Danny DeVito
Biography
Danny DeVito is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker, born in Neptune Township, New Jersey, and raised in Asbury Park. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began acting off-Broadway in 1969. His breakthrough came as Louie De Palma on Taxi, which ran from 1978 to 1983 and won him an Emmy and a Golden Globe. His films include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Batman Returns (1992), Matilda (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), and Big Fish (2003), and he voiced Phil in Hercules (1997). He directed Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and Matilda (1996). In 1991 he co-founded Jersey Films, and he shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture as a producer of Erin Brockovich (2000). Since 2006 he has played Frank Reynolds on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and in 2017 he received a Tony nomination for The Price.
81years old
Turns 82 on November 17in 47 days
- Born Neptune Township
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (birth name)Also credited as Danny Michael De Vito and Danny Michael DeVito Jr.
Movie Career
- Films
- 69
- Career span
- 49 years1975 to 2024
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Big break
DeVito got the role of Louie De Palma on Taxi by astonishing the show's creators during his audition, asking them "Who wrote this sh*t?" and then throwing the script on the table.
A role that slipped away
In 1997, DeVito negotiated a $13-million deal to direct and star in Mystery Men, but the talks fell apart over the soundtrack's producer. He said he really wanted it and walked away.
First role
DeVito played Gregory Solomon in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Arthur Miller's The Price, which was his Broadway debut. He acted opposite Mark Ruffalo and Tony Shalhoub.
Behind the camera
DeVito wrote a 12-page story for the anthology comic Gotham City Villains, and the tale centered on the Penguin and Catwoman.
Danny DeVito movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Tim Burton directed five of these films, Milos Forman two and Ivan Reitman two. Jack Nicholson appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jack Nicholson's page
Tracey Walter's page
Michael Keaton's page
Michael Douglas's page
Vincent Schiavelli's page
Kathleen Turner's page
All films by Tim Burton
All films by Milos Forman
Also four films together2 more actors
- Rhea Perlman10 Items or Less (2006), Matilda (1996), My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) and The Ratings Game (1984)
- Philip PerlmanEven Money (2006), Drowning Mona (2000), The War of the Roses (1989) and Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Danny DeVito's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$5.2 billion
54 of the 69 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 69 films: 54 worldwide figure; 9 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 54Worldwide figure
- 9US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 58% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$802M15.5% of the total
- 2$452M8.7% of the total
- 3$353M6.8% of the total
- 4$349M6.8% of the total
- 5$299M5.8% of the total
- 6$280M5.4% of the total
- 7$253M4.9% of the total
- 8$217M4.2% of the total
$2.2 billionfrom the other 46 films with a worldwide figure, 42% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1981 to 2010, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1981 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Taxi | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2010 | New Jersey Hall of Fame | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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Official profiles and reference pages.