ACTOR

Danny DeVito

1944 - Today

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Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series Taxi (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Danny DeVito has received more than 26,071,665 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Danny DeVito is the 26th most popular actor, the 66th most popular biography from United States (up from 70th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Actor.

Danny Devito is most famous for his role as the character "Louie" in the 1990s sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

Memorability Metrics

  • 26M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 80

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Danny DeVitos by language

Over the past year Danny DeVito has had the most page views in the with 3,875,669 views, followed by Spanish (328,594), and German (248,282). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Albanian (1,102.50%), Uzbek (181.82%), and Ido (109.07%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Danny DeVito ranks 26 out of 13,578. Before him are Bette Davis, Louis de Funès, Marlon Brando, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jackie Chan, and Sophia Loren. After him are James Stewart, Romy Schneider, Patrick Swayze, Bud Spencer, Jim Carrey, and Yul Brynner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Danny DeVito ranks 1. After him are Larry Ellison, Gerhard Schröder, Jeff Beck, Michael Douglas, George Lucas, Alexander Van der Bellen, Jairzinho, Rutger Hauer, Barry White, Reinhold Messner, and Ban Ki-moon.

Others Born in 1944

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Danny DeVito ranks 66 out of 20,380. Before him are John Wilkes Booth (1838), George W. Bush (1946), Bette Davis (1908), Marlon Brando (1924), Stanley Kubrick (1928), and Bill Gates (1955). After him are James Stewart (1908), George H. W. Bush (1924), Charles Lindbergh (1902), Henry David Thoreau (1817), Helen Keller (1880), and Jack London (1876).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Danny DeVito ranks 10. Before him are Grace Kelly (1929), Al Pacino (1940), Robert De Niro (1943), Clint Eastwood (1930), Bette Davis (1908), and Marlon Brando (1924). After him are James Stewart (1908), Patrick Swayze (1952), Morgan Freeman (1937), Harrison Ford (1942), Nicolas Cage (1964), and Vin Diesel (1967).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Lorax
The Lorax (voice)
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Mar 1o 20126.494 / 10
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Martini
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
Nov 19o 19758.422 / 10
Batman Returns
Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin, an employee of a corrupt businessman transforms into the Catwoman.
Jun 19o 19926.919 / 10