Danny DeVito stars in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" as Frank Reynolds.
Danny DeVito is one of the entertainment industry's most versatile players, excelling as actor, producer and director.
He wrote, directed and produced several short films in his early Hollywood years before emerging as a feature-length filmmaker. Dark comedic themes characterize his trademark films, including "The Ratings Game," "Throw Momma From the Train," "The War of the Roses," Hoffa" and "Matilda."
DeVito recently
appeared in Mark Steven Johnson's "When In Rome," a romantic comedy for Disney, and Brian Koppelman and David Levien's "Solitary Man," which reunites him on the screen with Michael Douglas.
DeVito is the principal of Jersey Film's 2nd Avenue, a predecessor company of Jersey Films. Jersey Films has produced over 20 motion pictures, including "Freedom Writers," "Be Cool," "Garden State," "Along Came Polly," "Erin Brockovich," "Man on the Moon," "Pulp Fiction," "Out of Sight," "Get Shorty," "Hoffa," "Matilda" and "Living Out Loud."
Two films co-starring DeVito won the Academy Award for best picture ("One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Terms of Endearment"), but it was the part of Louie De Palma on the television show "Taxi" that propelled him to national prominence. He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role and in a 1999 readers' poll conducted by TV Guide, DeVito's Louie De Palma was voted number one among "TV's Fifty Greatest Character's Ever."
Apart from his work with Jersey Films, DeVito has starred in such films as "Junior," "Batman Returns," "Twins," "Romancing the Stone," "Jewel of the Nile," "Ruthless People," "Tin Men," "Anything Else," "Big Fish," "Renaissance Man," "The Big Kahuna" and "Heist." He starred more recently in "The Good Night," "Deck The Halls," "Relative Strangers," "The OH in Ohio," "Be Cool," "Nobel Son" and "Even Money."
DeVito attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel grammar school and Oratory Prep School in Summit, New Jersey, but appeared in only one school play, as St. Francis of Assisi. After graduation, he pursued several odd jobs, always with the idea of acting in the back of his mind.
He finally entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. "They had fencing and a speech class," he said mockingly, "So you don't talk funny."
Unable to get work, DeVito bought a round-trip ticket and headed to Hollywood. After years of unemployment, he returned to New York. He called an old friend and former American Academy professor who, coincidentally, had been seeking him out for a starring role in one of three one-act plays presented together under the title of "The Man With the Flower in His Mouth."
Soon DeVito was into big money ($60 a week), and other stage performances followed. Among his credits were "Down the Morning Line," "The Line of Least Existence," "The Shrinking Bride" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
In 1975, under a grant from the American Film Institute, DeVito and his wife, actress Rhea Perlman, wrote and produced "Minestrone," which has been shown twice at the Cannes Film Festival and has been translated into five languages. Later they wrote and produced a 16-millimeter black-and-white short subject, "The Sound Sleeper," which won first prize at the Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association competition. DeVito has also directed "Death to Smoochy" and "Duplex."
DeVito carries his success well. Never forgetting that there were more difficult times, he maintains a healthy sense of perspective. As "Taxi" character Louie DePalma, would say, "If you don't do good today, you'll be eatin' dirt tomorrow."
Danny DeVito is one of the entertainment industry's most versatile players, excelling as actor, producer and director.
He wrote, directed and produced several short films in his early Hollywood years before emerging as a feature-length filmmaker. Dark comedic themes characterize his trademark films, including "The Ratings Game," "Throw Momma From the Train," "The War of the Roses," Hoffa" and "Matilda."
DeVito recently
Danny DeVito in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
DeVito is the principal of Jersey Film's 2nd Avenue, a predecessor company of Jersey Films. Jersey Films has produced over 20 motion pictures, including "Freedom Writers," "Be Cool," "Garden State," "Along Came Polly," "Erin Brockovich," "Man on the Moon," "Pulp Fiction," "Out of Sight," "Get Shorty," "Hoffa," "Matilda" and "Living Out Loud."
Two films co-starring DeVito won the Academy Award for best picture ("One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Terms of Endearment"), but it was the part of Louie De Palma on the television show "Taxi" that propelled him to national prominence. He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role and in a 1999 readers' poll conducted by TV Guide, DeVito's Louie De Palma was voted number one among "TV's Fifty Greatest Character's Ever."
Apart from his work with Jersey Films, DeVito has starred in such films as "Junior," "Batman Returns," "Twins," "Romancing the Stone," "Jewel of the Nile," "Ruthless People," "Tin Men," "Anything Else," "Big Fish," "Renaissance Man," "The Big Kahuna" and "Heist." He starred more recently in "The Good Night," "Deck The Halls," "Relative Strangers," "The OH in Ohio," "Be Cool," "Nobel Son" and "Even Money."
DeVito attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel grammar school and Oratory Prep School in Summit, New Jersey, but appeared in only one school play, as St. Francis of Assisi. After graduation, he pursued several odd jobs, always with the idea of acting in the back of his mind.
He finally entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. "They had fencing and a speech class," he said mockingly, "So you don't talk funny."
Unable to get work, DeVito bought a round-trip ticket and headed to Hollywood. After years of unemployment, he returned to New York. He called an old friend and former American Academy professor who, coincidentally, had been seeking him out for a starring role in one of three one-act plays presented together under the title of "The Man With the Flower in His Mouth."
Soon DeVito was into big money ($60 a week), and other stage performances followed. Among his credits were "Down the Morning Line," "The Line of Least Existence," "The Shrinking Bride" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
In 1975, under a grant from the American Film Institute, DeVito and his wife, actress Rhea Perlman, wrote and produced "Minestrone," which has been shown twice at the Cannes Film Festival and has been translated into five languages. Later they wrote and produced a 16-millimeter black-and-white short subject, "The Sound Sleeper," which won first prize at the Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association competition. DeVito has also directed "Death to Smoochy" and "Duplex."
DeVito carries his success well. Never forgetting that there were more difficult times, he maintains a healthy sense of perspective. As "Taxi" character Louie DePalma, would say, "If you don't do good today, you'll be eatin' dirt tomorrow."
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