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    Address 6906 Hollywood Boulevard

    Ceremony date 08/18/2011

About
Danny DeVito
Born:
1944-11-17,
Neptune Township, NJ,
Death Date:
-0001-11-30
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Danny DeVito

DANNY DEVITO HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Danny DeVito was honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Leron Gubler, Emcee and President/CEO of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and John Landgraf, President and General Manager of FX Networks will help unveil the 2,445th Star in the Category of Television at 6906 Hollywood Boulevard in front of The Hollywood Experience Store on Thursday, August 18, 2011.

In anticipation of the release of IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA Season 6 DVD  on September 13, Danny DeVito, star of the show will be honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 18.

DeVito is one of the entertainment industry’s most versatile players, excelling as actor, producer and director. He wrote, directed and produced several short films in his early Hollywood years before emerging as a feature-length filmmaker.  Dark comedic themes characterize his trademark films, including “The Ratings Game,” “Throw Momma From the Train,” “The War of the Roses,” “Hoffa” and “Matilda.”

This fall he returns as Frank Reynolds in the seventh season of FX’s acclaimed cult comedy “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” DeVito and the rest of the ensemble cast completed a sold-out (within minutes) nationwide tour featuring a live stage adaptation of “The Nightman Cometh.” In late 2010, they joined forces with Sarah Silverman and the cast of “Family Guy” for a benefit concert that raised more than $300,000 for Haiti earthquake victims.

DeVito has recently completed work as the voice of the Lorax in the animated feature “The Lorax,” to be released in 2012 by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures.

DeVito is the principal of Jersey Film’s 2nd Avenue, a predecessor company of Jersey Films.  Jersey Films has produced more than 20 motion pictures, including “Freedom Writers,” “Be Cool,” “Garden State,” “Along Came Polly,” “Man on the Moon,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Out of Sight,” “Get Shorty,” “Hoffa,” “Matilda,” “Living Out Loud” and “Erin Brockovich” (which was nominated for an Academy Award).

Two films co-starring DeVito won the Academy Award for Best Picture (“One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest” and “Terms of Endearment”), but it was the part of Louie De Palma on the television show “Taxi” that propelled DeVito to national prominence.  He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role. In a 1999 readers’ poll conducted by TV GuideDeVito’s Louie De Palma was voted number one among “TV’s Fifty Greatest Characters Ever.”

Apart from his work with Jersey Films, DeVito has starred in such films as “Junior,” “Batman Returns,” “Twins,” “Romancing the Stone,” “Jewel of the Nile,” “Ruthless People,” “Tin Men,” “Anything Else,” “Big Fish,” “Renaissance Man,” “The Big Kahuna” and “Heist.”  He starred more recently in “The Good Night,” “Deck The Halls,” “Relative Strangers,” “The OH in Ohio,” “Be Cool,” “Nobel Son” and “Even Money.”

DeVito attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel grammar school and Oratory Prep School in Summit, N.J., but appeared in only one school play, as St. Francis of Assisi.  After graduation, he pursued several odd jobs, always with the idea of acting in the back of his mind.

He finally entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. "They had fencing and a speech class," he said mockingly, "So you don't talk funny."

Unable to get work, Danny bought a round-trip ticket and headed to Hollywood.  After years of unemployment, he returned to New York.  He called an old friend and former American Academy professor who, coincidentally, had been seeking him out for a starring role in one of three one-act plays presented together under the title of "The Man With the Flower in His Mouth."

Soon Danny was into big money ($60 a week), and other stage performances followed.  Among his credits were "Down the Morning Line," "The Line of Least Existence," "The Shrinking Bride" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

In 1975, under a grant from the American Film Institute, Danny and his wife, actress Rhea Perlman, wrote and produced "Minestrone," which has been shown twice at the Cannes Film Festival and has been translated into five languages.  Later they wrote and produced a 16-millimeter black-and-white short subject, "The Sound Sleeper," which won first prize at the Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association competition.  DeVito has also directed “Death to Smoochy” and “Duplex.”

DeVito’s charity involvement includes work with Children's Action Network

LA's Best afterschool program, CASA Los Angeles, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the Childhood Diabetes Center.

ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME – www.WalkOfFame.com

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an internationally-recognized Hollywood icon. With approximately 24 star ceremonies annually broadcast around the world, the constant reinforcement provided to the public has made the Walk of Fame a top visitor attraction. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce continues to administer the Walk of Fame as the representative of the City of Los Angeles. The Walk of Fame is a tribute to all of those who worked diligently to develop the concept and to maintain this world-class tourist attraction.  

The Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Sign are registered trademarks of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

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