Danny DeVito

Acting · Born 1944-11-17 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

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…

Filmography

• Mars Attacks! as Rude Gambler
• The War of the Roses as Gavin D'Amato
• Batman Returns as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Martini
• Big Fish as Amos Calloway
• The Virgin Suicides as Dr. Horniker
• L.A. Confidential as Sid Hudgens
• Man on the Moon as George Shapiro
• 10 Items or Less as Big D
• The Jewel of the Nile as Ralph