Young Danny DeVito: From Aspiring Hairdresser to Hollywood Icon

A New Jersey Boyhood Before he was the gruff, hilarious Louie De Palma from “Taxi,” or the scheming Penguin from “Batman Returns,” there was a young Danny DeVito, a kid from New Jersey with a dream, a dash of rebellious spirit, and a whole lot of talent waiting to explode onto the world stage. Today,…

Young Danny DeVito: Before the Fame and Fortune

Introduction: A Star is Born (and Then Some) Imagine a world without Louie De Palma’s tyrannical reign over the taxi dispatchers, or without Frank Reynolds’ outlandish antics in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” These are characters indelibly linked to the name Danny DeVito, but they represent just the tip of the iceberg. Before the sardonic…