Biography of Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito was born on November 17, 1944 in Neptune, from Italian-American family originally from San Fele in Basilicata: her mother is a homemaker, while his father runs a dry cleaner. He attended the Oratory Preparatory School in Summit, New Jersey, and graduated in 1962. After working in her sister's beauty salon, Danny attended the American Academy of dramatic arts in New York, intending to become an actor. He debuted in the film by Mario Monicelli "mortadella", starring Sophia Loren, then take part in "the dictator of the free State of Bananas", by Woody Allen; in 1973 she starred in "a great guy from jail," Kirk Douglas and Zoran Calic, while two years later she starred in the drama "one flew over the cuckoo's nest", alongside Jack Nicholson, directed by Milos Forman, the same role he had already brought to the theatre in the early 1970s.
After taking part in "the world's greatest lover", directed by Gene Wilder says to Jack Nicholson in "South", and participates in the sitcom "Taxi", starring Andy Kaufman: in the tv series, plays Louie De Palma, Director of the Sunshine Cab Company. On 28 January 1982 married the actress Rhea Perlman (which will give him three children, Lucy Chet, Gracie Fan and Jacob Daniel); later, recite for James l. Brooks in "terms of Endearment" and Robert Zemeckis in "Romancing the stone", starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. After participating in "the jewel of the Nile," by Lewis Teague (sequel to "Romancing the stone"), and "balls of steel", by Ken Finkleman (next to Judge Reinhold and Bette Midler), has the opportunity to play for Brian De Palma, who in 1986 directing him in "corpses and cronies".
That same year she starred in "Please, ruthless people," by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, while in 1987 is the protagonist of "Tin Men-2 cheaters with Lady," by Barry Levinson. At the same time Danny DeVito decided to try his hand behind the camera, directing "throw Momma from the train", dark comedy that starred together with Anne Ramsey and Billy Crystal; After working with Arnold Schwarzenegger in "the twins", by Ivan Reitman, returns with "the war of the Roses". In the 1990s, is particularly active, alternating between comedies and dramas: after "other people's money", by Norman Jewison, and "Batman returns", by Tim Burton (where plays the role of Penguin), directed "Hoffa-Saint or mafia?", before joining the cast of "A tiny little hero," by Marshall Herskovitz. Engages in dubbing, in 1993, with "Last action hero-the last great hero", by John McTiernan, and with "look who's talking now!", by Tom Ropelewski.
Penny Marshall directs in "half Professor among the marines", while with Ivan Reitman says in "Junior". After having taken part in "Get shorty", by Barry Sonnenfeld, directs the comedy "mythical" 6 Matilda, before returning to the dubbing for "Space Jam", dedicated to basketball. Danny DeVito Back to work with Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks!", while in 1997 recite for Curtis Hanson in "L.A. Confidential" and is one of the voice actors from the Disney cartoon "Hercules". In the late 1990s, plays the movie Francis Ford Coppola's "the Rainmaker" (with Matt Damon, based on the novel by John Grisham) and "the Virgin suicides", directed by Coppola's daughter, Sofia.
After starring in "Kiss", by Richard LaGravenese, is among the stars of "The Big Kahuna", film still known for the famous final monologue that Danny DeVito plays. In 1999 appears in "Man on the moon", Milos Forman's film (which he produced) dedicated to the life of Andy Kaufman; in 2000 appears in "who killed Mrs Dearly?". After participating in "The Hustler and the thief", by Sam Weisman, and "the shot", by David Mamet, back to directing in "death to Smoochy", before joining the cast of the comedy "Austin Powers in Goldmember", by Jay Roach. In 2003, over thirty years after their first work together, finds himself behind the camera with Woody Allen in "Anything else"; during the same period also appears in "Big Fish stories of an amazing life," by Tim Burton, and as the voice of "Duplex for three", which he also directed.
After a cameo in the sitcom "Friends," opposite Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry, plays the cine-Italian panettone by Neri Parenti "Christmas in Love", alongside Christian De Sica and Massimo Boldi. In 2006 is on the big screen with "sooner or later s ... come!", by Billy Kent, and with Relative strangers "-help! They got my ", by Greg Glienna, but especially with" deck the halls ", film for which it is nominated for the Golden Raspberry Awards (the Oscars) as worst supporting actor. During the same period, appears in "10 things about us," by Brad Silberling, and in the sitcom "it's always sunny in Philadelphia." It concerns also the world of documentaries, and he began a collaboration with Morgan Freeman's ClickStar, company, working on the documentary channel Jersey Docs. Stir when, in November 2006, occurs in an interview to the ABC talk show "The View" in evident State of drunkenness: during the program has derided George w. Bush openly, at the time President of the United States, forcing the network to censor it on more than one occasion.
In 2007 launched the brand "Danny DeVito's Premium Limoncello", a product sold in supermarkets by himself limoncello Americans. In 2008 starred in "Bottle Shock", by Randall Miller, and the following year starred for Sam Harper in "House Broken" – a House upside down ". In 2012, after having received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work on television, West End debut in a remake of the Neil Simon comedy "The sunshine boys", alongside Richard Griffiths, winner of the Olivier Award, staged at the Savoy Theatre; during the same period appears in the animated film "The Lorax", lending his voice to a forester in love of trees, and is separated from his wife, furious at the continuing betrayals. The couple, however, reconciled a year later. In 2013, DeVito's voice guest star in the eleventh episode of the 24th season of "the Simpsons", entitled "The changing of the guardian".
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