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Danny DeVito
Known for: ActingDaniel 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 100
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Frank Reynolds 
Reno 911!
Producer 
Taxi
as Louie De Palma 
Լորաքս
as The Lorax (voice) 
Բիթլջուս 2
as Janitor 
Բեթմենը վերադառնում է
as Penguin 
Ջումանջի: Հաջորդ մակարդակ
as Eddie 
How High
Producer 
Թռիչք կկվի բնի վրայով
as Martini 
L.A. Confidential
as Sid Hudgens 
Տեղաշարժ
as Uncle Dan (voice) 
Բարի գալուստ կամ հարևանների մուտքն արգելված է
as Buddy Hall 
Հերկուլես
as Philoctetes (voice) 
Մաթիլդա
as Mr. Wormwood / Narrator (voice) 
Ուրվականներով առանձնատունը
as Bruce Davis 
Դամբո
as Maximilian "Max" Medici 
Սմոլֆութ
as Dorgle (voice) 
Մի անգամ Հռոմում
as Al Russo 
Էրին Բրոկովիչ
Producer 
Twins
as Vincent Benedict 
Death to Smoochy
as Burke Bennett 
Gattaca
Producer 
Ահա և Փոլլին
Producer 
Իրականությունը կծում է
Producer 
Little Demon
as Satan (voice) 
Մարսը հարձակվո՜ւմ է
as Rude Gambler 
Սիրավեպ քարի հետ
as Ralph 
Ազատության գրողները
Producer 
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Producer 
The One and Only Ivan
as Bob (voice) 
The Rainmaker
as Deck Shifflet 
Նրբության լեզուն
as Vernon Dahlart 
Նեղոսի մարգարիտը
as Ralph 
The Survivor
as Charley Goldman 
Man on the Moon
as George Shapiro 
Jumanji: Open World
as Eddie 
Out of Sight
Producer 
Մեծ ձուկը
as Amos Calloway 
The War of the Roses
as Gavin D'Amato 
The Virgin Suicides
as Dr. Horniker 
Get Shorty
as Martin Weir 
Հոֆֆա
as Bobby Ciaro 
Եղիր զիլ
as Martin Weir 
Animal Crackers
as Chesterfield (voice) 
Look Who's Talking Now!
as Rocks (voice) 
Even Money
as Walter 
Throw Momma from the Train
as Owen Lift 
Դյուպլեքս
Director 
10 քայլ դեպի հաջողություն
as Big D 
I'm Still Here
as Danny DeVito 
Ruthless People
as Sam Stone 
Heist
as Mickey Bergman 
Nobel Son
as Gastner 
Screwed
as Grover Cleaver 
House Broken
as Tom Cathkart 
Renaissance Man
as Bill Rago 
The Comedian
as Jimmy Berkowitz 
Anything Else
as Harvey Wexler 
Ջունիոր
as Dr. Larry Arbogast 
Solitary Man
as Jimmy Marino 
Wiener-Dog
as Dave Schmerz 
Դեպի հարավ
as Hog 
The Caveman's Valentine
Producer 
Reno 911!: Miami
as District Attorney 
Other People's Money
as Lawrence Garfield 
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
as Max Fairbanks 
Wise Guys
as Harry Valentini 
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Grundle King (voice) 
Relative Strangers
as Frank Menure 
Poolman
as Jack Denisoff 
Camp
Producer 
Feeling Minnesota
Producer 
Going Ape!
as Lazlo 
The Oh in Ohio
as Wayne the Pool Guy 
Hotel Noir
as Eugene Portland 
A Sudden Case of Christmas
as Lawrence Armanetti 
The Good Night
as Mel 
Drowning Mona
as Chief Wyatt Rash 
Girl Walks Into a Bar
as Aldo 
Tin Men
as Ernest Tilley 
Head Office
as Frank Stedman 
Just Add Water
as Merl 
The Big Kahuna
as Phil Cooper 
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self 
Revenge of the Electric Car
as Self (EV1 Driver) 
The Ratings Game
as Vic De Salvo 
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
as Herbert 
Living Out Loud
as Pat Francato 
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
as Cab Driver / Narrator (voice) 
Sunset Park
Producer 
Thank You Very Much
as Self 
Lady Liberty
as Fred Mancuso 
Curmudgeons
as Jackie 
The Van
as Andy 
The Money
as Bartender 
Happily Ever After
as George Johnson (voice) 
Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
as Petey 
All the Wilderness
as Walter Pembry