Daniel Michael "Danny" DeVito, Jr. (born November 17, 1944), is an American (United States) actor, director (film director) and producer (film producer), who first gained prominence for his portrayal of "Louie De Palma" on the ABC (American Broadcasting Company) and NBC TV (television) series (television program) Taxi (Taxi (TV series)) (1978–1983). DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman, founded Jersey Films, a production company known for films such as Pulp Fiction (Pulp Fiction (film)), Garden State (Garden State (film)), and Freedom Writers. He also owns Jersey Television, which produced the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. DeVito currently stars as Frank Reynolds on the FX (FX Network) sitcom Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia.