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+ | Mars Attacks!}} '''Daniel Michael "Danny" DeVito, Jr.''' (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of short statured dispatcher Louie De Palma on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company ABC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC NBC] television series''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_(TV_series) Taxi]''(1978–1983), for which he won a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe Golden Globe] and an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy Emmy]. |
| − | + | DeVito and his wife, [[Rhea Perlman]], founded Jersey Films, a production company known for films such as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction Pulp Fiction]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_State_(film) Garden State]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Writers Freedom Writers]''. DeVito also owns Jersey Television, which produced the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_Central Comedy Central] series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reno_911! Reno 911!]''. DeVito and Perlman also starred together in his 1996 film [[Matilda]], based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl Roald Dahl]'s children's novel. He currently stars as Frank Reynolds on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FX_(TV_network) FX]sitcom ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]''. |
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Revision as of 10:09, 28 May 2014
Danny DeVito
Name
Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr
Birthplace
Neptune, New Jersey, United States
Birth date
November 17, 1944
Occupation
Actor, comedian, director, producer
Active Years
1970
Daniel Michael "Danny" DeVito, Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of short statured dispatcher Louie De Palma on the ABC and NBC television seriesTaxi(1978–1983), for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy.
DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman, founded Jersey Films, a production company known for films such as Pulp Fiction, Garden State, and Freedom Writers. DeVito also owns Jersey Television, which produced the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. DeVito and Perlman also starred together in his 1996 film Matilda, based on Roald Dahl's children's novel. He currently stars as Frank Reynolds on the FXsitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
He also directs and produces graphic short horror films for his Internet venture "The Blood Factory." He has appeared in several of them, as have friends of his and members of his family