Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr dəˈviːtoʊ dəVEEtoh 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 19781983 which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award Since 2006 he has played Frank Reynolds on the FXFXX sitcom Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia DeVito is known for his film roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoos 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 LA Confidential 1997 The Big Kahuna 1999 Big Fish 2003 Deck the Halls 2006 When in Rome 2010 WienerDog 2016 and Jumanji The Next Level 2019 He has voiced roles in such films as Disneys 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 Dahls childrens 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 Simons The Sunshine Boys He made his Broadway debut as Gregory Solomon in the revival of Arthur Millers 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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