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), 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.
Acting
Movie
Men in Black
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
1997
Movie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Martini
1975
TV
Rick and Morty
as Dr. Dogballs (voice)
2013
TV
The Simpsons
as Herbert Powell (voice)
1989
Movie
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Eddie
2019
TV
Friends
as Roy
1994
Movie
Hercules
as Philoctetes (voice)
1997
Movie
Big Fish
as Amos Calloway
2003
Movie
Batman Returns
as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
1992
Movie
Space Jam
as Swackhammer (voice)
1996
Movie
Mars Attacks!
as Rude Gambler
1996
Movie
L.A. Confidential
as Sid Hudgens
1997
Movie
Matilda
as Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
1996
Movie
Dumbo
as Maximilian "Max" Medici
2019
Movie
The Lorax
as The Lorax (voice)
2012
Movie
The Virgin Suicides
as Dr. Horniker
2000
Movie
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
2002
Movie
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Janitor
2024
Movie
Last Action Hero
as Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
1993
Movie
Twins
as Vincent Benedict
1988
Movie
Migration
as Uncle Dan (voice)
2023
Movie
Romancing the Stone
as Ralph
1984
Movie
Man on the Moon
as George Shapiro
1999
Movie
Duplex
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2003
Crew
Movie
Pulp Fiction
Executive Producer
1994
Movie
Gattaca
Producer
1997
Movie
Matilda
Director
1996
Movie
Erin Brockovich
Producer
2000
Movie
Along Came Polly
Producer
2004
Movie
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Producer
2014
Movie
Freedom Writers
Producer
2007
Movie
Garden State
Executive Producer
2004
Movie
Man on the Moon
Producer
1999
Movie
Duplex
Director
2003
Movie
Out of Sight
Producer
1998
Movie
The War of the Roses
Director
1989