
Acting
November 16, 1944 (81 years old)
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.
Danny De Vito
Ντάνι Ντε Βίτο
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).
DeVito married actress Rhea Perlman in 1982; they have three children. The couple separated in 2012.

Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2025
as Himself

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025
as Self - Presenter

Thank You Very Much
2025
as Self

A Sudden Case of Christmas
2024
as Lawrence Armanetti

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
as Janitor

Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2024
as Self

Poolman
2024
as Jack Denisoff

Migration
2023
as Uncle Dan (voice)

Haunted Mansion
2023
as Bruce Davis

Arnold
2023
as Self

History of the World: Part II
2023
as Czar Nicholas

StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
as Giuseppe

Minions & More Volume 2
2022
as The Lorax (voice)

Minions & More Volume 1
2022
as The Lorax (voice)

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

Little Demon
2022
as Satan (voice)

Welcome to Wrexham
2022
as Self

The Survivor
2022
as Charley Goldman

Abbott Elementary
2021
as Frank

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021
as Self