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Also Known As Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr.
Born November 17, 1944 (age 81) • New Jersey • (Birthday in 4 days)
Awards And Honors Golden Globe Award (2022) • Emmy Award (1981) • Emmy Award (1981): Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series • Golden Globe Award (1980): Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Notable Works “Hoffa” • “Matilda” • “The War of the Roses” • “Throw Momma from the Train”
Notable Family Members spouse Rhea Perlman
Married To Rhea Perlman (1982–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Romancing the Stone" (1984) • "Renaissance Man" (1994) • "10 Items or Less" (2006) • "Terms of Endearment" (1983) • "Christmas in Love" (2004) • "Family of the Year" (2004) • "Pearl" (1997) • "Car Wash" (1976) • "When in Rome" (2010) • "Deadbeat" (2015) • "Friends" (2004) • "Nobel Son" (2007) • "Get Shorty" (1995) • "Going Ape!" (1981) • "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" (2001) • "Wiener-Dog" (2016) • "Batman Returns" (1992) • "Twins" (1988) • "Hotel Noir" (2012) • "Karen Sisco" (2003) • "Starsky and Hutch" (1977) • "The Virgin Suicides" (1999) • "Ruthless People" (1986) • "Smallfoot" (2018) • "The Comedian" (2016) • "The Money" (1976) • "Girl Walks Into a Bar" (2011) • "Throw Momma from the Train" (1987) • "The Lorax" (2012) • "The World's Greatest Lover" (1977) • "Relative Strangers" (2006) • "Taxi" (1978–1983) • "Death to Smoochy" (2002) • "Space Jam" (1996) • "The Good Night" (2007) • "Dumbo" (2019) • "Be Cool" (2005) • "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2006–2019) • "Goin' South" (1978) • "Angie" (1979) • "Other People's Money" (1991) • "Hercules" (1997) • "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002) • "Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30" (1973) • "Hoffa" (1992) • "The Oh in Ohio" (2006) • "Biography" (1999–2000) • "Drowning Mona" (2000) • "Sesame Street" (1988) • "Dreams of Glass" (1970) • "House Broken" (2010) • "The Larry Sanders Show" (1994) • "Look Who's Talking Now" (1993) • "Police Woman" (1977) • "Just Add Water" (2008) • "Junior" (1994) • "Jack the Bear" (1993) • "Even Money" (2006) • "CBS Schoolbreak Special" (1984) • "The Kominsky Method" (2018) • "Animal Crackers" (2017) • "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) • "Mars Attacks!" (1996) • "Johnny Dangerously" (1984) • "Bette" (2000) • "Matilda" (1996) • "Head Office" (1985) • "Deadly Hero" (1975) • "Delvecchio" (1977) • "The War of the Roses" (1989) • "Solitary Man" (2009) • "The Big Kahuna" (1999) • "Amazing Stories" (1986) • "Scalawag" (1973) • "Big Fish" (2003) • "Screwed" (2000) • "Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School" (2005) • "Heist" (2001) • "The Van" (1977) • "Man on the Moon" (1999) • "L.A. Confidential" (1997) • "Anything Else" (2003) • "The Rainmaker" (1997) • "Tin Men" (1987) • "Living Out Loud" (1998) • "Wise Guys" (1986) • "Swap Meet" (1979) • "La mortadella" (1971) • "Deck the Halls" (2006) • "Father of the Pride" (2004) • "Jumanji: The Next Level" (2019) • "My Little Pony: The Movie" (1986) • "The Jewel of the Nile" (1985) • "All the Wilderness" (2014) • "The Simpsons" (1991–2013) • "Ed" (2002) • "I'm Still Here" (2010) • "The One and Only Ivan" (2020) • "Reno 911!: Miami" (2007)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "The War of the Roses" (1989) • "Matilda" (1996) • "Duplex" (2003) • "Death to Smoochy" (2002) • "Mary" (1985) • "Hoffa" (1992) • "Throw Momma from the Train" (1987) • "Taxi" (1982–1983) • "Amazing Stories" (1986)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "The Sport Jerks" (1998)

Top Questions

When was Danny DeVito born?
Danny DeVito was born on November 17, 1944.
Where was Danny DeVito born?
Danny DeVito was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States.
Is Danny DeVito married?
Rhea Perlman (1982–present)

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Cast of Taxi posing in a garage set. Front row, left to right: Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, Danny DeVito, Tony Danza. Back row, left to right: Andy Kaufman, Christopher Lloyd.
Danny DeVito stands in the foreground with arms raised, while Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, and Charlie Day smile and react behind him in a scene from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Rob McElhenney, Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, and Kaitlin Olson from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia stand around a keyboard in a bar, appearing to sing together.
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