
Danny DeVito
Acting
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director, and producer. He first gained prominence as the irascible dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi, for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy. He plays Frank Reynolds on the long-running sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2006 - present).
In film, DeVito is known for his roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Head Office (1985), Ruthless People (1986), Twins (1988), Batman Returns (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Junior (1994), 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). DeVito has voiced characters in numerous animated films including Space Jam (1996), Hercules (1997), The Lorax (2012), Smallfoot (2018), and Migration (2023). He both directed and starred in several films such as Throw Momma from the Train (1987), The War of the Roses (1989), Matilda (1996), and Death to Smoochy (2002). He has served as a producer on notable films such as Reality Bites (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994), Gattaca (1997), Erin Brockovich (2000), and Garden State (2004).
Known For

The Simpsons

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Friends

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Rick and Morty

The View

The Graham Norton Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Abbott Elementary

Taxi

Reno 911!

Amazing Stories

The Oscars

Starsky & Hutch

The Larry Sanders Show

Welcome to Wrexham

Matilda
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