Danny DeVito

Name: Danny DeVito
Date of Birth: November 17, 1944
Place of Birth: Neptune, New Jersey, USA

Mini-bio: Daniel Michael DeVito is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, director, and an Oscar-nominated producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal of "Louie De Palma" on the popular ABC and NBC T...( read more)V series Taxi (1978–1983). This sitcom was not widely distributed outside of North America; in most other countries he is known primarily for his film work. He currently plays Frank Reynolds on the FX show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

DeVito was born in Neptune, New Jersey to Italian-American Catholic parents. He boarded at Oratory Preparatory School, in Summit, New Jersey, graduating in 1961. He married actress Rhea Perlman on January 28, 1982. They have three children, Lucie Chet DeVito (born March 1983), who graduated from Brown University in 2005, Grace Fan DeVito (born March 1985) and Jacob Daniel DeVito (born October 1987), who currently attends Oberlin College in Ohio.

After Taxi, DeVito launched a successful movie career, beginning as the comic rogue in the 1984 romantic adventure Romancing the Stone, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. All three reprised their roles in the 1985 sequel, The Jewel of the Nile. In 1987, DeVito made his feature directing debut on dark comedy Throw Momma from the Train, in which he additionally starred, opposite Billy Crystal and Anne Ramsey. Two years later. DeVito reunited with Douglas and Turner to direct and star with them in the The War of the Roses.

Other notable work during this time includes director Barry Levinson's Tin Men as a competitive salesman to Richard Dreyfuss, two co-starring vehicles with Arnold Schwarzenegger, the comedies Twins and Junior, and the villain The Penguin in director Tim Burton's Batman Returns (1992). It is said that Jack Nicholson convinced Devito to play The Penguin since Nicholson enjoyed great success as The Joker in the original Batman from 1989.

Although generally a comic actor, DeVito expanded into drama with such movies as Hoffa (1992), which he directed and in which he co-starred with Jack Nicholson; L.A. Confidential as a sleazy reporter (1997); The Big Kahuna as a compassionate salesman (1999); and Heist (2001), as a gangster nemesis to Gene Hackman.

DeVito grew up with a great passion for documentaries. And so in 2006, he began a partnership with Morgan Freeman's company ClickStar, where he hosts a documentary channel called Jersey Docs.

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Danny DeVito mini-bio: Daniel Michael DeVito is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, director, and an Oscar-nominated producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal of "Louie De Palma" on the popular ABC and NBC TV series Taxi (1978–1983). This sitcom was not widely distributed outside of North America; in most other countries he is known primarily for his film work. He currently plays Frank Reynolds on the FX show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

DeVito was born in Neptune, New Jersey to Italian-American Catholic parents. He boarded at Oratory Preparatory School, in Summit, New Jersey, graduating in 1961. He married actress Rhea Perlman on January 28, 1982. They have three children, Lucie Chet DeVito (born March 1983), who graduated from Brown University in 2005, Grace Fan DeVito (born March 1985) and Jacob Daniel DeVito (born October 1987), who currently attends Oberlin College in Ohio. After Taxi, DeVito launched a successful movie career, beginning as the comic rogue in the 1984 romantic adventure Romancing the Stone, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. All three reprised their roles in the 1985 sequel, The Jewel of the Nile. In 1987, DeVito made his feature directing debut on dark comedy Throw Momma from the Train, in which he additionally starred, opposite Billy Crystal and Anne Ramsey. Two years later. DeVito reunited with Douglas and Turner to direct and star with them in the The War of the Roses.

Other notable work during this time includes director Barry Levinson's Tin Men as a competitive salesman to Richard Dreyfuss, two co-starring vehicles with Arnold Schwarzenegger, the comedies Twins and Junior, and the villain The Penguin in director Tim Burton's Batman Returns (1992). It is said that Jack Nicholson convinced Devito to play The Penguin since Nicholson enjoyed great success as The Joker in the original Batman from 1989. Although generally a comic actor, DeVito expanded into drama with such movies as Hoffa (1992), which he directed and in which he co-starred with Jack Nicholson; L.A. Confidential as a sleazy reporter (1997); The Big Kahuna as a compassionate salesman (1999); and Heist (2001), as a gangster nemesis to Gene Hackman. DeVito grew up with a great passion for documentaries. And so in 2006, he began a partnership with Morgan Freeman's company ClickStar, where he hosts a documentary channel called Jersey Docs.

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ruqiya10

HELLO MATILDS'S DAD

posted 511 days ago
KaraHenderson89

you are so funny and u got a sense of humor and i can tell u were ugly in Batman lol

posted 792 days ago
worldaccess

GOT MIKE
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|Flag |#4 Wednesday Jul 25
Having experience with a bottom feeding slug like Brauser (no insults intended to slugs) Brauser makes money for Brauser and whoever he has to take care of so they don't drop a dime on him.He is and always will be a walking train wreck, think he is a Saint? Well lets look at all the "good" work he has done.
Multi Million dollar litigation against him by Equifax including but not limited to FRAUD which of course is Mike's forte, anyone hear of Omnipoint Media (OPM inside joke OTHER PEOPLES MONEY)`google them , relation Serve , google them look at the trail of litigations.Look Brauser knows how to raise money he makes david Copperfield look like an amatuer when it comes to watching that "investment"capital disappear. If he is such an GREAT man call Lehman Brothers ask for legal and see if they will tell you what a great guy he is. You will get a no comment why? Can you spell rip off? Please don't make me sick saying what a great guy this pig is sure he gives to charity it's other peoples money and tax deductions. Yeah Mkike Brauser what a Prince of a guy.
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|Flag |#5 Yesterday
I can concur. I can write a list of several dozen people that Brauser has defrauded. What he did to get 140 million from Equifax for Naviant/Edirect is just outright fraud. He should have opened his restaurant in another country or at least another state, as he has more skeletons in the South Florida closet than anyone should in one lifetime. If karma has its way, this guy will go down sooner or later.

posted 845 days ago
worldaccess

Look at the Florida Sun Sentinel - WOW!!

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|Flag |#1 Sunday Jul 8
It’s a shame a guy like Danny DeVito got himself involved with such a Lowlife like Mike Brauser. I just hope Brauser doesn’t try to screw Danny over the way he has others he has done business with in South Florida. If that should be the case and Brauser is that stupid, I hope Danny deals with him the way his character in Hoffa “Bobby Ciaro” would have. If you should read this all I can say is “in bocca al lupo” I would love to come and enjoy the food I am sure it is excellent. I know your other partner knows how to run a restaurant. However I would lose my appetite if I saw piece of garbage Brauser. If you are smart you will buy him and rid yourself of the embarrassment he will one day cause you and your family name. Good Luck and God Bless
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posted 845 days ago
cheery515

kinda handsome :-P
well lets connect

posted 999 days ago

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Danny DeVito Movies

When in Rome (PG-13, 2010)
Solitary Man (Unrated, 2009)
Nobel Son (R, 2008)
Guest of Cindy Sherman (Unrated, 2008)
Bottle Shock (PG-13, 2008)
The Good Night (R, 2007)
Just Add Water (R, 2007)
Reno 911!: Miami (R, 2007)
Freedom Writers (PG-13, 2007)
Deck the Halls (PG, 2006)

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