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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 
The Lorax
+3
as The Lorax (voice) 
Batman Returns
+4
as Penguin 
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
+3
as Janitor 
Jumanji: The Next Level
+4
as Eddie 
How High
Producer 
L.A. Confidential
+3
as Sid Hudgens 
Migration
+1
as Uncle Dan (voice) 
Deck the Halls
+3
as Buddy Hall 
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
+1
as Martini 
Hercules
+2
as Philoctetes (voice) 
Haunted Mansion
+3
as Bruce Davis 
Matilda
+4
as Mr. Wormwood / Narrator (voice) 
Dumbo
+2
as Maximilian "Max" Medici 
Smallfoot
+4
as Dorgle (voice) 
Erin Brockovich
+3
Producer 
Twins
as Vincent Benedict 
Death to Smoochy
as Burke Bennett 
Gattaca
+4
Producer 
Along Came Polly
+2
Producer 
Little Demon
as Satan (voice) 
Mars Attacks!
+3
as Rude Gambler 
Romancing the Stone
+1
as Ralph 
Freedom Writers
+6
Producer 
A Walk Among the Tombstones
+1
Producer 
Terms of Endearment
+4
as Vernon Dahlart 
The Rainmaker
+2
as Deck Shifflet 
When in Rome
+2
as Al Russo 
The Jewel of the Nile
+2
as Ralph 
Big Fish
+1
as Amos Calloway 
The Survivor
as Charley Goldman 
Man on the Moon
as George Shapiro 
Jumanji: Open World
as Eddie 
Out of Sight
+1
Producer 
The War of the Roses
+1
as Gavin D'Amato 
The Virgin Suicides
+2
as Dr. Horniker 
The One and Only Ivan
+2
as Bob (voice) 
Get Shorty
+1
as Martin Weir 
Be Cool
+1
as Martin Weir 
Animal Crackers
as Chesterfield (voice) 
Look Who's Talking Now!
+3
as Rocks (voice) 
Even Money
as Walter 
Throw Momma from the Train
+2
as Owen Lift 
Reality Bites
+1
Producer 
10 Items or Less
+1
as Big D 
I'm Still Here
+1
as Danny DeVito 
Duplex
Director 
Ruthless People
as Sam Stone 
Nobel Son
as Gastner 
House Broken
as Tom Cathkart 
Renaissance Man
as Bill Rago 
Heist
as Mickey Bergman 
Junior
as Dr. Larry Arbogast 
Solitary Man
+1
as Jimmy Marino 
Wiener-Dog
+2
as Dave Schmerz 
Anything Else
as Harvey Wexler 
Goin' South
+1
as Hog 
The Caveman's Valentine
Producer 
Reno 911!: Miami
as District Attorney 
Other People's Money
as Lawrence Garfield 
Poolman
+1
as Jack Denisoff 
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
as Max Fairbanks 
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Grundle King (voice) 
Relative Strangers
as Frank Menure 
Hoffa
as Bobby Ciaro 
Camp
Producer 
Feeling Minnesota
Producer 
The Oh in Ohio
as Wayne the Pool Guy 
The Comedian
as Jimmy Berkowitz 
Hotel Noir
as Eugene Portland 
A Sudden Case of Christmas
+3
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 
Just Add Water
as Merl 
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self 
The Big Kahuna
as Phil Cooper 
Wise Guys
as Harry Valentini 
Screwed
+2
as Grover Cleaver 
Head Office
as Frank Stedman 
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 
Lady Liberty
as Fred Mancuso 
Thank You Very Much
as Self 
Curmudgeons
as Jackie 
The Van
as Andy 
Going Ape!
as Lazlo 
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