Why is danny devito so short

The diminutive Hollywood star - who measures in at 4ft 10in - had hang ups about being small when he was growing up in New Jersey but he decided to throw himself into drama and embrace his love of acting to give himself more confidence. In an interview with The Times newspaper, Danny said: "We all have these little things, our insecurities about ourselves. My height and my demeanour. I'm a little rough around the edges.

I was always a little shy about it. I kind of went into the mouth of the dragon. Instead of hiding in the background I went up to the front. I said, 'Here I am. This is what I do. I lived at home with my mum, I had a bunch of friends I hung around with and she thought I was God.

I always had people around me to protect me. Once he heard that Tim Burton was remaking 'Dumbo' - which follows the journey of the titular elephant whose oversized ears means he can fly - the year-old actor decided he had to be in it because he has so many happy memories of watching the original cartoon movie and he respects the director so much.

DeVito - who has now worked with Burton on four films - said: "That moment in the morning when the kids get up and you sit 'em on the sofa with a bowl of cereal and you're groggy and you haven't had your coffee yet, and you go get 'Dumbo' and stick it into the VCR. There's a great brotherly kind of camaraderie, you know, even though he's my baby brother. Sometimes he's like my dad. And sometimes he's like my kid.

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Learn more about who he is, the various roles he has played in the entertainment industry, and how tall he actually is. Danny DeVito is a year-old American actor, director, screenwriter, and more. He was born and raised in New Jersey, and he attended a boarding school in the state before graduating in DeVito eventually landed at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and he began acting in a few plays in and around Connecticut.

In addition to acting, DeVito has also enjoyed considerable success as a director and producer. DeVito directed several episodes of Taxi and made his feature film directorial debut with the dark comedy Throw Momma from the Train , in which he also co-starred with Billy Crystal.

He has since directed half a dozen other feature films. DeVito owns his own production company, Jersey Films, earning producer credits on well-regarded films such as Pulp Fiction , Erin Brockovich and Be Cool With more than four decades in Hollywood as an actor, director and producer, DeVito has seen the good, the bad and the ugly of the film industry.

Making a movie is not a walk in the park. Every movie is like navigating treacherous terrain. I love it. It's the greatest business in the world. DeVito and Perlman moved in together two weeks after meeting and married in They had three children, Lucy b.

In , following months of separation, the couple reunited. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. The couple are parents to daughter, Ella, who was born in August, and have been engaged since the fall of ; Foster was previously linked to Robin Wright.