Danny DeVito Net Worth

Danny DeVito Net Worth

$80 Million

What is Danny DeVito’s Net Worth and Salary?

Danny DeVito has a net worth of $80 million and is an award-winning American actor, comedian, film director, and producer. He rose to prominence after winning a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his depiction of taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma on the television series “Taxi.” He went on to feature in films including “Throw Momma from the Train,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Terms of Endearment,” “Romancing the Stone,” “Twins,” “Batman Returns,” “Get Shorty,” and “L.A. Confidential,” among others. He also had a recurring role on the FX sitcom “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.”

Early Life

On November 17, 1944, Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. was born in Neptune Township, New Jersey. His small height is due to multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (Fairbank’s disease), a rare genetic illness that inhibits bone formation (he is 4 feet, 10 inches tall). He was reared in Asbury Park, New Jersey, with two elder sisters. DeVito was reared as a Catholic and is of Italian origin.

Career Beginnings

He went to Oratory Preparatory School in Summit, New Jersey, where he graduated in 1962. He began performing in school plays of “St. Francis of Assisi” and “the Billion Dollar Saint” while he was still in high school. He started working at his sister’s salon after graduating from high school, which he felt would be a wonderful way to meet females. After 18 months there, he chose to pursue a more lucrative career in the cosmetics industry. As a result, he applied to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and as part of his application, he had to deliver a monologue.

He immediately shifted to studying acting at the school after receiving favourable reviews for his monologue, and graduated from the academy in 1966.

DeVito was a member of the Colonnades Theater Lab at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut, during his early acting career. He also featured in Westbeth Playwrights Feminist Collective productions.

Acting Career

With the 1975 film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” DeVito made the move from stage to screen. In 1971, he appeared in an off-Broadway version of the novel, which helped him get the part in the film. The 1975 film adaptation was a huge hit, earning five Academy Awards in 1976. (Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director and Screenplay). DeVito rose to fame because to his portrayal as Louie De Palma, a taxi dispatcher, in the television show “Taxi” (1978–1983). In 1981, his performance in “Taxi” garnered him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor.Following the conclusion of “Taxi,” DeVito returned to the big screen, starring in films including “Terms of Endearment” (1983), “Romancing the Stone” (1984), “Ruthless People” (1986), “Twins” (1988) alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Other People’s Money” (1991), and Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns” (1992).

In 2006, he returned to television as part of the cast of the hit FX comedy “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” He worked on “Solitary Man” (2009) with Susan Sarandon and long-time friend Michael Douglas, “When in Rome” (2010) with Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel, and Tim Burton’s 2019 live-action rendition of “Dumbo” during the later part of his career.

In general, DeVito is regarded as a comedic actor. He has, however, played tragic parts in films such as “The Rainmaker” (1997), “Jack the Bear” (1993), “L.A. Confidential” (1997), “The Big Kahuna” (1999), and “Heist” (2001). (2001). In addition, he has a long list of voiceover assignments under his credit.

He’s voiced roles in a variety of films, including “My Little Pony: The Movie” (1986), “Hercules” (1997), “Space Jam” (1996), and “The Lorax” (2012), as well as many episodes of “The Simpsons” as Herb Powell. He’s also starred in commercials for QuickBooks and M&Ms, and he portrayed a fictionalised version of himself in the British boy band One Direction’s “Steal My Girl” music video. In 2011, DeVito was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work on television.

Production Ventures and Directing

In 1984, DeVito made his directorial debut with “The Ratings Game.” He went on to direct films including “Throw Momma from the Train” (1987), “The War of the Roses” (1989), “Hoffa” (1992), “Death to Smoochy” (2002), and “Duplex” (2003). (2003). In addition, between 1973 and 2016, he directed eight distinct short films.

In 1991, DeVito and his colleague Michael Shamberg launched the production business Jersey Films. Stacey Sher joined them as an equal partner not long after. “Man on the Moon” (1999), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Garden State” (2004), and “Freedom Writers” are just a few of the films produced by the firm (2007). The firm was also responsible for the Comedy Central show “Reno 911!” (2003-2009). In 1991, he started Jersey Films. DeVito’s other famous films include “Matilda” (1996), in which he co-produced, directed, and acted; and “Erin Brockovich” (2000), for which DeVito, Shamberg, and Sher got an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

Personal Life

On January 17, 1971, DeVito met actress Rhea Perlman while seeing a friend’s performance in the play “The Shrinking Bride,” which DeVito was also in. The pair had moved in together two weeks later. On January 28, 1982, they married. They have three children together. They divorced in October 2012 after 30 years of marriage before reconnecting in March 2013. In March 2017, they divorced amicably for the second time, however they have claimed that they do not intend to file for divorce.

DeVito and Perlman have collaborated on a number of projects, including the TV programme “Taxi” and the feature picture “Matilda.”

Real Estate

Danny and Rhea resided in a 14,579 square foot mansion in Beverly Hills, California, for many years. They bought the house in 1994 and sold it for $24 million in April 2015, after placing it off-market for more than $30 million a few years before.

They still have a property together in Malibu’s Point Dume area.