Danny DeVito Net Worth

Danny DeVito's Quotes

• It's fun to be on the edge. I think you do your best work when you take chances, when you're not safe, when you're not in the middle of the road, at least for me, anyway.
• Jersey is always with me. I was one of the lucky ones. Asbury Park is just the greatest place in the world to spend your childhood.
• I used to love Benny Hill because he's nuts. And Monty Python [Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)].
• I'll watch Ricky Gervais in anything he does. The guy's hilarious.
• Rhea loves Downton Abbey (2010). The costumes are great, let's put it that way.

Interesting Facts about Danny DeVito

1. Went to Oratory Prepatory School in Summit, NJ.
2. Before he became an actor he was a qualified hairdresser (stylist).
3. Son-in-law of Philip Perlman.
4. Ex-Brother-in-law of Heide Perlman.
5. In his New Jersey hometown, one of his relatives ran a hair salon with the relatives of another actor from his neighborhood, Jack Nicholson.
6. He was considered for the role of Sallah in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) but could not do it due to his TV commitments. The role went to John Rhys-Davies instead.
7. Brought a bag of carrots to munch on during the 73rd Annual Academy Awards. Host Steve Martin presented him with an impromptu bowl of ranch dip in the middle of the ceremony.
8. Has three children with his estranged wife Rhea Perlman Daughters: Lucy DeVito (born 1983), Gracie DeVito (born March 1985), son: Jake DeVito (Jake Daniel DeVito) (born October 1987).
9. Often appears in Tim Burton movies.
10. In 1975, under a grant from the American Film Institute, he and Rhea Perlman wrote and produced Minestrone (1975), which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and has been translated into five languages.
11. Often portrays sinister people in the movies he is in. He played the Penguin, a mutant crime boss, in Batman Returns (1992), a cynical gambler in Space Jam (1996) and Mars Attacks! (1996), a sleazy talent agent in Death to Smoochy (2002) and ruthless and greedy businessmen in Ruthless People (1986), What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001), Matilda (1996) and Other People's Money (1991).
12. Graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in Hollywood, CA, in 1966.
13. Attended the final Phish concert with his son and 75,000 others in Coventry, VT, on August 16, 2004.
14. Has appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in three films, two of which were directed and produced by Ivan Reitman--Twins (1988) and Junior (1994); the third was Last Action Hero (1993), playing a minor role, as the voice of Detective Whiskers. Both have played Batman villains, DeVito as The Penguin in Batman Returns (1992), Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin (1997).
15. Was considered for the role of Detective John Kimble in Kindergarten Cop (1990), but could not secure it due to his small stature. The role went to Arnold Schwarzenegger instead.
16. He was originally set to play Mario in Super Mario Bros. (1993) but backed out and was replaced by the late Bob Hoskins.
17. Is a huge fan of musician Mike Patton and his bands Fantomas and Peeping Tom, and asked to be in the video clip for the Peeping Tom single "Mojo". He was given a cameo.
18. Was considered for the role of George Costanza in Seinfeld (1989), which went to Jason Alexander.
19. Provides the voice of Herbert Powell, Homer Simpson's half-brother.
20. Cousin of filmmaker Jonathan M. Parisen.