Editing Danny DeVito

{{Short description|American actor (born 1944)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Danny DeVito
| image              = Danny DeVito cropped and edited for brightness.jpg
| caption            = DeVito in 2013
| birth_name         = Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1944|11|17}}
| birth_place        = [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune, New Jersey]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] ([[Associate degrees|AOS]])
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
*Actor
*comedian
*filmmaker
}}
| works              = [[Danny DeVito filmography|Full list]]
| years_active       = 1969–present
| height             = {{height|ft=5}}<ref name="mcmahon">{{cite AV media |last=McMahon |first=Danny |date=November 22, 2024 |title=Danny DeVito: Hollywood's Unlikely Giant |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTluZoSfsHE&t=154s |access-date= |time=2:34–2:39 |quote="You're exactly five feet?" "Mhm."}}</ref>
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Rhea Perlman]]|January 28, 1982|October 2012|end={{abbr|sep.|separated}}}}
| children           = 3, including [[Lucy DeVito|Lucy]]
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.''' (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher [[Louie De Palma]] in the television series ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' (1978–1983), which won him a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] and an [[Primetime Emmy Award|Emmy Award]]. He plays [[List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters#Frank Reynolds|Frank Reynolds]] on the [[FXX]] sitcom ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' (2006–present).

DeVito is known for his film roles in ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' (1975), ''[[Terms of Endearment]]'' (1983), ''[[Head Office]]'' (1985), ''[[Ruthless People]]'' (1986), ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'' (1987), ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'' (1988), ''[[The War of the Roses (film)|The War of the Roses]]'' (1989), ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992), ''[[Jack the Bear]]'' (1993), ''[[Junior (1994 film)|Junior]]'' (1994), ''[[Matilda (1996 film)|Matilda]]'' (1996), ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'' (1997), ''[[The Big Kahuna (film)|The Big Kahuna]]'' (1999), ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2003), ''[[Deck the Halls (2006 film)|Deck the Halls]]'' (2006), ''[[When in Rome (2010 film)|When in Rome]]'' (2010), ''[[Wiener-Dog (film)|Wiener-Dog]]'' (2016) and ''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]]'' (2019). He has voiced roles in such films as ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' (1997), ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'' (2012), ''[[Smallfoot]]'' (2018) and ''[[Migration (2023 film)|Migration]]'' (2023).

DeVito and [[Michael Shamberg]] founded Jersey Films. Soon afterwards, [[Stacey Sher]] became an equal partner. The production company is known for films such as ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994), ''[[Garden State (film)|Garden State]]'' (2004) and ''[[Freedom Writers]]'' (2007). DeVito also owned Jersey Television, which produced the [[Comedy Central]] series ''[[Reno 911!]]''  DeVito and wife [[Rhea Perlman]] starred together in his 1996 film ''[[Matilda (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 (film)|Erin Brockovich]]'' (2000).

From 2012 to 2013, DeVito played Willie Clark in the [[West End (theatre)|West End]] revival of [[Neil Simon]]'s ''[[The Sunshine Boys]]''. He made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut as Gregory Solomon in the revival of [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[The Price (play)|The Price]]'' (2017), earning a [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play|Tony Award]] nomination for his performance. He returned to Broadway in the [[Theresa Rebeck]] play ''I Need That'' (2023).

==Early life and education==
[[File:Danny-devito-yearbook-photo.jpg|thumb|left|upright|DeVito at Oratory Preparatory School in 1962.]]

DeVito was born at [[Jersey Shore University Medical Center|Raleigh Fitkin-Paul Morgan Memorial Hospital]] in [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune Township]], New Jersey, the son of Daniel DeVito Sr., a small business owner and Julia DeVito ({{nee}} Moccello).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mikle |first=Jean |title=Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito childhood homes: see where they grew up at the Shore |url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/people/2018/10/11/jack-nicholson-danny-devito-childhood-homes-see-where-they-grew-up-shore/1125105002/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=Asbury Park Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - Yahoo! Movies |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/danny-devito/biography.html |work=movies.yahoo.com |access-date=February 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303083600/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/danny-devito/biography.html |archive-date=March 3, 2012 }}</ref> He grew up in a family of five, with his parents and two older sisters.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web|title=Danny DeVito: 'It all worked out for me. Life is good'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/apr/15/danny-devito-interview-sunshine-boys|work=The Guardian|first=Barbara|last=Ellen|date=April 14, 2012}}</ref> He is of [[Italo-Albanian]] descent; his family is originally from [[San Fele]], [[Basilicata]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/06/29/tl.italian.getaway.devito/ |title=My favorite place: Danny DeVito |first=Dani |last=Shapiro |date=June 29, 2010 |work=CNN |access-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111000532/http://articles.cnn.com/2010-06-29/travel/tl.italian.getaway.devito_1_sea-view-rooms-restaurant |archive-date=November 11, 2010 }}</ref> as well as from the [[Arbëreshë people|Arbëresh]] Albanian community of [[Calabria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniel Michael DeVito of Arbëresh descent born on November 17 |url=https://www.ocnal.com/2019/11/daniel-michael-devito-of-arberesh.html |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=Oculus News |date=November 17, 2019 |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=American actor Danny DeVito returns to his Albanian origins and shows how much he adored his grandmother's Georgian dialect |url=https://www.voxnews.al/english/lifestyle/aktori-amerikan-danny-devito-i-kthehet-origjines-shqiptare-dhe-tregon--i27772 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=Vox News}}</ref> He was raised in [[Asbury Park, New Jersey]]. He lived a few miles away from the original [[Jersey Mike's]] location and would eat there frequently, which would  inspire him to become the sub shop's first celebrity spokesman in a line of commercials that began to air in September 2022.<ref>Shaw, David.[http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,8,00.html "DeVito! Although He Has a Penchant for Dark Comedies, Actor-Director Danny DeVito Is Serious About His Craft, His Family and His Cigars"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404023422/http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,8,00.html |date=April 4, 2007 }}, ''[[Cigar Aficionado]]'' profile, accessed May 2, 2007. "Danny DeVito was born in 1944 in the shore town of Neptune, New Jersey—hence the name of his production company—and raised in neighboring Asbury Park, the youngest of five children (two of whom died before he was born)."</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketingdive.com/news/campaign-trail-jersey-mikes-subs-danny-devito-authenticity/632849/|title=Campaign Trail: Jersey Mike's Subs serves up authenticity with Danny DeVito|website=Marketing Dive}}</ref>

DeVito was raised as a Catholic. When he was 14, he persuaded his father to send him to boarding school to "keep him out of trouble",<ref name="Guardian" /> and graduated from [[Oratory Preparatory School]] in [[Summit, New Jersey]], in 1962. While working as a beautician at his sister's salon, his search for a professional makeup instructor led him to the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Danny DeVito on how beauty school led him to acting - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9J7SjQwq9E| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/n9J7SjQwq9E| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> where he graduated in 1966. In his early theater days, he performed with the Colonnades Theater Lab at the [[Eugene O'Neill Theater Center]] in [[Waterford, Connecticut]]. Along with his future wife [[Rhea Perlman]], he appeared in plays produced by the [[Westbeth Playwrights Feminist Collective]].

==Career==
=== Acting ===
DeVito started his career acting [[off-Broadway]] in the plays ''Shoot Anything With Hair That Moves'' and ''[[The Man with the Flower in His Mouth]]'' both in 1969. DeVito played Martini in the 1975 film ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' directed by [[Milos Forman]], reprising his role from the 1971 [[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|off-Broadway play]] of the same title. He had his feature film debut in the drama ''[[Dreams of Glass]]'' (1970). Early film roles include ''[[Lady Liberty (film)|Lady Liberty]]'' (1971), ''[[Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30]]'' (1973) and ''[[Deadly Hero]]'' (1975).

In 1977, DeVito played the role of John "John John the Apple" DeAppoliso in the ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'' episode "The Collector".<ref name=Esquire>{{cite magazine|last=Raab|first=Scott|title=The Serene Beauty of the Five-Foot Fury of Asbury Park|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/danny-devito-interview-0214|magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=January 31, 2014}}</ref> DeVito gained fame in 1978 playing Louie De Palma, the short but domineering dispatcher for the fictional Sunshine Cab Company, on the hit TV show ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''. For his performance he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]. He got the role by astonishing the show’s creators during the audition when asking them “Who wrote this shit?” then throwing the script on the table.<ref name=AARP>{{cite magazine|last=Rosen|first=Lisa|title= Danny DeVito: 'You Gotta Tamp Me Down in the Joy Department!'|url=https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/members-only-access/info-2024/danny-devito-what-i-know-now.html |magazine=[[AARP: The Magazine]]|date=December 2024 – January 2025}}</ref>

After his breakthrough on the sitcom ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'', DeVito devoted more effort to a growing successful film career. He took a supporting role as Vernon Dalhart in the [[James L. Brooks]] directed comedy-drama ''[[Terms of Endearment]]'' (1983) acting alongside [[Shirley MacLaine]], [[Debra Winger]] and [[Jack Nicholson]]. The film earned critical acclaim as well as the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]].

The following year he acted in the crime comedy ''[[Johnny Dangerously]]'' (1984) and took the role as the comic rogue Ralph in the romantic adventure ''[[Romancing the Stone]]'' (1984), starring [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Kathleen Turner]]; and its sequel, ''[[The Jewel of the Nile]]'' (1985). In 1986, DeVito starred in ''[[Ruthless People]]'' with [[Bette Midler]] and [[Judge Reinhold]] and also voiced the character Grundle King in ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (1986 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. In 1987 he acted in director [[Barry Levinson]]'s ''[[Tin Men]]'' (1987), as a rival salesman to [[Richard Dreyfuss]]' character.

In 1990, he and Rhea Perlman played the couple Vic & Paula, commenting on the state of the environment in ''[[The Earth Day Special]]''. The following year he acted in ''[[Other People's Money]]'' (1991) with [[Gregory Peck]]. In 1991 and 1992, DeVito voiced [[Simpson family#Herbert Powell|Herb Powell]] in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes "[[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]" and "[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Danny DeVito lends his voice to 'The Simpsons'|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19910211&id=Z65dAAAAIBAJ&pg=4448,1717906|newspaper=[[Observer-Reporter]]|access-date=April 25, 2014|date=February 11, 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="The Simpsons" guests stars over the years|date=February 17, 2012 |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-simpsons-guests-stars-over-the-years/44/|publisher=[[CBS]]|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> In 1992 he portrayed the villain [[Oswald Cobblepot (Batman Returns)|Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin]] in director [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992) acting opposite [[Michael Keaton]], [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] and [[Christopher Walken]]. That same year he directed and produced the biographical drama film ''[[Hoffa (film)|Hoffa]]'' (1992) starring [[Jack Nicholson]]. He also acted in the film portraying Bobby Ciaro. DeVito also acted opposite [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] in the comedies ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'' (1988) and ''[[Junior (1994 film)|Junior]]'' (1994).

[[File:Danny DeVito by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|left|upright|DeVito at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in July 2010]]

In 1995, DeVito appeared in the gangster comedy ''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]''. In 1996, he took supporting roles as Swackhammer in the [[Looney Tunes]] live-action / animated sports comedy ''[[Space Jam]]'' and reunited with [[Tim Burton]]'s science fiction comedy ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' starring [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Glenn Close]], [[Annette Bening]], [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Martin Short]] and [[Natalie Portman]].

In 1997, he played Deck Shifflet in the legal thriller ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' starring [[Matt Damon]] and [[Claire Danes]] as well as Sid Hudgens, editor of a sleazy [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] called ''Hush-Hush'', who gets tips ahead of time of celebrity arrests in the [[neo-noir]] thriller ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'' with [[Russell Crowe]], [[Guy Pearce]] and [[Kevin Spacey]], the latter of which was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. That same year he also voiced [[Philoctetes|Phil]] in the [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Animated film]] ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' (1997). Leonard Klady of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised the voice performances writing, "As in ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', the melding of character animation with the screen personae of the actors voicing the roles provides forceful and amusing entertainment, particularly in DeVito's turn as a physical trainer and the acid wit [[James Woods]] brings to his villainous role."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/hercules-2-1200450181/|title= Hercules|website= Variety|date= June 16, 1997|accessdate= November 13, 2023}}</ref>

He starred in ''[[Living Out Loud]]'' (1998) alongside [[Helen Hunt]] and [[Queen Latifah]], reunited with Kevin Spacey in ''[[The Big Kahuna (film)|The Big Kahuna]]'' (1999) and hosted the last ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' episode before the year 2000. In 1999, he produced and co-starred in the biographical drama film ''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]'', a film about the unusual life of his former ''Taxi'' co-star [[Andy Kaufman]], played in the film by [[Jim Carrey]]. He also played Dr. Hornicker in the [[Sofia Coppola]] directed ''[[The Virgin Suicides]]'' (1999) starring [[Kirsten Dunst]]. He continued to take roles in comedy films such as ''[[Drowning Mona]]'' (2000), ''[[Screwed (2000 film)|Screwed]]'' (2000), ''[[What's the Worst That Could Happen?]]'' (2001), ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'' (2002), ''[[Anything Else]]'' (2003) and ''[[Be Cool]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=dannydevito.htm |title=Danny DeVito Movie Box Office Results |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 10, 2010}}</ref> He also acted in the drama films ''[[Heist (2001 film)|Heist]]'' (2001) and ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2004). He earned a 2004 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]] nomination for his role of a stripper in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Friends]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/danny-devito|title=Danny DeVito|publisher=[[Emmy Award]]}}</ref>

[[File:KaitlinOlsonDannyDeVitoRobMcElhenneyAug2011.jpg|thumb|upright|DeVito with ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' cast mates [[Kaitlin Olson]] and [[Rob McElhenney]] at the ceremony for DeVito on August 18, 2011]]
In 2006, he joined the cast of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] / [[FXX]] [[sitcom]] ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' as [[List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters#Frank Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)|Frank Reynolds]]. DeVito stars opposite [[Glenn Howerton]], [[Rob McElhenney]], [[Kaitlin Olson]] and [[Charlie Day]]. The character of Frank Reynolds is introduced at the beginning of [[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 2|Season 2]]. He received a nomination for the [[13th Satellite Awards|Satellite Award for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series]]. DeVito said of the show "I loved it. It was fucking outrageous just the way they are. I immediately said, 'Yeah, this is an amazing show.{{'"}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-danny-devito-joined-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia/|title= The story of how Danny DeVito joined 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'|website= Far Out|date= December 22, 2022|accessdate= November 13, 2023}}</ref> Also in 2006 he starred opposite [[Matthew Broderick]] in the Christmas comedy film ''[[Deck the Halls (2006 film)|Deck the Halls]]''.

DeVito has an interest in documentaries. In 2006 he began a partnership with [[Morgan Freeman]]'s company [[ClickStar]], for whom he hosts the documentary channel Jersey Docs. He was also interviewed in the documentary ''[[Revenge of the Electric Car]],'' discussing his interest in and ownership of [[electric vehicle]]s. DeVito has directed eight short films between 1973 and 2016, five of which were released across 2010 and 2011. These are ''The Sound Sleeper'' (1973), ''Minestrone'' (1975), ''Oh Those Lips'' (2010), ''Evil Eye'' (2010), ''Poison Tongue'' (2011), ''Skin Deep'' (2011), ''Nest of Vipers'' (2011) and ''Curmudgeons'' (2016). In 2011, DeVito received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his work in television.<ref>{{cite web|title=Danny DeVito gets star on Hollywood Walk |url=http://ktar.com/category/tv-news-articles/20110819/Danny-DeVito-gets-star-on-Hollywood-Walk/ |agency=[[Associated Press]] |website=KTAR.com |publisher=Bonneville International |date=August 18, 2011 |access-date=August 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001132000/http://ktar.com/category/tv-news-articles/20110819/Danny-DeVito-gets-star-on-Hollywood-Walk/ |archive-date=October 1, 2011 }}</ref> In 2012, he voiced the title character in the animated version of [[Dr. Seuss]]' ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]''. He appeared in the ''[[Angry Birds Friends]]'' "Champions for Earth" tournament advertisement in September 2015. Following the Japanese release of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Detective Pikachu (video game)|Detective Pikachu]]'', dedicated ''[[Pokémon]]'' fans submitted a 40,000-signature petition requesting that DeVito be the English voice actor for the title character. However, he declined to audition for the role, commenting that he was unfamiliar with the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Pokémon Fans Petitioning to Make Danny DeVito the Voice of Pikachu (He'd Be Perfect)|url = https://www.yahoo.com/tech/pokemon-fans-are-petitioining-to-make-danny-174608577.html|website=[[Yahoo!]]| date=February 2, 2016 |access-date =February 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=paleycenter|title = Paley Center on Twitter: "Audience Q:Will Danny DeVito voice the Detective Pikachu videogame? Danny says "No" and asks what it is, "What the F is Pokemon?" #PaleyLive|url = https://twitter.com/paleycenter/status/716108571969126407|number=716108571969126407|website=[[Twitter]]|access-date = May 2, 2016}}</ref>

In April 2012, DeVito made his [[West End theatre|West End]] acting debut in a revival of the [[Neil Simon]] play ''[[The Sunshine Boys]]'' as Willie Clark, alongside [[Richard Griffiths]].<ref name=Esquire /> It previewed at the [[Savoy Theatre]] in London from April 27, 2012, opened on May 17 and played a limited 12-week season until July 28.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sunshine Boys – Reviews|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/reviews/05-2012/the-sunshine-boys_4231.html|publisher=What's On Stage|access-date=April 25, 2014|date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> DeVito played a fictional version of himself in the music video of [[One Direction]]'s song "[[Steal My Girl]]" (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1960554/one-direction-steal-my-girl-video-features-danny-devito/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014010630/http://www.mtv.com/news/1960554/one-direction-steal-my-girl-video-features-danny-devito/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2014|title=One Direction's 'Steal My Girl' Video Features Danny DeVito... What!?|work=MTV News|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6281535/one-direction-danny-devito-steal-my-girl-video-photos|title=One Direction's New 'Steal My Girl' Video Will Feature Danny DeVito|date=October 11, 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 19, 2014}}</ref> He also appeared in the short film ''[[Curmudgeons (film)|Curmudgeons]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.curmudgeonsfilm.com/|title=Curmudgeons|website=Curmudgeons|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013071615/http://www.curmudgeonsfilm.com/|archive-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref> which he also produced and directed. In 2013, he would voice Herb for a third time in the episode "[[The Changing of the Guardian]]".{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} DeVito made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in a [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] revival of the [[Arthur Miller]] play ''[[The Price (play)|The Price]]'' as Gregory Solomon. He acted opposite [[Mark Ruffalo]] and [[Tony Shalhoub]]. Marilyn Stasio of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised DeVito's performance writing, "DeVito, who holds the audience in the palm of his hand, tends to favor the comic side, making an extended meal out of an egg-eating visual gag. But he also draws on down-to-earth Jewish wisdom to keep family hostilities from boiling over and spoiling the financial negotiations".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/the-price-review-mark-ruffalo-broadway-1202009477/|title= Broadway Review: 'The Price' Starring Mark Ruffalo, Tony Shalhoub, Danny DeVito|website= Variety|date= March 17, 2017|accessdate= November 13, 2023}}</ref> He went on to be nominated for a [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]]. The production began preview performances at the [[American Airlines Theatre]] on February 16, 2017 and opened on March 16 for a limited run-through on May 7.

In 2018 he had a guest starring role in the [[Netflix]] comedy series ''[[The Kominsky Method]]'' acting opposite [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Alan Arkin]]. He also voiced Dorgle in the [[Warner Bros.]] animated film ''[[Smallfoot]]'' (2018). The following year in 2019 he reunited with [[Tim Burton]] playing Max Medici in the live action [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] ''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]'', a remake of the [[Dumbo (1941 film)|1941 animated film]]. He acted alongside [[Colin Farrell]], [[Michael Keaton]] and [[Eva Green]]. He also played Eddie Gilpin in the action comedy film ''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]]'' starring [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Kevin Hart]], [[Jack Black]] and [[Karen Gillan]]. The film was a box office and critical success. In 2020 he voiced Bob, a stray dog in ''[[The One and Only Ivan]]''. In 2021 he played Charlie Goldman the biographical [[HBO]] drama film ''[[The Survivor (2021 film)|The Survivor]]''. That same year DeVito wrote a 12-page story centered on the [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]] and [[Catwoman]] for the anthology comic ''Gotham City Villains''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/books/danny-devito-explains-why-he-returned-to-the-penguin-for-new-batman-comic/|title=Danny DeVito on why he returned to the Penguin for new Batman comic 'Gotham City Villains'|author=Christian Holub|date=November 30, 2021 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> In 2023 he acted in the Disney horror comedy ''[[Haunted Mansion (2023 film)|Haunted Mansion]]'', [[Chris Pine]]'s directorial film debut ''[[Poolman (film)|Poolman]]'' and the [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]] animated film ''[[Migration (2023 film)|Migration]]''. Also in 2023 he returned to Broadway in the [[Theresa Rebeck]] play ''[[I Need That]]''.

=== Directing ===
DeVito made his directorial debut in 1984 with ''[[The Ratings Game]]''. In 1986, he directed and starred in the [[black comedy]] "The Wedding Ring", a season 2 episode of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s anthology series ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'', where his character acquires an engagement ring for his wife (played by DeVito's real-life wife, actress [[Rhea Perlman]]). When the ring is slipped on his wife's finger, she is possessed by the ring's former owner, a murderous black widow. In 1987 he made his feature-directing debut with the [[Black comedy|dark comedy]] ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'', in which he starred with [[Billy Crystal]] and [[Anne Ramsey]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Janet|last=Maslin|author-link=Janet Maslin | title=Throw Momma from the Train| url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE5D81139F932A25751C1A961948260 | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=December 1, 1987}}</ref> For his performance he earned a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/|title= 1988 Golden Globe Awards|website= [[Golden Globe Awards]]|accessdate= November 13, 2023}}</ref>

DeVito reunited with ''[[The Jewel of the Nile|Jewel of the Nile]]'' co-stars [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Kathleen Turner]] in 1989 when he directed and starred alongside them in ''[[The War of the Roses (film)|The War of the Roses]]''. In 1996 he directed ''[[Matilda (1996 film)|Matilda]]'' (1996), a film adaptation of [[Roald Dahl]]'s [[Matilda (novel)|1988 classic children's novel of the same name]]. Critic [[Roger Ebert]] of ''[[The Chicago Sun-Times]]'' wrote, "There is never a moment (except toward the happy ending) that we sense DeVito is anything other than quite serious about this material. He goes with Dahl's macabre vision."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/matilda-1996|title= Matilda movie review|website= Rogerebert.com|accessdate= November 13, 2023}}</ref> He also served as the Narrator and played the villainous used-car dealer father Harry Wormwood opposite his wife [[Rhea Perlman]]. The following year, he was in talks to direct the crime drama ''[[The Little Things (2021 film)|The Little Things]]'' with [[Robert De Niro]] at that time set to star,<ref name=Vulture>{{cite web|last=Bradford|first=Evans|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/09/the-lost-roles-of-danny-devito.html|title=The Lost Roles of Danny DeVito|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|date=September 15, 2011|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> and ''[[The Crowded Room]]'' with [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael Fleming|url=https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/devito-checks-into-room-1116679647/|title=DeVito checks into 'Room'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 8, 1997|access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref> Both projects were eventually realized in the 2020s, but without DeVito's involvement.

In 1997, DeVito was in talks for a $13-million deal to both star in and direct ''[[Mystery Men]]'', but negotiations broke down over who would produce the soundtrack. "It was a big deal for me," DeVito said. "I really wanted it, so I walked away from the project."<ref>''Los Angeles Times'', 16 Nov 1997: CAL, 5:1.</ref>

In 1998, he committed to star in and direct both the [[Science fiction|sci-fi]] film ''Barthe'' for [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]], about an alien who falls in love,<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Variety Staff|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/devito-does-double-duty-love-troubles-1117466356/|title=DeVito does double duty; Love troubles|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 14, 1998|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Vulture/> and a remake of ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 film)|The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'' for [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]].<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Hindes, Andrew|author2=Petrikin, Chris|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/d-works-devito-make-dinner-reservations-1117481317/|title=D'works, DeVito make 'Dinner' reservations|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 12, 1998|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> In 1999, DeVito was attached to star, direct and produce [[Jason Keller (playwright)|Jason Keller]]'s [[spec script]] ''Sugar's Sweet Science of Bruising'' for [[New Line Cinema]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cox|first=Dan|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/nl-offers-sweet-pic-deal-to-keller-1117500084/|title=NL offers 'Sweet' pic deal to Keller|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 6, 1999|access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Vulture/>

For the next two years, DeVito was attached to film [[Michael Petroni]]'s ''Revelations'', a "supernatural religious thriller" that was to have starred [[George Clooney]]. The project was delayed due to rewrites however.<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Jones, Oliver|author2=Moerk, Christian|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/revelations-comes-to-devito-warners-1117758314/|title='Revelations' comes to DeVito & Warners|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 22, 1999|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/salerno-tries-on-jersey-deal-1117787515/|title=Salerno tries on Jersey deal|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 10, 2000|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> DeVito was also at one time attached to direct ''[[How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Swanson |first1=Tim|last2=Dunkley | first2=Cathy |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/romantic-laffer-lose-loses-jersey-films-1117854230/|title=Romantic laffer 'Lose' loses Jersey Films|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 14, 2001|access-date=April 2, 2025}}</ref> He instead resurfaced with ''[[Death to Smoochy]]'' (2002) and ''[[Duplex (film)|Duplex]]'' (2003), which were made back-to-back. Before the release of the latter, DeVito agreed to direct a remake of 1942's ''[[I Married a Witch]]'' for [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Columbia Pictures]], announcing to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that he hoped to begin production by the end of the year.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Harris|first=Dana|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/embarrassment-of-witches-at-col-1117881146/|title=Embarrassment of witches at Col|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 24, 2003|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref>

Instead of ''I Married a Witch'', he sought to make ''Trump vs. Wynn'' as his next directorial project after receiving an offer from [[HBO]]. Written by [[Rick Cleveland]], the script chronicles business tycoons [[Donald Trump]] and [[Steve Wynn]]'s competition to build a casino in [[Atlantic City]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/devito-plays-trump-card-for-wynn-gig-1117896653/|title=DeVito plays Trump card for Wynn gig|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 4, 2003|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> DeVito was expected to direct, produce and star in an unspecified role, but he dropped out after meeting with both figures, who protested the film's production.<ref name=Vulture/>

He directed the [[Television pilot|pilot episode]] for a proposed 2005 [[Imagine TV]] sitcom ''Queen B'',<ref name=Variety>{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|title=DeVito king of 'Queen B'|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/news/devito-king-of-queen-b-1117919178/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 25, 2014|date=March 9, 2005}}</ref> which was not picked up by the network for series.

In 2009, it was reported that DeVito would direct and produce the [[Biographical film|biopic]] ''Crazy Eddie'', based on the life of consumer electronics king [[Eddie Antar]], from a script by [[Peter Steinfeld]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/danny-devito-crazy-for-eddie-1118001049/|title=Danny Devito crazy for 'Eddie'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 10, 2009|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> However the film could not be made due to a [[life rights]] deal that was made with Antar.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2010/04/how-a-rights-deal-killed-danny-devitos-movie-about-70s-discount-king-crazy-eddie-35498/|title=Why Rights Wrangling Is Crazy Business|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 26, 2010|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> Instead, he pivoted to making the apocalyptic horror thriller ''St. Sebastian'',<ref>{{cite tweet|number=146844524856094721|user=DannyDeVito|title=last five days on St. Sebastian. Having a blast. William Fichtner,Lance Reddick, Constance Zimmer, David Margulies. Fun peeps to work with.|date=December 14, 2011}}</ref> which completed post-production in 2012 but to this day has not been released.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Deadline Team|url=https://deadline.com/2012/05/locomotive-selling-danny-devito-directed-thriller-at-cannes-270645/|title=Locomotive Selling Danny DeVito-Directed Thriller At Cannes|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 11, 2012|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> DeVito also worked on the independently financed ''Honeymoon with Dad'', a comedy which never went into production.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/danny-devito-to-direct-honeymoon-exclusive-1118060587/|title=Danny DeVito to direct 'Honeymoon' (EXCLUSIVE)|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref>

DeVito has written a film adaptation of and been, since 2008, attached to direct ''[[The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle]]'' with [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Pierce Brosnan]] and [[Saoirse Ronan]] starring.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/devito-to-direct-charlotte-doyle-1117988967/|title=DeVito to direct 'Charlotte Doyle'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 15, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> The production was halted when Freeman was seriously injured in a car accident two weeks before filming was scheduled to commence.<ref name="contactmusic">{{cite web|title=Danny DeVito wants to cast rising star actress|date=February 24, 2013|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/danny-devito-wants-to-cast-rising-star-actress_3521847|publisher=Contactmusic.com|access-date= February 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avi-writer.com/blog/2014/09/movie-option/|title=Movie option|work=Wordcraft|author=Avi|date=September 9, 2014|access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref> DeVito returned to the subject in February 2013, saying he was looking for another young actress to star in the title role and scouting movie locations in Ireland. Production was expected to restart in July 2014.<ref name="contactmusic"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Danny DeVito on scouting movie locations in Ireland {{!}} Late Late Show|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoMTYrJYKCU|access-date= August 27, 2013|date= February 24, 2013}}</ref> The release date is still classified as "TBD" without any new information as to whether it will be shot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movie/the-true-confessions-of-charlotte-doyle|title=The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - ComingSoon.net|website=ComingSoon.net|language=en-US|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-date=August 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818120040/http://www.comingsoon.net/movie/the-true-confessions-of-charlotte-doyle|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Producing ===
DeVito founded Jersey Films in 1991,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guttarado |first1=Andrew |title=Danny DeVito, Never Retire (Bitch) |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/9/25/20881295/danny-devito-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-profile |website=The Ringer|date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref> producing films like ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994), ''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]'' (1995), ''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]'' (2000) (for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture), ''[[Gattaca]]'' (1997) and ''[[Garden State (film)|Garden State]]'' (2004).

DeVito also produced the [[Comedy Central]] series ''[[Reno 911!]]'', the film spin-off ''[[Reno 911!: Miami]]'' and the revival on [[Quibi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/reno-911-revival-season-7-quibi-1202802492/|title='Reno 911!' Revival Gets Green Light At Quibi|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=December 6, 2019|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/sunny-disposition/|title=Danny DeVito Reminisces About Growing Up In New Jersey-www.njmonthly.com|last=Newman|first=Melinda|date=September 13, 2010|website=New Jersey Monthly|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, his company Jersey Films optioned the screen rights to make a film of ''Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation'', by Dan Fagin.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/danny-devito-movie-pulitzer-toms-river-a-story-of-science-and-salvation-dan-fagin-1202627577/|title=Danny DeVito's Jersey 2nd Avenue Options Dan Fagin's Pulitzer-Winning Book 'Toms River: A Story Of Science And Salvation'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
DeVito stands {{height|ft=5|abbr=no}} tall.{{r|mcmahon}} His short stature is the result of [[multiple epiphyseal dysplasia|multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (Fairbank's disease)]], a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jenkins|first1=Mark|date=September 26, 2013|title=For Richer And For Poorer, But What Of That Vanishing Middle?|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/09/26/224525155/for-richer-and-for-poorer-but-what-of-that-vanishing-middle|access-date=October 5, 2015|website=NPR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Joseph|first1=Pat|title=Lights, Camera, Economics Robert Reich brings his message to the big screen.|url=http://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/fall-2013-film-issue/lights-camera-economics|access-date=October 5, 2015|website=Berkeley|date=September 10, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Rhea Perlman Danny DeVito 2006.jpg|thumb|DeVito with [[Rhea Perlman]] in 2006]]
On January 17, 1971, DeVito met [[Rhea Perlman]] when she went to see a friend in the single performance of the play ''The Shrinking Bride'', which featured DeVito.<ref>{{Cite book| author-link=Frank Lovece|first1=Frank | last1=Lovece | first2= Jules | last2= with Franco | title=Hailing Taxi: The Official Book of the Show | year = 1988 | location = New York | publisher = [[Simon & Schuster]] / [[Prentice Hall|Prentice Hall Press]] | pages = 53, 286 | isbn = 978-0-13-372103-4}}</ref> They moved in together two weeks later<ref>Lovece, pp. 53, 80</ref> and married on January 28, 1982.<ref name=people1983>{{cite news | first= Carol | last= Wallace | date= December 12, 1983 | title= Chalk Up a Successful Marriage for TV's Tart-Tongued Twosome, Danny De Vito and Rhea Perlman | url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20086560,00.html | work= [[People (magazine)|People]] | access-date= October 8, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121120221558/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20086560,00.html | archive-date= November 20, 2012 }}</ref> They have three children: [[Lucy DeVito|Lucy Chet DeVito]] (born March 11, 1983), Grace Fan DeVito (born March 1985) and Jacob Daniel DeVito (born October 1987).<ref name=etonline2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/125687_Danny_DeVito_and_Rhea_Perlman_Separate/index.html |title=Exclusive: Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Separate |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010013810/http://www.etonline.com/news/125687_Danny_DeVito_and_Rhea_Perlman_Separate/index.html |archive-date=October 10, 2012 }}</ref>

Perlman and DeVito have acted alongside each other several times, including in the television show ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' and the feature film ''[[Matilda (1996 film)|Matilda]]'' (where they played Matilda's parents).<ref name=etonline2012 /> They [[Legal separation|separated]] in October 2012, after 30 years of marriage and over 40 years together,<ref name=etonline2012 /> then reconciled in March 2013.<ref name = people2013>{{cite news | first= Elizabeth | last= Leonard | date= March 15, 2013 | title= Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Are Back Together | url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20682518,00.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130317092417/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20682518,00.html| url-status= dead| archive-date= March 17, 2013| work= [[People (magazine)|People]] | access-date= March 16, 2013}}</ref> They separated for a second time in March 2017, but remained on amicable terms and Perlman stated they had no intent of filing for divorce.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Rhea Perlman won't divorce Danny DeVito|first=Barbara|last= Hoffman |url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/08/why-rhea-perlman-wont-divorce-danny-devito/ |website=New York Post |access-date=July 9, 2018 |date=March 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Perlman told interviewer [[Andy Cohen]] that she and DeVito have become closer friends after their separation than they were in their final years as a couple.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Squires |first1=Bethy |title=Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito May Be Separated, but They're Still Bros |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/rhea-perlman-and-danny-devito-are-still-pals.html |website=Vulture |date=May 10, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref>

DeVito and Perlman resided in a 14,579-square-foot (1,354 m<sup>2</sup>) house in [[Beverly Hills, California]], that they purchased in 1994, until selling it for US$24 million in April 2015. They also own a [[bungalow]] near [[Rodeo Drive]] in Beverly Hills and a multi-residence compound on Broad Beach in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/dirt/real-estalker/danny-devito-rhea-perlman-sell-estate-1201474882/|title=Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Quietly List BevHills Estate|first=Mark|last=David|date=April 21, 2015|work=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-danny-devito-20150430-story.html|title=Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman sell estate in Beverly Hills|first=Lauren|last=Beale|date=April 30, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> They also frequented a home they owned in [[Interlaken, New Jersey]], to get away from [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]].<ref>Boon, Jon. [https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/10/danny-devito-new-york-move-divorce/ "Single In The City! Danny DeVito Moving To New York: He Misses The Big Apple!"], [[RadarOnline]], October 15, 2012. Accessed January 24, 2023. "Danny and Rhea used to stay at his vacation home in Interlaken, New Jersey whenever they wanted a break away from Los Angeles. He never really felt an affinity to California and lived there purely for work reasons."</ref>

DeVito has mentioned being a big fan of singer [[Mike Patton]]'s various musical projects, being introduced to his work though his son Jacob in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://audiophix.com/posts/music-news-danny-devito-mike-patton-always-sunny-podcast|title=Music News: Danny DeVito is big buds with Mike Patton and the Always Sunny podcast|date=September 27, 2023|website=AudioPhix}}</ref> DeVito collaborated with Patton on a music video and has attended several of his concerts, with Perlman contributing an introductory voiceover to an album by [[Mr. Bungle]], one of Patton's bands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2020/09/25/news/rhea-perlman-will-provide-narration-on-upcoming-re-recording-of-mr-bungles-anarchy-up-your-anus/|title=Rhea Perlman Will Provide Narration on Upcoming Re-Recording of Mr. Bungle's "Anarchy Up Your Anus" -|date=September 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/danny-devito-mike-patton-acting-tips-mr-bungle-reunion-show/|title=Danny DeVito Gave Mike Patton Acting Tips at Mr. Bungle Reunion Show|first=Joe|last=DiVita|date=February 8, 2020|website=Loudwire}}</ref> In 2016, DeVito also included music from Patton's band [[Faith No More]] on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/11/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-being-frank-review|title=It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: "Being Frank" Review|first=Matt|last=Fowler|date=February 11, 2016|website=IGN}}</ref>

==Acting credits and accolades==
{{Main|Danny DeVito filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Danny DeVito}}

DeVito has an [[Danny DeVito filmography|extensive film career]], dating back to the early 1970s.

Selected work:
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*''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' (1975)
*''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' (1978–1983)
*''[[Terms Of Endearment (film)|Terms of Endearment]]'' (1983)
*''[[Romancing the Stone]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Jewel of the Nile]]'' (1985)
*''[[Tin Men]]'' (1987)
*''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'' (1987)
*''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]'' (1988)
*''[[The War of the Roses (film)|The War of the Roses]]'' (1989)
*''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992)
*''[[Hoffa (film)|Hoffa]]'' (1992)
*''[[Jack the Bear]]'' (1993)
*''[[Reality Bites]]'' (1994)
*''[[Junior (1994 film)|Junior]]'' (1994)
*''[[Renaissance Man (film)|Renaissance Man]]'' (1994)
*''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]'' (1995)
*''[[Sunset Park (film)|Sunset Park]]'' (1996)
*''[[Matilda (1996 film)|Matilda]]'' (1996)
*''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996)
*''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996)
*''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' (1997)
*''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'' (1997)
*''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' (1997)
*''[[Gattaca]]'' (1997)
*''[[Out of Sight]]'' (1998)
*''[[Living Out Loud]]'' (1998)
*''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]'' (1999)
*''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)|The Virgin Suicides]]'' (1999)
*''[[Drowning Mona]]'' (2000)
*''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]'' (2000)
*''[[How High]]'' (2001)
*''[[Death to Smoochy]]'' (2002)
*''[[Anything Else (film)|Anything Else]]'' (2003)
*''[[Big Fish (film)|Big Fish]]'' (2003)
*''[[Be Cool]]'' (2005)
*''[[Deck the Halls (2006 film)|Deck the Halls]]'' (2006)
*''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia|It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' (2006–present)
*''[[Solitary Man (film)|Solitary Man]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'' (2012)
*''[[Wiener-Dog (film)|Wiener-Dog]]'' (2016)
*''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]'' (2019)
*''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]]'' (2019)}}

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