Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/17/1944
Place of Birth
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.Danny De VitoΝτάνι Ντε Βίτο
Danny DeVito
Biography
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 Kah...
Known For
Migration
as Uncle Dan (voice)
The Lorax
as The Lorax (voice)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Martini
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Eddie
The Virgin Suicides
as Dr. Horniker
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Janitor
Men in Black
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Worm TV Host
Matilda
as Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Self
Batman Returns
as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
Hercules
as Philoctetes (voice)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
Minions & More Volume 2
as The Lorax (voice)
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as The Penguin (archive footage)
Deck the Halls
as Buddy Hall
The One and Only Ivan
as Bob (voice)
The Oh in Ohio
as Wayne the Pool Guy
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
as Self
Career Timeline
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Today's the Day
as Mr. Bees
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Chemist
Deadbeat
as Giuseppe Monamocce
Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
as The Lorax
All the Wilderness
as Walter Pembry
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2012
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
Deck the Halls
as Buddy Hall
10 Items or Less
as Big D
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self
Relative Strangers
as Frank Menure
My Girlfriend's Abroad
as Uncle Rick (uncredited)
The Oh in Ohio
as Wayne the Pool Guy
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Booth
2005
Made in Hollywood
as Self
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Frank Reynolds
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
as Himself
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
as Self
Be Cool, Very Cool
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
Be Cool
as Martin Weir
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
The Divine Bette Midler
as Self