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.
35 Facts About Danny DeVito
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Danny DeVito plays Frank Reynolds on the FX and FXX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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Danny DeVito is known for his voice roles in such films as Hercules, The Lorax and Smallfoot.
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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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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 was raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey; notably, he would live just miles away from the original Jersey Mike's location and would eat there frequently, which would partially inspire him to become the sub shop's first-ever celebrity spokesman in a line of commercials that began to air in September 2022.
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Danny DeVito played Martini in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, reprising his role from the 1971 off-Broadway play of the same title.
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In 1986, Danny DeVito starred in Ruthless People with Bette Midler and Judge Reinhold, and in 1987 he made his feature-directing debut with the dark comedy Throw Momma from the Train, in which he starred with Billy Crystal and Anne Ramsey.
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Danny DeVito reunited with Douglas and Turner two years later in The War of the Roses, which he directed and in which he co-starred.
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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 made his Broadway debut in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the Arthur Miller play The Price as Gregory Solomon, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award.
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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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Danny DeVito made his directorial debut in 1984 with The Ratings Game.
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Danny DeVito then directed and starred in Throw Momma from the Train, The War of the Roses, Hoffa, Matilda, Death to Smoochy and Duplex.
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Danny DeVito directed the TV movie Queen B in 2005.
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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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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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That year, Danny DeVito voiced the Grundle King in My Little Pony: The Movie.
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In 1999, Danny DeVito hosted the last Saturday Night Live episode before the year 2000.
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Danny DeVito earned a 2004 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for an episode of Friends, following four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Taxi.
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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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In 2021, Danny DeVito wrote a 12-page story centered on the Penguin and Catwoman for the anthology comic Gotham City Villains.
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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 co-owned a restaurant called Danny DeVito South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida, which closed in 2011.
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Politically, Danny DeVito is a Democrat and a staunch supporter of Bernie Sanders.
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Danny DeVito has an extensive film career, dating back to the early 1970s.
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Danny DeVito has a large and varied body of work as an actor, producer and director in stage, television and film.
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Danny DeVito has been nominated for Academy awards, Creative Arts Emmy awards, Golden Globe awards, Primetime Emmy awards, Producers Guild awards, Screen Actors Guild awards and Tony awards.