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Danny DeVito
Bekend van: ActerenDaniel 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.
Filmografie 100
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Reno 911!
Producent
Taxi
als Louie De Palma
De Lorax en het Verdwenen Bos
Batman Returns
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Jumanji: The Next Level
How High
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
L.A. Confidential
Vogelvlucht
Deck the Halls
Hercules
Matilda
Haunted Mansion
Dumbo
Smallfoot
Erin Brockovich
Twins
Death to Smoochy
Gattaca
Along Came Polly
Little Demon
als Satan (voice)
Mars Attacks!
Romancing the Stone
Freedom Writers
A Walk Among the Tombstones
The Rainmaker
Terms of Endearment
When in Rome
The Jewel of the Nile
Big Fish
The Survivor
Man on the Moon
als George Shapiro
Jumanji: Open World
als Eddie
Out of Sight
The War of the Roses
The Virgin Suicides
De Enige Echte Ivan
Get Shorty
Be Cool
Animal Crackers
Look Who's Talking Now!
Even Money
als Walter
Throw Momma from the Train
Reality Bites
10 Items or Less
als Big D
I'm Still Here
Duplex
Regie
Ruthless People
als Sam Stone
Heist
als Mickey Bergman
Nobel Son
als Gastner
Screwed
als Grover Cleaver
House Broken
als Tom Cathkart
Renaissance Man
als Bill Rago
Junior
Solitary Man
als Jimmy Marino
Wiener-Dog
als Dave Schmerz
Anything Else
als Harvey Wexler
Goin' South
The Caveman's Valentine
Producent
Reno 911!: Miami
Other People's Money
Poolman
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Mijn Kleine Pony: De Film
als Grundle King (voice)
Relative Strangers
als Frank Menure
Hoffa
Camp
Producent
Feeling Minnesota
Producent
Going Ape!
als Lazlo
The Oh in Ohio
als Wayne the Pool Guy
The Comedian
als Jimmy Berkowitz
Hotel Noir
als Eugene Portland
A Sudden Case of Christmas
als Lawrence Armanetti
The Good Night
als Mel
Drowning Mona
als Chief Wyatt Rash
Girl Walks Into a Bar
als Aldo
Tin Men
als Ernest Tilley
Just Add Water
als Merl
The Big Kahuna
als Phil Cooper
Wise Guys
Head Office
als Frank Stedman
Revenge of the Electric Car
als Self (EV1 Driver)
The Ratings Game
als Vic De Salvo
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
als Herbert
Living Out Loud
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
als Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)
Sunset Park
Producent
Thank You Very Much
als Self
Lady Liberty
als Fred Mancuso
Curmudgeons
als Jackie
The Van
als Andy
The Money
als Bartender
Happily Ever After
als George Johnson (voice)
Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
als Petey
All the Wilderness
als Walter Pembry