ACTOR

Danny DeVito

1944 - Today

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Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter. 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 16,121,642 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Danny DeVito is the 28th most popular actor (up from 414th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from United States (up from 846th in 2019) and the 13th 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."

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  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 82.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Danny DeVito ranks 28 out of 10,030. Before him are Sophia Loren, Jackie Chan, Judy Garland, Bud Spencer, Sarah Bernhardt, and Yul Brynner. After him are Elizabeth Taylor, Dustin Hoffman, Patrick Swayze, Romy Schneider, Terence Hill, and James Dean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Danny DeVito ranks 1. After him are Michael Douglas, Ban Ki-moon, Gerhard Schröder, George Lucas, Jeff Beck, Barry White, Joe Cocker, Miloš Zeman, Jimmy Page, Rutger Hauer, and Alexander Van der Bellen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Danny DeVito ranks 71 out of 15,968. Before him are Judy Garland (1922), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890), Al Gore (1948), Toni Morrison (1931), Noam Chomsky (1928), and George H. W. Bush (1924). After him are Helen Keller (1880), Woody Allen (1935), Robin Williams (1951), Stephen King (1947), John Dewey (1859), and Joe Biden (1942).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Danny DeVito ranks 13. Before him are Robert De Niro (1943), Morgan Freeman (1937), Kirk Douglas (1916), Jack Nicholson (1937), James Stewart (1908), and Judy Garland (1922). After him are Dustin Hoffman (1937), Patrick Swayze (1952), James Dean (1931), Debbie Reynolds (1932), Meryl Streep (1949), and Charles Bronson (1921).

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