Cast & creator
Danny DeVito
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Simpsons, Late Night with Seth Meyers
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.
Also known as: Daniel Michael DeVito Jr., Danny De Vito
216
film credits
71
television credits
218
1944–2027 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (287)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Simpsons
Herbert Powell (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Co-Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self
1975Saturday Night Live
Adrian (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Rick and Morty
Dr. Dogballs (voice)
2013
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Friends
Roy
1994
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Frank Reynolds
2005
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Chemist
2014
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
1944
Taxi
Louie De Palma
1978Taxi
Director
1978
Abbott Elementary
Frank
2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Reno 911!
Danny DeVito
2003Reno 911!
Producer
2003
Starsky & Hutch
John John the Apple / John DeAppoliso
1975
Pulp Fiction
Executive Producer
1994
The Larry Sanders Show
Danny DeVito
1992
Police Woman
1974Film '72
Self
1971
Stars in the House
Self
2020
The Lorax
The Lorax (voice)
2012
Amazing Stories
Herbert
1985Amazing Stories
Director
1985
The Oscars
Self
1953
Today
Self
1952
Migration
Uncle Dan (voice)
2023
History of the World: Part II
Czar Nicholas
2023
Welcome to Wrexham
Self
2022
Ed
Dr. Jack Carmichael
2000
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Janitor
2024
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Martini
1975
Batman Returns
Penguin
1992Goldene Kamera
Self - Laudatio
1984Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Men in Black
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
1997
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Hercules
Philoctetes (voice)
1997
Haunted Mansion
Bruce Davis
2023
Little Demon
Satan (voice)
2022Little Demon
Executive Producer
2022
The Kominsky Method
Dr. Wexler
2018
Matilda
Mr. Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
1996Matilda
Producer
1996Matilda
Director
1996
Jumanji: The Next Level
Eddie
2019
L.A. Confidential
Sid Hudgens
1997
Space Jam
Swackhammer (voice)
1996
StoryBots: Answer Time
Giuseppe
2022
Father of the Pride
Emerson (voice)
2004
Mars Attacks!
Rude Gambler
1996
Erin Brockovich
Producer
2000
Last Action Hero
Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
1993
Gattaca
Producer
1997
Romancing the Stone
Ralph
1984
Freedom Writers
Producer
2007
Big Fish
Amos Calloway
2003
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Producer
2014
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
2002
Along Came Polly
Producer
2004
The Virgin Suicides
Dr. Horniker
2000
All That Glitters
Baba
1977
Jumanji: Open World
Eddie
2026
Delvecchio
Anthony 'Beanzie' Marott
1976
The Rainmaker
Deck Shifflet
1997
The Jewel of the Nile
Ralph
1985
Angie
Uncle Cheech
1979
Smallfoot
Dorgle (voice)
2018
Dumbo
Maximilian "Max" Medici
2019
Man on the Moon
George Shapiro
1999Man on the Moon
Producer
1999
Twins
Vincent Benedict
1988
Deadbeat
Giuseppe Monamocce
2014
When in Rome
Al Russo
2010
Pearl
Dean Martin
1996
Deck the Halls
Buddy Hall
2006
Minions & More 2
The Lorax (voice)
2022
Look Who's Talking Now!
Rocks (voice)
1993
The Magic Hour
Self
1998
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self
2025
Terms of Endearment
Vernon Dahlart
1983
Bette
Danny DeVito
2000
Mary
Director
1985
The War of the Roses
Gavin D'Amato
1989The War of the Roses
Director
1989
Out of Sight
Producer
1998
Arnold
Self
2023
Reality Bites
Producer
1994
Karen Sisco
Charlie Lucre
2003Karen Sisco
Executive Producer
2003
Be Cool
Martin Weir
2005Be Cool
Producer
2005
Get Shorty
Martin Weir
1995Get Shorty
Producer
1995
The Survivor
Charley Goldman
2022
How High
Producer
2001
Animal Crackers
Chesterfield (voice)
2018
Garden State
Executive Producer
2004
Duplex
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2003Duplex
Director
2003
The One and Only Ivan
Bob (voice)
2020
Minions & More Volume 1
The Lorax (voice)
2022
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Max Fairbanks
2001
I'm Still Here
Danny DeVito
2010
The Associates
Alan Swathmore (uncredited)
1979
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Heist
Mickey Bergman
2001
10 Items or Less
Big D
2006
Throw Momma from the Train
Owen Lift
1987Throw Momma from the Train
Director
1987
Ruthless People
Sam Stone
1986
Renaissance Man
Bill Rago
1994
Death to Smoochy
Burke Bennett
2002Death to Smoochy
Director
2002
Hoffa
Bobby Ciaro
1992Hoffa
Producer
1992Hoffa
Director
1992
Junior
Dr. Larry Arbogast
1994
The Caveman's Valentine
Producer
2001
Reno 911!: Miami
District Attorney
2007Reno 911!: Miami
Producer
2007
MADtv
Self
1995
Wiener-Dog
Dave Schmerz
2016
The Pentagon Wars
Executive Producer
1998
The American Embassy
Producer
2002
Other People's Money
Lawrence Garfield
1991
Even Money
Walter
2007Even Money
Producer
2007
Game 7
Executive Producer
2024
Anything Else
Harvey Wexler
2003
Kate Brasher
Producer
2001
My Little Pony: The Movie
Grundle King (voice)
1986
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
Executive Producer
2022
Goin' South
Hog
1978
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Johnny Dangerously
Burr
1984
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Aldo
2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Al Goldstein
1998
The Oh in Ohio
Wayne the Pool Guy
2006
Feeling Minnesota
Producer
1996
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Solitary Man
Jimmy Marino
2009
House Broken
Tom Cathkart
2009
The Good Night
Mel
2007
Drowning Mona
Chief Wyatt Rash
2000Drowning Mona
Executive Producer
2000
Tin Men
Ernest Tilley
1987
Hotel Noir
Eugene Portland
2012
The World's Greatest Lover
Assistant Director
1977
Nobel Son
Gastner
2007
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
2017
Wise Guys
Harry Valentini
1986
Poolman
Jack Denisoff
2024
A Sudden Case of Christmas
Lawrence Armanetti
2024
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Booth
2006
Living Out Loud
Pat Francato
1998Living Out Loud
Producer
1998
The Comedian
Jimmy Berkowitz
2016
The Earth Day Special
Vic
1990
The Gong Show Movie
Performer
1980
A Very Sunny Christmas
Frank Reynolds
2009
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
Executive Producer
2021
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
1994
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
The Big Kahuna
Phil Cooper
1999
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Jack the Bear
John Leary
1993
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Worm TV Host
1994
Screwed
Grover Cleaver
2000
Relative Strangers
Frank Menure
2006Relative Strangers
Producer
2006
Completely Cuckoo
Self
1997
Head Office
Frank Stedman
1985
The Fixies: Top Secret
Other
2017
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
The Penguin (archive footage)
2001
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Self
2021
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
Self
1980Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1999
Thank You Very Much
Self
2025
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self
1992
The Ratings Game
Vic De Salvo
1984The Ratings Game
Director
1984
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Herbert
1990Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Director
1990
Revenge of the Electric Car
Self (EV1 Driver)
2011
Sunset Park
Producer
1996
Going Ape!
Lazlo
1981
Just Add Water
Merl
2008
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Adrian
1972
Forces of Nature
The Lorax (voice)
2012
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
1988
Camp
Producer
2003
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
2008Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)
2008
The Nightman Cometh: Live
Frank Reynolds
2009
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Self
2002
Lady Liberty
Fred Mancuso
1971
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
2007The Funkhousers
Producer
2002
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Director
1983Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Writer
1983Feed Me
Thanks
2013
Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
The Lorax
2014
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Presenter
2025
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Self
2017Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Executive Producer
2017
Scalawag
Fly Speck
1973
The Divine Bette Midler
Self
2005
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Self (archive footage)
1990
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Happily Ever After
George Johnson (voice)
1985
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Self
2009
Drag
Producer
2027
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Self
2002
Little Red Riding Hood
Wolfie (voice)
1995The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
Vince D'Angelo
1976The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
Director
1976
Deadly Hero
Harry
1975
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Self
2008
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
Self
2002
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Self
2005Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Thanks
2005Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Director
2005Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Writer
2005
Inside the Actor's Workshop
Actor
2010PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!
Self
2025
Bye Bye Benjamin
Executive Producer
2006
All The Kids Do It
Ackroyd
1984Likely Stories Vol. 2
1983
The Money
Bartender
1976Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Self
2002
Christmas in Love
Brad La Guardia
2004
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Self
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
Self
1991
Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
Petey
1973
The Van
Andy
1977
Skin Deep
Director
2011Today's the Day
Mr. Bees
2014
Be Cool, Very Cool
Self
2005
He Watches
Producer
2022
The Sound Sleeper
Writer
1973The Sound Sleeper
Editor
1973The Sound Sleeper
Director
1973
Two Daddies?
George Johnson (voice)
1989
Dreams of Glass
Thug
1970
All the Wilderness
Walter Pembry
2014
Valentine
Dewey
1979
Blood Lust
Director
2011
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Self
2005
The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter
Uncle Jack (voice)
2018
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
Self
1986
Nest of Vipers
Director
2011A Very Special Christmas Party
Self
1988
Curmudgeons
Jackie
2016Curmudgeons
Director
2016Curmudgeons
Producer
2016
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Self
1991Sniff
William Keys
Swap Meet
Max
1979The Misbehavers
Self
2004
Minestrone
Lodovico
1975Minestrone
Writer
1975Minestrone
Director
1975
Catching Kringle
General Needham
2004My Girlfriend's Abroad
Uncle Rick (uncredited)
2006A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
Director
1985A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
Writer
1985