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Danny DeVito
Highest Rated: 99% L.A. Confidential (1997)
Lowest Rated: 0% Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
Birthday: Nov 17, 1944
Birthplace: Neptune Township, New Jersey, USA
A raucous presence on television and feature films for decades, Danny DeVito transitioned from Emmy-winning comic actor on "Taxi" (ABC/NBC, 1978-1983) to bona fide movie star with "Ruthless People" (1987) and assured feature director ("Throw Momma from the Train," 1987) and producer of such hits as "Pulp Fiction" (1994) and "Man on the Moon" (1999). Born Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr., in an Italian household in Neptune Township, New Jersey on November 17, 1944, he gave his first performances as a student at Oratory Prep High School in Summit, New Jersey. Short of build - he stood 4'10" as a result of the genetic disorder known as Fairbank's disease - and a moderate student, he initially pursued a career as a hairdresser at his sister's salon, which led to studying cosmetics at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Applicants were required to perform a monologue in order to enter the school's various programs, and the response he received for his audition convinced him that acting might be his career of choice. After completing his studies at the American Academy, DeVito made the rounds with East Coast theater companies, including the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Connecticut, where he befriended fellow aspiring actor Michael Douglas, and the Westbeth Playwrights Feminist Collective, where he met his future wife, actress Rhea Perlman. After a short stint in Los Angeles, DeVito returned to New York and made his screen acting debut in the independent film "Dreams of Glass" (1970). More minor roles in obscure films followed before Douglas cast him as a mental hospital patient in Milos Forman's adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). The popularity of the film led to character turns on television and in features, but his true breakout role came in 1978 when he was cast as Louie DePalma, the short-fused dispatcher for a New York taxi company on "Taxi." DeVito reaped numerous award nominations, including Emmy and Golden Globe wins in 1980 and 1981, and parlayed his popularity on the show into steady work as a character actor in features. He was a natural for abrasive, manipulative figures like the scheming con man on Douglas's train in "Romancing the Stone" (1984), but also showed a more kindly side in "Terms of Endearment" (1983) and Brian DePalma's "Wise Guys" (1986). During this period, DeVito also began making inroads to a directorial career: he helmed and starred in segments of a Cinemax anthology series called "Likely Stories" (1983), and made his feature-length debut in "The Ratings Game" (Showtime, 1984), a satire of the television business co-starring Pearlman. After starring in the big-screen comedies "Ruthless People" and "Tin Men" (1987), DeVito made his own feature debut as director with "Throw Momma from the Train," a skewed take on Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1954) with DeVito roping Billy Crystal into a plan to murder his domineering mother. A surprise hit, it spurred DeVito to launch his own production company, Jersey Films, with Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher, which oversaw a remarkable array of popular films in the 1990s, including "Reality Bites" (1991), "Pulp Fiction," "Out of Sight" (1998) and "Man on the Moon," which featured DeVito playing himself opposite Jim Carrey as his "Taxi" co-star, Andy Kaufman. During this period, DeVito continued to not only act in features, including two inspired turns opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Twins" (1988) and "Junior" (1994), as well as Norman Jewison's "Other People's Money" (1991) and a show-stopping performance as the disfigured Penguin in Tim Burton's "Batman Returns" (1992). DeVito also maintained his directorial career, turning the bitter comedy "The War of the Roses" (1989), which reunited him with his "Romancing" co-stars Douglas and Kathleen Turner, as well as an impressive crime epic in "Hoffa" (1992), with Jack Nicholson as the labor chief, and "Matilda" (1996), a spry and charming adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel. DeVito continued on this exceptionally busy path into the new millennium, and if some of his efforts as director, producer and actor were only middling - "Drowning Mona" (2000) and "Death to Smoochy" (2002) were just two of the many that failed to find an audience - the projects that did score as hits, like "Erin Brockovich" (2000), "Garden State" (2004) and "Reno 911!" (Comedy Central, 2003-09), which he produced, or "LA Confidential" (1997), the Disney animated feature "Hercules" (1997) and David Mamet's "Heist" (2002), all of which featured in character roles, were memorable. In 2006, he returned to network television as Glenn Howerton and Kaitlin Olson's perversely odd father on the cult comedy "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (FX, 2005- ). But he remained doggedly active in all other areas of his career, logging voice-acting roles in "The Lorax" (2012) and producing numerous shorts and television episodes, while choosing to appear in an array of diverse live-action projects, including Todd Solondz's "Wiener-Dog" (2017), Burton's "Dumbo" (2019) and "Jumanji: The Next Level" (2019), as well as several episodes of Douglas's Netflix series, "The Kominsky Method" (2018- ). He also returned to feature directing after a 16-year absensce with the post-apocalypse drama "St. Sebastian."
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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21% |
|
Poolman | Jack (Character) | - | 2023 |
73% |
|
Migration | Uncle Dan (Voice) | $127.3M | 2023 |
37% |
|
Haunted Mansion | Bruce Davis (Character) | $67.6M | 2023 |
86% |
|
The Survivor |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
|
Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon | Executive Producer | - | 2021 |
71% |
|
The One and Only Ivan | Bob (Voice) | - | 2020 |
72% |
|
Jumanji: The Next Level | Eddie (Character) | $316.8M | 2019 |
46% |
|
Dumbo | Max Medici (Character) | $114.8M | 2019 |
76% |
|
Smallfoot | Dorgle (Voice) | $83.2M | 2018 |
64% |
|
Animal Crackers | Chesterfield (Voice) | - | 2017 |
92% |
|
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
24% |
|
The Comedian | Jimmy Berkowitz (Character) | $1.7M | 2016 |
74% |
|
Wiener-Dog | Dave Schmerz (Character) | $445.4K | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Curmudgeons |
Unknown (Character), Director, Producer |
- | 2016 |
97% |
|
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story | Self | - | 2015 |
60% |
|
All the Wilderness | Dr. Pembry (Character) | - | 2014 |
68% |
|
A Walk Among the Tombstones | Producer | $26.0M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Spirit: Christmas in New York | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
13% |
|
Hotel Noir | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
54% |
|
Dr. Seuss' the Lorax | The Lorax (Voice) | $213.9M | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
|
Girl Walks Into a Bar | Aldo (Character) | - | 2011 |
17% |
|
When in Rome | Al (Character) | $32.7M | 2010 |
78% |
|
Solitary Man | Jimmy (Character) | $4.4M | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
|
Housebroken | Cathkart (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
|
Just Add Water | Merl (Character) | - | 2008 |
26% |
|
Nobel Son | Gastner (Character) | $333.9K | 2007 |
30% |
|
The Good Night | Mel (Character) | $22.2K | 2007 |
35% |
|
RENO 911!: Miami |
District Attorney (Character), Producer, Executive Producer |
$20.3M | 2007 |
70% |
|
Freedom Writers | Producer | $36.6M | 2007 |
24% |
|
Even Money | Walter (Character) | - | 2006 |
23% |
|
The Oh in Ohio | Wayne the Pool Guy (Character) | - | 2006 |
64% |
|
10 Items or Less | Big D (Character) | $81.4K | 2006 |
6% |
|
Deck the Halls | Buddy Hall (Character) | $35.1M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
|
Relative Strangers |
Frank Menure (Character), Producer |
- | 2006 |
22% |
|
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School | Booth (Character) | $247.1K | 2005 |
30% |
|
Be Cool |
Martin Weir (Character), Producer |
$55.8M | 2005 |
86% |
|
Garden State | Executive Producer | $26.8M | 2004 |
27% |
|
Along Came Polly | Producer | $87.9M | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
|
Christmas in Love | Brad (Character) | - | 2004 |
75% |
|
Big Fish | Amos Calloway (Character) | $66.3M | 2003 |
35% |
|
Duplex | Director | $9.7M | 2003 |
40% |
|
Anything Else | Harvey (Character) | $3.2M | 2003 |
65% |
|
Camp | Producer | $1.6M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Our House | Director | - | 2003 |
51% |
|
Simone | Executive Producer | $9.7M | 2002 |
42% |
|
Death to Smoochy |
Burke (Character), Director |
$8.4M | 2002 |
25% |
|
How High | Producer | $31.2M | 2001 |
67% |
|
Heist | Bergman (Character) | $23.5M | 2001 |
10% |
|
What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Max Fairbanks (Character) | $32.3M | 2001 |
45% |
|
The Caveman's Valentine | Producer | $687.1K | 2001 |
10% |
|
Screwed | Grover Cleaver (Character) | $7.0M | 2000 |
85% |
|
Erin Brockovich | Producer | $125.5M | 2000 |
29% |
|
Drowning Mona |
Chief Wyatt Rash (Character), Executive Producer |
$15.4M | 2000 |
73% |
|
The Big Kahuna | Phil Cooper (Character) | $3.2M | 1999 |
64% |
|
Man on the Moon |
George Shapiro (Character), Producer |
$34.6M | 1999 |
80% |
|
The Virgin Suicides | Dr. Horniker (Character) | $4.9M | 1999 |
60% |
|
Living Out Loud |
Pat Francato (Character), Producer |
$12.9M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Pentagon Wars | Executive Producer | - | 1998 |
94% |
|
Out of Sight | Producer | $37.5M | 1998 |
99% |
|
L.A. Confidential | Sid Hudgens (Character) | $64.6M | 1997 |
81% |
|
John Grisham's The Rainmaker | Deck Shifflet (Character) | $45.9M | 1997 |
82% |
|
Hercules | Philoctetes (Voice) | $99.1M | 1997 |
82% |
|
Gattaca | Producer | $12.3M | 1997 |
14% |
|
Feeling Minnesota | Producer | $3.1M | 1996 |
92% |
|
Matilda |
Harry Wormwood/ Director |
$33.1M | 1996 |
44% |
|
Space Jam | Mr. Swackhammer (Voice) | $90.4M | 1996 |
56% |
|
Mars Attacks! | Rude Gambler (Character) | $37.8M | 1996 |
13% |
|
Sunset Park | Producer | $9.0M | 1996 |
89% |
|
Get Shorty |
Martin Weir (Character), Producer |
$68.8M | 1995 |
39% |
|
Junior | Dr. Larry Arbogast (Character) | $36.7M | 1994 |
92% |
|
Pulp Fiction | Executive Producer | - | 1994 |
12% |
|
Renaissance Man | Bill Rago (Character) | $24.2M | 1994 |
62% |
|
Reality Bites | Producer | $20.0M | 1994 |
0% |
|
Look Who's Talking Now | Rocks (Character) | $9.4M | 1993 |
52% |
|
Hoffa |
Bobby Ciaro (Character), Director, Producer |
$23.3M | 1992 |
82% |
|
Batman Returns |
Oswald Cobblepot/ |
$160.3M | 1992 |
31% |
|
Other People's Money | Lawrence Garfield (Character) | $24.2M | 1991 |
28% |
|
Jack the Bear | John Leary (Character) | $4.7M | 1991 |
83% |
|
The War of the Roses |
Gavin D'Amato (Character), Director |
$84.1M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Amazing Stories: The Movie | Director | - | 1989 |
42% |
|
Twins | Vincent Benedict (Character) | $107.4M | 1988 |
78% |
|
Tin Men | Ernest Tilley (Character) | $25.3M | 1987 |
64% |
|
Throw Momma From the Train |
Owen/ Director |
$54.4M | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
|
My Little Pony | Grundle King (Voice) | $4.4M | 1986 |
0% |
|
Head Office | Frank Stedman (Character) | $3.4M | 1986 |
31% |
|
Wise Guys | Harry Valentini (Character) | $7.0M | 1986 |
93% |
|
Ruthless People | Sam Stone (Character) | $70.9M | 1986 |
48% |
|
The Jewel of the Nile | Ralph (Character) | $65.5M | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Amazing Stories: The Movie II | Herbert (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Ratings Game |
Vic De Salvo (Character), Director |
- | 1984 |
86% |
|
Romancing the Stone | Ralph (Character) | - | 1984 |
44% |
|
Johnny Dangerously | Burr (Character) | - | 1984 |
82% |
|
Terms of Endearment | Vernon Dahlart (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet |
|
Going Ape! | Lazlo (Character) | - | 1981 |
69% |
|
Goin' South | Hog (Character) | - | 1978 |
15% |
|
The World's Greatest Lover | Assistant Director (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Van | Andy (Character) | - | 1977 |
93% |
|
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Martini (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Money | Bartender (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30 | Petey (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
|
Scalawag | Fly Speck (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady Liberty | Fred Mancuso (Character) | - | 1972 |
TV
Credit | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 6% | The View | Guest | 2023 |
86% | 84% | RENO 911! |
Unknown (Guest Star), Executive Producer |
2003-2009 2022-2023 |
94% | 92% | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Frank Reynolds (Character) | 2006-2013 2015-2019 2021 2023 |
No Score Yet | 24% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2020 2023 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2007 2009 2013 2015 2019-2020 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | StoryBots: Answer Time | Giuseppe the Pizza Guy (Guest Star) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2013 2015 2018-2019 2022 |
81% | 86% | Little Demon |
Satan (Voice), Executive Producer |
2022 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016-2017 2022 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Reno 911! Defunded | Executive Producer | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast | Guest | 2018 |
93% | 88% | The Kominsky Method | Dr. Wexler (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2012 2016 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Deadbeat | Giuseppe Monamocce (Character) | 2015 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Herb Powell (Guest Voice) | 1991-1992 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009 2012 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live |
Unknown (Guest Star), Host |
1982-1983 1987-1988 1993 1999 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2006 |
30% | 60% | Father of the Pride | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2004 |
95% | No Score Yet | Karen Sisco |
Unknown (Guest Star), Executive Producer |
2003-2004 |
78% | 93% | Friends | Roy, the Stripper (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ed | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
20% | No Score Yet | UC: Undercover | Executive Producer | 2001-2002 |
23% | No Score Yet | Kate Brasher | Executive Producer | 2001 |
62% | No Score Yet | Bette | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
73% | No Score Yet | Pearl | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street | Guest | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Amazing Stories |
Unknown (Character), Director |
1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mary |
Director, Writer |
1985 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Taxi | Louie De Palma (Character) | 1978-1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | Napoleon (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starsky and Hutch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Associates | Unknown (Guest Star) |