
- Be Cool, Very Cool as Self
- Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda' as Self
- The Divine Bette Midler as Self
- My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson as Self
2004
- Father of the Pride as Emerson (voice)
- Along Came Polly ... (Producer)
- Garden State ... (Executive Producer)
- Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Christmas in Love as Brad La Guardia
- Catching Kringle as General Needham
- The Misbehavers as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Reno 911! as Danny DeVito
- Big Fish as Amos Calloway
- Karen Sisco as Charlie Lucre
- Duplex as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Anything Else as Harvey Wexler
- Camp ... (Producer)
2002
- Austin Powers in Goldmember as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
- Death to Smoochy as Burke Bennett
- The American Embassy ... (Producer)
- Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute as Self
- Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary as Self
- What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers as Self
- The Funkhousers ... (Producer)
- Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes as Self
2001
- What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Max Fairbanks
- How High ... (Producer)
- The Caveman's Valentine ... (Producer)
- Heist as Mickey Bergman
- Kate Brasher ... (Producer)
- America | A Tribute to Heroes as Self
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as The Penguin (archive footage)
2000
- Ed as Dr. Jack Carmichael
- Erin Brockovich ... (Producer)
- The Virgin Suicides as Dr. Horniker
- Bette as Danny DeVito
- Drowning Mona as Chief Wyatt Rash
- Screwed as Grover Cleaver
1999
- Man on the Moon as George Shapiro
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- Saturday Night Live: Christmas as Self (archive footage)
- The Big Kahuna as Phil Cooper
1998
- Out of Sight ... (Producer)
- The Magic Hour as Self
- The Pentagon Wars ... (Executive Producer)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Al Goldstein
- Living Out Loud as Pat Francato
1997
- The View as Self
- Men in Black as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
- Hercules as Philoctetes (voice)
- L.A. Confidential as Sid Hudgens
- Gattaca ... (Producer)
- The Rainmaker as Deck Shifflet
- Completely Cuckoo as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Matilda as Mr. Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
- Mars Attacks! as Rude Gambler
- Space Jam as Swackhammer (voice)
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- Pearl as Dean Martin
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Feeling Minnesota ... (Producer)
- Sunset Park ... (Producer)
1995
- Get Shorty as Martin Weir
- MADtv as Self
- Little Red Riding Hood as Wolfie (voice)
1994
- Friends as Roy
- Pulp Fiction ... (Executive Producer)
- Reality Bites ... (Producer)
- Renaissance Man as Bill Rago
- Junior as Dr. Larry Arbogast
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Worm TV Host
- The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Last Action Hero as Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
- Look Who's Talking Now! as Rocks (voice)
- Jack the Bear as John Leary
1992
- The Larry Sanders Show as Danny DeVito
- Batman Returns as Penguin
- Hoffa as Bobby Ciaro
- Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin as Self
1991
- Other People's Money as Lawrence Garfield
- Branford Marsalis: Steep as Self
- Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide as Self
1990
- The Earth Day Special as Vic
- Amazing Stories: The Movie II as Herbert
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Self (archive footage)
1989
- The Simpsons as Herbert Powell (voice)
- The War of the Roses as Gavin D'Amato
- Two Daddies? as George Johnson (voice)
1988
- Twins as Vincent Benedict
- Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie as Self
- A Very Special Christmas Party as Self
1987
- Throw Momma from the Train as Owen Lift
- Tin Men as Ernest Tilley
1986
- Ruthless People as Sam Stone
- My Little Pony: The Movie as Grundle King (voice)
- Wise Guys as Harry Valentini
- The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special as Self
1985
- Amazing Stories as Herbert
- The Jewel of the Nile as Ralph
- Mary ... (Director)
- Head Office as Frank Stedman
- Happily Ever After as George Johnson (voice)
- A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening ... (Director)
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self - Laudatio
- Romancing the Stone as Ralph
- Johnny Dangerously as Burr
- The Ratings Game as Vic De Salvo
- All The Kids Do It as Ackroyd
1983
- Terms of Endearment as Vernon Dahlart
- Likely Stories, Vol. 4 ... (Director)
- Likely Stories Vol. 2
1982
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
1981
- Going Ape! as Lazlo
1980
- The Gong Show Movie as Performer
- Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls as Self
1979
- Angie as Uncle Cheech
- The Associates as Alan Swathmore (uncredited)
- Valentine as Dewey
- Swap Meet as Max
1978
- Taxi as Louie De Palma
- Goin' South as Hog
1977
- All That Glitters as Baba
- The World's Greatest Lover as Assistant Director
- The Van as Andy
1976
- Delvecchio as Anthony 'Beanzie' Marott
- The Selling of Vince D'Angelo as Vince D'Angelo
- The Money as Bartender
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Starsky & Hutch as John John the Apple / John DeAppoliso
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Martini
- Deadly Hero as Harry
- Minestrone as Lodovico
1974
1973
- Scalawag as Fly Speck
- The Sound Sleeper ... (Editor)
- Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30 as Petey
1972
- Hot Dogs for Gauguin as Adrian
1971
- Film '72 as Self
- Lady Liberty as Fred Mancuso
1970
- Dreams of Glass as Thug
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Today as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner