caption religion years_active birth_place children height name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
devito in july 2013 roman catholic 1970 -- present neptune township , new jersey , u.s. 3 5 ft 0 in danny devito 17 november 1944 rhea perlman 1982 danny devito by gage skidmore 3.jpg danny devito
 daniel michael devito jr. actor , producer , director
danny devito

daniel michael devito -lrb- born november 17 , 1944 -rrb- is an actor , producer and director .
he first gained prominence for his portrayal of taxi dispatcher louie de palma on `` taxi '' -lrb- 1978 -- 1983 -rrb- , for which he won a golden globe and an emmy .
he went on to become a major film star , known for his roles in the films tin men , `` throw momma from the train '' , `` one flew over the cuckoo 's nest '' , `` ruthless people '' , `` man on the moon '' , `` terms of endearment '' , `` romancing the stone '' , `` twins '' , `` batman returns '' , `` get shorty '' and `` l.a. confidential '' and for his voiceover work in such films as `` space jam '' , `` hercules '' and `` the lorax '' .
devito co-founded jersey films with michael shamberg .
soon afterwards , stacey sher became an equal partner .
the production company is known for films such as `` pulp fiction '' , `` garden state '' , and `` freedom writers '' .
devito also owns 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 .
he currently stars as frank reynolds on the fxx sitcom `` it 's always sunny in philadelphia '' .
he also directs and produces graphic short horror films for his internet venture `` the blood factory '' .
he has appeared in several of them , as have friends of his and members of his family .
devito was also one of the producers nominated for an academy award for best picture for `` erin brockovich '' .
