Danny DeVito
Daniel 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 · 196
Rick and Morty
2013 · Dr. Dogballs (voice)
The Simpsons
1989 · Herbert Powell (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
Friends
1994 · Roy
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredit...
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Chemist
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · Frank Reynolds
The View
1997 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Winner
Abbott Elementary
2021 · Frank
Taxi
1978 · Louie De Palma
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Reno 911!
2003 · Danny DeVito
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · John John the Apple /...
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Danny DeVito
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019 · Eddie
The Oscars
1953 · Self
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Martini
Amazing Stories
1985 · Herbert
Welcome to Wrexham
2022 · Self
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024 · Janitor
Police Woman
1974
Jumanji: Open World
2026 · Eddie
Men in Black
1997 · Alien on TV Monitor (u...
Today
1952 · Self
The Lorax
2012 · The Lorax (voice)
Matilda
1996 · Harry Wormwood / Narra...
Hercules
1997 · Philoctetes (voice)
Stars in the House
2020 · Self
Made in Hollywood
2005 · Self
Big Fish
2003 · Amos Calloway
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · Self - Guest
Migration
2023 · Uncle Dan (voice)
Ed
2000 · Dr. Jack Carmichael
Batman Returns
1992 · Penguin
Mars Attacks!
1996 · Rude Gambler
L.A. Confidential
1997 · Sid Hudgens
History of the World: Part II
2023 · Czar Nicholas
Space Jam
1996 · Swackhammer (voice)
The Kominsky Method
2018 · Dr. Wexler
Angie
1979 · Uncle Cheech
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 · Danny DeVito / Famous...
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022 · Giuseppe
Romancing the Stone
1984 · Ralph
Twins
1988 · Vincent Benedict
Little Demon
2022 · Satan (voice)
Last Action Hero
1993 · Whiskers (voice) (uncr...
Minions & More 2
2022 · The Lorax (voice)
Be Cool
2005 · Martin Weir
The Virgin Suicides
2000 · Dr. Horniker
Dumbo
2019 · Maximilian "Max" Medic...
Haunted Mansion
2023 · Bruce Davis
Minions & More Volume 1
2022 · The Lorax (voice)
Father of the Pride
2004 · Emerson (voice)
Delvecchio
1976 · Anthony 'Beanzie' Maro...
The Rainmaker
1997 · Deck Shifflet
The Jewel of the Nile
1985 · Ralph
Get Shorty
1995 · Martin Weir
All That Glitters
1977 · Baba
The War of the Roses
1989 · Gavin D'Amato
Arnold
2023 · Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
Duplex
2003 · Narrator (voice) (uncr...
Smallfoot
2018 · Dorgle (voice)
Pearl
1996 · Dean Martin
Deadbeat
2014 · Giuseppe Monamocce
The Magic Hour
1998 · Self
Man on the Moon
1999 · George Shapiro
Terms of Endearment
1983 · Vernon Dahlart
Junior
1994 · Dr. Larry Arbogast
The One and Only Ivan
2020 · Bob (voice)
Bette
2000 · Danny DeVito
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2025 · Self
Throw Momma from the Train
1987 · Owen Lift
The Associates
1979 · Alan Swathmore (uncred...
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993 · Rocks (voice)
Karen Sisco
2003 · Charlie Lucre
Heist
2001 · Mickey Bergman
Deck the Halls
2006 · Buddy Hall
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021 · Self
When in Rome
2010 · Al Russo
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986 · Grundle King (voice)
The Survivor
2022 · Charley Goldman
Hoffa
1992 · Bobby Ciaro
Hotel Noir
2012 · Eugene Portland
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001 · Max Fairbanks
10 Items or Less
2006 · Big D
I'm Still Here
2010 · Danny DeVito
Animal Crackers
2018 · Chesterfield (voice)
Reno 911!: Miami
2007 · District Attorney
Ruthless People
1986 · Sam Stone
Tin Men
1987 · Ernest Tilley
MADtv
1995 · Self
Renaissance Man
1994 · Bill Rago
The World's Greatest Lover
1977 · Assistant Director
Death to Smoochy
2002 · Burke Bennett
Anything Else
2003 · Harvey Wexler
Other People's Money
1991 · Lawrence Garfield
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Vic
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · Self
Solitary Man
2009 · Jimmy Marino
Wiener-Dog
2016 · Dave Schmerz
Wise Guys
1986 · Harry Valentini
Even Money
2007 · Walter
Poolman
2024 · Jack Denisoff
Goin' South
1978 · Hog
Johnny Dangerously
1984 · Burr
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Drowning Mona
2000 · Chief Wyatt Rash
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017 · Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972 · Adrian
Relative Strangers
2006 · Frank Menure
Nobel Son
2007 · Gastner
The Oh in Ohio
2006 · Wayne the Pool Guy
The Big Kahuna
1999 · Phil Cooper
Head Office
1985 · Frank Stedman
Completely Cuckoo
1997 · Self
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002 · Self
Girl Walks Into a Bar
2011 · Aldo
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006 · Booth
Thank You Very Much
2025 · Self
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001 · The Penguin (archive f...
A Sudden Case of Christmas
2024 · Lawrence Armanetti
Just Add Water
2008 · Merl
The Comedian
2016 · Jimmy Berkowitz
Living Out Loud
1998 · Pat Francato
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Self
The Ratings Game
1984 · Vic De Salvo
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009 · Frank Reynolds
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2024 · Self
House Broken
2009 · Cathkart
Revenge of the Electric Car
2011 · Self (EV1 Driver)
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
1980 · Self
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990 · Herbert (archive foota...
Little Red Riding Hood
1995 · Wolfie (voice)
Screwed
2000 · Grover Cleaver
A Very Sunny Christmas
2009 · Frank Reynolds
Lady Liberty
1971 · Fred Mancuso
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992 · Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Self
Inside the Actor's Workshop
2010 · Actor
Going Ape!
1981 · Lazlo
The Good Night
2007 · Mel
Jack the Bear
1993 · John Leary
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007 · Self
Happily Ever After
1985 · George Johnson (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990 · Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 · Al Goldstein
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Worm TV Host
The Van
1977 · Andy
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
2002 · Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 · Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 · Self
The Money
1976 · Bartender
Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
2014 · The Lorax
Deadly Hero
1975 · Harry
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
2008 · Cab Driver / Narrator...
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025 · Self - Presenter
All the Wilderness
2014 · Walter Pembry
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002 · Self
Swap Meet
1979 · Max
Curmudgeons
2016 · Jackie
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008 · Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008 · Self
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005 · Self
Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991 · Self
The Divine Bette Midler
2005 · Self
Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
1973 · Petey
Scalawag
1973 · Fly Speck
Forces of Nature
2012 · The Lorax (voice)
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
— · Self
Christmas in Love
2004 · Brad La Guardia
All The Kids Do It
1984 · Ackroyd
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017 · Self
The Gong Show Movie
1980 · Performer
Dreams of Glass
1970 · Thug
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009 · Self
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005 · Self
Two Daddies?
1989 · George Johnson (voice)
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
1986 · Self
Cop Origin Story
2026
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
1991
The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter
2018 · Uncle Jack (voice)
Minestrone
1975 · Lodovico
Valentine
1979 · Dewey