{"id":7200,"count":1,"description":"Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (\/d\u0259\u02c8vi\u02d0to\u028a\/\u00a0d\u0259-VEE-toh; 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\u00a0Louie De Palma\u00a0in the television series\u00a0Taxi\u00a0(1978\u20131983), which won him a\u00a0Golden Globe Award\u00a0and an\u00a0Emmy Award. Since 2006, he has played\u00a0Frank Reynolds\u00a0on the\u00a0FX\/FXX\u00a0sitcom\u00a0It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.\n\nDeVito is known for his film roles in\u00a0One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u00a0(1975),\u00a0Terms of Endearment\u00a0(1983),\u00a0Romancing the Stone\u00a0(1984),\u00a0The Jewel of the Nile\u00a0(1985),\u00a0Ruthless People (1986),\u00a0Throw Momma from the Train\u00a0(1987),\u00a0Twins\u00a0(1988),\u00a0The War of the Roses\u00a0(1989),\u00a0Batman Returns\u00a0(1992),\u00a0Jack the Bear\u00a0(1993),\u00a0Junior\u00a0(1994),\u00a0Matilda\u00a0(1996),\u00a0L.A. Confidential (1997),\u00a0The Big Kahuna\u00a0(1999),\u00a0Big Fish\u00a0(2003),\u00a0Deck the Halls\u00a0(2006),\u00a0When in Rome\u00a0(2010),\u00a0Wiener-Dog\u00a0(2016), and\u00a0Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). He has voiced roles in such films as Disney's\u00a0Hercules\u00a0(1997),\u00a0The Lorax\u00a0(2012),\u00a0Smallfoot\u00a0(2018), and\u00a0Migration\u00a0(2023).\n\nIn 1991, DeVito and\u00a0Michael Shamberg\u00a0founded production company Jersey Films. Soon afterwards,\u00a0Stacey Sher\u00a0became an equal partner. The production company is known for films such as\u00a0Pulp Fiction\u00a0(1994),\u00a0Garden State\u00a0(2004) and\u00a0Freedom Writers\u00a0(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\u00a0Comedy Central\u00a0series\u00a0Reno 911!. DeVito and his wife\u00a0Rhea Perlman\u00a0starred together in his 1996 film\u00a0Matilda, based on\u00a0Roald Dahl's children's novel. DeVito was also one of the producers nominated for an\u00a0Academy Award for Best Picture\u00a0for\u00a0Erin Brockovich\u00a0(2000).\n\nFrom 2012 to 2013, DeVito played Willie Clark in the\u00a0West End\u00a0revival of\u00a0Neil Simon's\u00a0The Sunshine Boys. He made his\u00a0Broadway\u00a0debut as Gregory Solomon in the revival of\u00a0Arthur Miller's\u00a0The Price\u00a0(2017), earning a\u00a0Tony Award\u00a0nomination for his performance. He returned to Broadway in the\u00a0Theresa Rebeck\u00a0play\u00a0I Need That\u00a0(2023).\n\nDescription above from the Wikipedia article Danny DeVito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.","link":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/actor\/danny-devito\/","name":"Danny DeVito","slug":"danny-devito","taxonomy":"actor","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actor\/7200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actor"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/actor"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/movie?actor=7200"},{"href":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?actor=7200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}