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Danny DeVito

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Daniel Michael "Danny" DeVito, Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal of "Louie De Palma" on the ABC and NBC TV series Taxi (1978–1983). Along with wife Rhea Perlman, he founded Jersey Films, a production company famous for producing films such as Pulp Fiction, Garden State, and Freedom Writers, and Jersey Television, most famous for producing the Comedy Central series Reno 911! He also currently stars as Frank Reynolds on the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
DeVito was born in Neptune, New Jersey, the son of Julia, a homemaker, and Daniel Michael DeVito, Sr., who owned several small businesses, including a dry cleaning store, a dairy outlet, a luncheonette, and a pool hall. He is of Italian ancestry and was raised as a Catholic and grew up in Asbury Park. He boarded at Oratory Preparatory School, in Summit, New Jersey, graduating in 1961. Danny got most of his training for acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood California where he graduated in 1966. He married actress Rhea Perlman on January 28, 1982.
DeVito played Martini in the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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