Who is Danny Devito Wife?
Danny Devito’s now estranged wife is called Rhea Jo Pearlman. Rhea is an actress who played head-waitress Carla Tortelli in the sitcom Cheers (1982–1993). Rhea has starred in several television movies and motion pictures. She is a four times Emmy Award winner, for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy.
Rhea Jo Pearlman: Bio Summary
| Name | Rhea Jo Pearlman |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | March 31, 1948 |
| Birthplace | New York, USA |
| Spouse | Danny Devito |
| Children | Lucy Chet DeVito, Grace Fan DeVito, and Jacob Daniel DeVito |
| Parent | Philip Perlman and Adele Perlman |
| Sibling | Heide Perlman |
Rhea Jo Pearlman was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and grew up in Bensonhurst in a Jewish family with additional roots in Russia. She was born on March 31, 1948. Her parents are Philip Perlman, a Polish immigrant who was a manager at a doll parts factory, and Adele, a bookkeeper. She is the sister of Heide Perlman, a television writer, story editor, and producer.
Rhea Jo Pearlman studied drama at Hunter College in New York and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in the year 1968. She played the role of head-waitress Carla Tortelli in the sitcom Cheers. She played Zena on the television show Taxi. She took a role as wisecracking barmaid Carla Tortelli on their sitcom Cheers in 1982.
Rhea’s motion picture roles included There Goes The Neighborhood (1992), Canadian Bacon (1995), Carpool (1996), Sunset Park (1996), and Matilda (1996). She also voiced 9-Eye in The Timekeeper. She is the author of the illustrated children’s book series Otto Undercover, whose six books to date (as of the middle of May 2012) are Born to Drive, Canyon Catastrophe, Water Balloon Doom, Toxic Taffy Takeover, The Brink of Ex-stink-tion and Brain Freeze.
Danny Devito & Rhea Perlman’s Marriage
Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman were married, living as husband and wife. For over fifty years, Danny and Rhea have been together. They were married for 30 years. They met when she went to see the off-Broadway play, dubbed The Shrinking Bride, which featured DeVito.
DeVito and Perlman got married on January 28, 1982. They bought a house in Beverly Hills, California, and lived in it. The house was a 14,579-square-foot (1,354 m2) house. They sold the house for US$24 million in April 2015. They own a bungalow closer to Roeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and a multi-residence compound on Broad Beach in Malibu.
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The pair have three children who are Lucy Chet DeVito (born March 11, 1983), Grace Fan DeVito (born March 1985), and Jacob Daniel DeVito (born October 1987).
DeVito and Perlman have appeared in several films and are both members of the steering committee of the Friends of the Apollo, supporting a theater in Oberlin, Ohio, as was filmmaker Jonathan Demme.
The couple has been separated. They separated in October 2012 and in March 2013, it was reported that they had reconciled. For the second time, they separated again in March 2017.
About Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito was born Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. on November 17, 1944, in Neptune Township, New Jersey. He was born to Daniel DeVito Sr., a small business owner, and Julia DeVito (née Moccello). He has a short stature, which is a result of multiple epiphyseal dysplasias (Fairbank’s disease), a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth.
Danny is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker who rose to fame for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series Taxi (1978–1983). He has made several appearances in films.
Danny DeVito is recognized for his role in multiple films like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Romancing the Stone (1984), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Twins (1988), The War of the Roses (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Junior (1994), Get Shorty (1995), Matilda (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997).
Danny DeVito has also played roles in The Big Kahuna (1999), Big Fish (2003), Deck the Halls (2006), When in Rome (2010), Wiener-Dog (2016), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). He took voice roles in films including Hercules (1997), The Lorax (2012), and Smallfoot (2018). He has won a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.
Danny is interested in documentaries and started a partnership with Morgan Freeman’s company ClickStar, for whom he hosts the documentary channel Jersey Docs. He became a major film and television producer. He founded Jersey Films in 1991.
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Danny DeVito plays Frank Reynolds on the FX and FXX sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2006–present). He is a co-owner of a restaurant called DeVito South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida, which closed in 2011. He is a Democrat and a staunch supporter of Bernie Sanders.
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