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.

Cast

The War of the Roses

Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

The Virgin Suicides

L.A. Confidential

Man on the Moon

10 Items or Less

The Jewel of the Nile

Reno 911!: Miami

District Attorney

Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)

Terms of Endearment

Other People's Money

Lawrence Garfield

Dr. Larry Arbogast

Renaissance Man

Harry Valentini

Philoctetes (voice)

Haunted Mansion

Look Who's Talking Now!

Throw Momma from the Train

Chief Wyatt Rash

Ruthless People

Vincent Benedict

Death to Smoochy

Romancing the Stone

The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Wayne the Pool Guy

Relative Strangers

Christmas in Love

Brad La Guardia

A Very Sunny Christmas

Johnny Dangerously

Living Out Loud

Uncle Dan (voice)

Dreams of Glass

The Lorax (voice)

Girl Walks Into a Bar

Minions & More Volume 1

The Lorax (voice)

Eugene Portland

Revenge of the Electric Car

Self (EV1 Driver)

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

The Ratings Game

Thank You Very Much

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

All the Wilderness

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

The Penguin (archive footage)

Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30

My Little Pony: The Movie

Grundle King (voice)

A Sudden Case of Christmas

Lawrence Armanetti

The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter

Uncle Jack (voice)

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

The World's Greatest Lover

Assistant Director

Little Red Riding Hood

Animal Crackers

Chesterfield (voice)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

The Misbehavers

Minions & More Volume 2

The Lorax (voice)

Last Action Hero

Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

George Johnson (voice)

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

Herbert (archive footage)

The Earth Day Special

Inside the Actor's Workshop

All The Kids Do It

Jimmy Berkowitz

The Nightman Cometh: Live

Maximilian "Max" Medici

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')

Completely Cuckoo

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

My Girlfriend's Abroad

Uncle Rick (uncredited)

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

Little Spirit: Christmas in New York

Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Today's the Day

The One and Only Ivan

Forces of Nature

The Lorax (voice)

Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls

Jumanji: The Next Level

Charley Goldman

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Likely Stories Vol. 2

The World of Jim Henson

Self (archive footage)

America | A Tribute to Heroes

The Divine Bette Midler

Branford Marsalis: Steep

Happily Ever After

George Johnson (voice)

Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

Swackhammer (voice)

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Night of 100 Stars

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self (archive footage)

Catching Kringle

General Needham

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Self (archive footage)

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

Self - Presenter

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Self(archive footage) (uncredited)

Be Cool, Very Cool

Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide

The Gong Show Movie

Tim Burton: Life in the Line

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Crew

The War of the Roses

Executive Producer

Erin Brockovich

Freedom Writers

Executive Producer

Man on the Moon

Director, Producer

Reno 911!: Miami

Director, Producer

Throw Momma from the Train

Death to Smoochy

Feeling Minnesota

Relative Strangers

The Ratings Game

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

Thanks, Director, Writer

The Caveman's Valentine

Along Came Polly

Living Out Loud

Director, Producer

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist

Executive Producer

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon

Executive Producer

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

Bye Bye Benjamin

Executive Producer

The Pentagon Wars

Executive Producer

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

Executive Producer

Director, Writer

The Sound Sleeper

Editor, Writer, Director

The Fixies: Top Secret

Executive Producer

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

Director, Writer

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

Director, Writer