While working as a beautician at his sister's salon, his search for a professional makeup instructor led him to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he graduated in 1966. When he was 14, he persuaded his father to send him to boarding school to "keep him out of trouble", and graduated from Oratory Preparatory School in Summit, New Jersey, in 1962. He lived a few miles away from the original Jersey Mike's location and would eat there frequently, which would inspire him to become the sub shop's first celebrity spokesman in a line of commercials that began to air in September 2022. He was raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey. ![]() He is of Italo-Albanian descent his family is originally from San Fele, Basilicata, as well as from the Arbëresh Albanian community of Calabria. He grew up in a family of five, with his parents and two older sisters. He returned to Broadway in the Theresa Rebeck play I Need That (2023).ĭeVito was born at Raleigh Fitkin-Paul Morgan Memorial Hospital in Neptune Township, New Jersey, the son of Daniel DeVito Sr., a small business owner, and Julia DeVito ( née Moccello). He made his Broadway debut as Gregory Solomon in the revival of Arthur Miller's The Price (2017), earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance. DeVito was also one of the producers nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for Erin Brockovich (2000).įrom 2012 to 2013 he played Willie Clark in the West End revival of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys. DeVito also owned Jersey Television, which produced the Comedy Central series Reno 911! DeVito and wife Rhea Perlman starred together in his 1996 film Matilda, based on Roald Dahl's children's novel. The production company is known for films such as Pulp Fiction (1994), Garden State (2004), and Freedom Writers (2007). Soon afterwards, Stacey Sher became an equal partner. He has voiced roles in such films as Hercules (1997), The Lorax (2012), and Smallfoot (2018).ĭeVito and Michael Shamberg founded Jersey Films. ![]() He is known for his film roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Head Office (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), L.A. He plays Frank Reynolds on the FXX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present). He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series Taxi (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker.
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