1. Danny DeVito gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series Taxi, which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.
53 Facts About Danny DeVito
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Danny DeVito plays Frank Reynolds on the FXX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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Danny DeVito has voiced roles in such films as Hercules, The Lorax, Smallfoot and Migration.
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Danny DeVito was one of the producers nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for Erin Brockovich.
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From 2012 to 2013, Danny DeVito played Willie Clark in the West End revival of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys.
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Danny DeVito made his Broadway debut as Gregory Solomon in the revival of Arthur Miller's The Price, earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance.
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Danny DeVito returned to Broadway in the Theresa Rebeck play I Need That.
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Danny DeVito was born at Raleigh Fitkin-Paul Morgan Memorial Hospital in Neptune Township, New Jersey, the son of Daniel Danny DeVito Sr.
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Danny DeVito grew up in a family of five, with his parents and two older sisters.
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Danny DeVito is of Italo-Albanian descent; his family is originally from San Fele, Basilicata, as well as from the Arberesh Albanian community of Calabria.
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Danny DeVito 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.
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Danny 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.
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Danny DeVito played Martini in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest directed by Milos Forman, reprising his role from the 1971 off-Broadway play of the same title.
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Danny DeVito had his feature film debut in the drama Dreams of Glass.
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Danny 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.
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Danny DeVito took a supporting role as Vernon Dalhart in the James L Brooks directed comedy-drama Terms of Endearment acting alongside Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson.
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In 1986, Danny DeVito starred in Ruthless People with Bette Midler and Judge Reinhold and voiced the character Grundle King in My Little Pony: The Movie.
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Danny DeVito acted opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the comedies Twins and Junior.
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In 1995, Danny DeVito appeared in the gangster comedy Get Shorty.
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Danny DeVito starred in Living Out Loud alongside Helen Hunt and Queen Latifah, reunited with Kevin Spacey in The Big Kahuna and hosted the last Saturday Night Live episode before the year 2000.
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Danny DeVito played Dr Hornicker in the Sofia Coppola directed The Virgin Suicides starring Kirsten Dunst.
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Danny DeVito acted in the drama films Heist and Big Fish.
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Danny DeVito 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,.
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Danny DeVito was interviewed in the documentary Revenge of the Electric Car, discussing his interest in and ownership of electric vehicles.
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Danny DeVito has directed eight short films between 1973 and 2016, five of which were released across 2010 and 2011.
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In 2011, Danny DeVito received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television.
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Danny DeVito appeared in the Angry Birds Friends "Champions for Earth" tournament advertisement in September 2015.
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Danny DeVito played a fictional version of himself in the music video of One Direction's song "Steal My Girl".
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Danny DeVito appeared in the short film Curmudgeons, which he produced and directed.
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Danny DeVito made his Broadway debut in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the Arthur Miller play The Price as Gregory Solomon.
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Danny DeVito went on to be nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
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Danny DeVito acted alongside Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton and Eva Green.
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Danny DeVito played Eddie Gilpin in the action comedy film Jumanji: The Next Level starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan.
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That same year Danny DeVito wrote a 12-page story centered on the Penguin and Catwoman for the anthology comic Gotham City Villains.
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Danny DeVito made his directorial debut in 1984 with The Ratings Game.
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Danny DeVito reunited with 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.
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In 1997, Danny 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.
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In 1999, Danny DeVito was attached to star, direct and produce Jason Keller's spec script Sugar's Sweet Science of Bruising for New Line Cinema.
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Danny DeVito was at one time attached to direct How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
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Danny DeVito instead resurfaced with Death to Smoochy and Duplex, which were made back-to-back.
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Danny 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.
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Danny DeVito directed the pilot episode for a proposed 2005 Imagine TV sitcom Queen B, which was not picked up by the network for series.
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Danny DeVito worked on the independently financed Honeymoon with Dad, a comedy which never went into production.
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Danny 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.
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Danny 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.
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Danny DeVito founded Jersey Films in 1991, producing films like Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Erin Brockovich, Gattaca and Garden State.
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On January 17,1971, Danny DeVito met Rhea Perlman when she went to see a friend in the single performance of the play The Shrinking Bride, which featured Danny DeVito.
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Perlman and Danny DeVito have acted alongside each other several times, including in the television show Taxi and the feature film Matilda.
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In 2019, Perlman told interviewer Andy Cohen that she and Danny DeVito have become closer friends after their separation than they were in their final years as a couple.
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Danny 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.
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Danny 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.
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In 2016, Danny DeVito included music from Patton's band Faith No More on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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Danny DeVito has an extensive film career, dating back to the early 1970s.