Danny DeVito

Daniel Michael "Danny" DeVito, Jr. is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter, who is best known for his television roles as Louie De Palma in the ABC/NBC sitcom (1978-1983) and Frank Reynolds in the FX/ sitcom , since 2006. He is also well-known for his film roles, such as Vernon Dahlart in the 1983 comedy-drama film , Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin in Tim Burton's 1992 superhero film , Harry Wormwood/the Narrator in the 1996 fantasy comedy film (which he also directed and produced), and Sid Hudgens in the 1997 neo-noir crime film . Additionally, he voiced the titular character of Universal/'s 2012 adaptation of , as well as Satan in the adult Fox animated sitcom .
For Disney, he voiced Phil in the 1997 Disney animated film Hercules and portrayed Ernest Tilley in the 1987 Touchstone Pictures film Tin Men, Bill Rago in Renaissance Man, Sam Stone in Ruthless People, and Al Russo in When in Rome. He also played Ringmaster Max Medici (alongside his daughter, Lucy as a coat check receptionist) in the 2019 live-action remake of Dumbo. Additionally, he produced several Miramax films, such as and , and voiced Bob in The One and Only Ivan and Merv Stampington in Big City Greens. He recently played Czar Nicholas Romanov in the Hulu series History of the World, Part II and appeared as Bruce Davis in the 2023 Haunted Mansion film reboot.
==Roles==
Profile - Philoctetes.jpeg|Philoctetes(Hercules)
Dumbo Photography 1.jpg|Max Medici(Dumbo;2019 live-action adaptation)
Bob The One and Only Ivan.jpg|Bob(The One and Only Ivan)
Bruce (Haunted Mansion).png|Bruce Davis(The Haunted Mansion)
Merv Stampington.jpg|Merv Stampington(Big City Greens)
==Gallery==
Danny DeVito behind the scenes Hercules.jpg|Danny DeVito behind the scenes of Hercules.
Danny DeVito with Phil sculpture.jpg|Danny DeVito holding a Philoctetes sculpture.
Danny Devito with family Walk of Fame.jpg|Danny DeVito with his ex-wife, Rhea Perlman, and their kids (L-R) Lucy, Grace, and Jake attending his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in August 2011.
Danny DeVito SDCC.jpg|Danny DeVito speaks at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con.
Danny DeVito visits Jimmy Fallon.jpg|Danny DeVito visiting in March 2014.
Danny DeVito visits Stephen Colbert.jpg|Danny DeVito visiting in November 2016.
Danny DeVito David Hyde Pierce Tony Awards.jpg|Danny DeVito and David Hyde Pierce attending the 71st annual Tony Awards in June 2017.
Danny DeVito 2018 Summer TCA Press Tour.jpg|Danny DeVito speaks onstage during the panel during the 2018 TCA Summer Press Tour.
Danny DeVito Dumbo premiere.jpg|Danny DeVito at the premiere of Dumbo in March 2019.
==Trivia==
*DeVito was Steven Spielberg's first choice to play Sallah in . He was interested to play the role, but his agent demanded more money than offered and DeVito himself was very busy filming his TV series , so John Rhys-Davies was cast instead.
*DeVito was, at one point, considered to voice Iago in Aladdin, but was unavailable before the role was given to Gilbert Gottfried.
*He was also considered to voice Woody in Toy Story.
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