Actor, director and producer Danny DeVito was born November 17, 1944, in Neptune, N.J. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, he worked briefly as a hairdresser. After making his film debut in the obscure Dreams of Glass (1970), DeVito first gained wide attention as Martini in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), the first of several teamings with Jack Nicholson.DeVito had a popular run as Louie De Palma on the TV sitcom "Taxi" and lent irreplaceable presence to Romancing the Stone, Ruthless People, Twins, Batman Returns (as The Penguin), L.A. Confidential, Big Fish and more.
Throw Momma from the Train (1987) marked DeVito's directing debut; he went on to helm The War of the Roses, Hoffa, Matilda and Death to Smoochy. As a producer, he was responsible for Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich, Be Cool and others.
Matilda: Special EditionCursed with obtuse parents (Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman) and a martinet school principal (Pam Ferris), precocious 6-year-old Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson) immerses herself in a world of books. With so much mental stimulation, she acquires telekinetic abilities -- which she promptly unleashes on... Read More
Ruthless PeopleUnscrupulous Bel-Air millionaire Sam (Danny DeVito) plans to murder his shrewish wife, Barbara (Bette Midler). But when he arrives home to do the deed, he finds she's been kidnapped. The kidnappers (Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater) ask for $500,000 in ransom or they'll kill her. Sam, naturally,... Read More
Renaissance ManIn this feel-good comedy, Bill Rago (Danny DeVito), an unemployed advertising executive, accepts a job teaching English to a group of idiotic Army privates. Rago eventually converts them and makes a positive impact on their personal lives in the process. How? By using the seductive iambic pentameter... Read More
Throw Momma from the TrainStruggling mystery writer Larry (Billy Crystal) is exasperated by his mediocre student, Owen (Danny DeVito), who has imagined a gentlemen's agreement to kill Larry's devious ex-wife if Larry offs Owen's domineering, overbearing mother (Anne Ramsey) in this classic black comedy. Larry begrudgingly... Read More
Drowning MonaBette Midler stars as malicious Mona Dearly, who's the most despised woman in Verplanck, N.Y.: Her husband hates her, her children hate her, and her neighbors hate her. So, when Mona ends up drowned in the river, it's no accident. Read More
