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- Date of Birth: November 17, 1944
- Place of Birth: Neptune, NJ
- Claim to Fame: Louie DePalma on Taxi
Danny DeVito is an actor, director and producer, whose first big break came when he was cast as Louie DePalma, the dispatcher on the NBC-TV sitcom, Taxi (1978-1983). In 2006, DeVito joined the cast of the TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Frank Reynolds.
Audiences found DeVito's diminutive size coupled with his blustering manner funny and appealing, and he was cast in many comedies, often playing a comically sinister character. He played a crime boss in Batman Returns (1992), a gambler in Space Jam (1996), a sleazy agent in Death To Smoochy (2002), and a greedy businessman in Ruthless People (1986) and Other People's Money (1991).
Among other movies in which DeVito performed are One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), The World's Greatest Lover (1977), Romancing the Stone (1984), Johnny Dangerously (1984), The Jewel of the Nile (1985), Tin Men (1987), Throw Momma From the Train (1987), Twins (1988), The War of the Roses (1989), Hoffa (1992), Junior (1994), Get Shorty (1995), Matilda (1996), and Big Fish (2003). DeVito was praised for some dramatic turns in films like LA Confidential (1997), The Big Kahuna (1999), Man on the Moon (1999) and Heist (2001).
DeVito shared an apartment with Michael Douglas when they were both starting out in the film business, and they went on to make several films together.
He married actress Rhea Perlman, whom he met while both were working on Taxi, on January 28, 1982. They have three children, two daughters and a son.
Last updated: December 15, 2008.
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