Editing Danny DeVito (section)

==Personal life==
DeVito stands {{height|ft=5|abbr=no}} tall.{{r|mcmahon}} His short stature is the result of [[multiple epiphyseal dysplasia|multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (Fairbank's disease)]], a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jenkins|first1=Mark|date=September 26, 2013|title=For Richer And For Poorer, But What Of That Vanishing Middle?|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/09/26/224525155/for-richer-and-for-poorer-but-what-of-that-vanishing-middle|access-date=October 5, 2015|website=NPR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Joseph|first1=Pat|title=Lights, Camera, Economics Robert Reich brings his message to the big screen.|url=http://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/fall-2013-film-issue/lights-camera-economics|access-date=October 5, 2015|website=Berkeley|date=September 10, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Rhea Perlman Danny DeVito 2006.jpg|thumb|DeVito with [[Rhea Perlman]] in 2006]]
On January 17, 1971, DeVito met [[Rhea Perlman]] when she went to see a friend in the single performance of the play ''The Shrinking Bride'', which featured DeVito.<ref>{{Cite book| author-link=Frank Lovece|first1=Frank | last1=Lovece | first2= Jules | last2= with Franco | title=Hailing Taxi: The Official Book of the Show | year = 1988 | location = New York | publisher = [[Simon & Schuster]] / [[Prentice Hall|Prentice Hall Press]] | pages = 53, 286 | isbn = 978-0-13-372103-4}}</ref> They moved in together two weeks later<ref>Lovece, pp. 53, 80</ref> and married on January 28, 1982.<ref name=people1983>{{cite news | first= Carol | last= Wallace | date= December 12, 1983 | title= Chalk Up a Successful Marriage for TV's Tart-Tongued Twosome, Danny De Vito and Rhea Perlman | url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20086560,00.html | work= [[People (magazine)|People]] | access-date= October 8, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121120221558/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20086560,00.html | archive-date= November 20, 2012 }}</ref> They have three children: [[Lucy DeVito|Lucy Chet DeVito]] (born March 11, 1983), Grace Fan DeVito (born March 1985) and Jacob Daniel DeVito (born October 1987).<ref name=etonline2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/125687_Danny_DeVito_and_Rhea_Perlman_Separate/index.html |title=Exclusive: Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Separate |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010013810/http://www.etonline.com/news/125687_Danny_DeVito_and_Rhea_Perlman_Separate/index.html |archive-date=October 10, 2012 }}</ref>

Perlman and DeVito have acted alongside each other several times, including in the television show ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' and the feature film ''[[Matilda (1996 film)|Matilda]]'' (where they played Matilda's parents).<ref name=etonline2012 /> They [[Legal separation|separated]] in October 2012, after 30 years of marriage and over 40 years together,<ref name=etonline2012 /> then reconciled in March 2013.<ref name = people2013>{{cite news | first= Elizabeth | last= Leonard | date= March 15, 2013 | title= Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Are Back Together | url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20682518,00.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130317092417/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20682518,00.html| url-status= dead| archive-date= March 17, 2013| work= [[People (magazine)|People]] | access-date= March 16, 2013}}</ref> They separated for a second time in March 2017, but remained on amicable terms and Perlman stated they had no intent of filing for divorce.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Rhea Perlman won't divorce Danny DeVito|first=Barbara|last= Hoffman |url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/08/why-rhea-perlman-wont-divorce-danny-devito/ |website=New York Post |access-date=July 9, 2018 |date=March 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Perlman told interviewer [[Andy Cohen]] that she and DeVito have become closer friends after their separation than they were in their final years as a couple.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Squires |first1=Bethy |title=Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito May Be Separated, but They're Still Bros |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/rhea-perlman-and-danny-devito-are-still-pals.html |website=Vulture |date=May 10, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref>

DeVito and Perlman resided in a 14,579-square-foot (1,354 m<sup>2</sup>) house in [[Beverly Hills, California]], that they purchased in 1994, until selling it for US$24 million in April 2015. They also own a [[bungalow]] near [[Rodeo Drive]] in Beverly Hills and a multi-residence compound on Broad Beach in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/dirt/real-estalker/danny-devito-rhea-perlman-sell-estate-1201474882/|title=Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Quietly List BevHills Estate|first=Mark|last=David|date=April 21, 2015|work=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-danny-devito-20150430-story.html|title=Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman sell estate in Beverly Hills|first=Lauren|last=Beale|date=April 30, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> They also frequented a home they owned in [[Interlaken, New Jersey]], to get away from [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]].<ref>Boon, Jon. [https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/10/danny-devito-new-york-move-divorce/ "Single In The City! Danny DeVito Moving To New York: He Misses The Big Apple!"], [[RadarOnline]], October 15, 2012. Accessed January 24, 2023. "Danny and Rhea used to stay at his vacation home in Interlaken, New Jersey whenever they wanted a break away from Los Angeles. He never really felt an affinity to California and lived there purely for work reasons."</ref>

DeVito has mentioned being a big fan of singer [[Mike Patton]]'s various musical projects, being introduced to his work though his son Jacob in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://audiophix.com/posts/music-news-danny-devito-mike-patton-always-sunny-podcast|title=Music News: Danny DeVito is big buds with Mike Patton and the Always Sunny podcast|date=September 27, 2023|website=AudioPhix}}</ref> DeVito collaborated with Patton on a music video and has attended several of his concerts, with Perlman contributing an introductory voiceover to an album by [[Mr. Bungle]], one of Patton's bands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2020/09/25/news/rhea-perlman-will-provide-narration-on-upcoming-re-recording-of-mr-bungles-anarchy-up-your-anus/|title=Rhea Perlman Will Provide Narration on Upcoming Re-Recording of Mr. Bungle's "Anarchy Up Your Anus" -|date=September 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/danny-devito-mike-patton-acting-tips-mr-bungle-reunion-show/|title=Danny DeVito Gave Mike Patton Acting Tips at Mr. Bungle Reunion Show|first=Joe|last=DiVita|date=February 8, 2020|website=Loudwire}}</ref> In 2016, DeVito also included music from Patton's band [[Faith No More]] on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/11/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-being-frank-review|title=It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: "Being Frank" Review|first=Matt|last=Fowler|date=February 11, 2016|website=IGN}}</ref>