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Who is Danny DeVito’s Broadway star daughter, Lucy? The actor’s child with Rhea Perlman, who played Ruth Handler alongside Margot Robbie in Barbie, is performing in I Need That with her dad in NYC

Lucy DeVito recently made headlines for starring with her father Danny DeVito on Broadway – but it’s certainly not her first acting gig. Photo: WireImage

Talent clearly runs in the family when it comes to the DeVitos!

 

Lucy DeVito, the actress child of Hollywood superstars Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman, made headlines recently when it was announced she would be partnering up with her dad to star in the Broadway play I Need That in New York. The production runs from now until December 30.

Lucy DeVito is 40 years old. Photo: @lucywatoosy/Instagram

The 40-year-old looked stylish as she arrived at the show’s premiere in a low-cut black-and-white column gown alongside her famous father.

Lucy DeVito is the daughter of Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman. Photo: @lucywatoosy/Instagram

So, who is she exactly?

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Lucy DeVito is the daughter of actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman

Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito and Rhea Perlman at the opening night party for new Broadway play I Need That on November 2. Photo: WireImage
Danny DeVito (Matilda, LA Confidential, Batman Returns) and Rhea Perlman (Barbie, Sunset Park, Taxi) whom he married in 1982, had their first child together on March 11, 1983. Lucy has two siblings: Grace, 38, who stays out of the spotlight; and 36-year-old Jacob, a producer and director in the entertainment industry, People reports.

She grew up in Los Angeles

Lucy DeVito returned to Hollywood after studying theatre at Brown University. Photo: @lucywatoosy/Instagram

Per People, DeVito grew up in Los Angeles. She attended Brown University in Rhode Island where she studied theatre, then returned to Hollywood not long after graduating.

She’s an actress

Lucy DeVito has followed in her parents’ acting footsteps. Photo: @lucywatoosy/Instagram

As seen on her IMDB, DeVito has over 50 acting credits to her name, with her earliest project dating back to 2005. She’s had parts in films including Netflix’s Blonde with Ana de Armas and The List.

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She’s close with her dad

Danny DeVito and Lucy DeVito at a basketball game in LA in January. Photo: Getty Images

The father and daughter duo share a close bond. In one interview with Sioux City Journal while promoting her and her dad’s adult comedy horror cartoon Little Demon, Lucy shared: “In my household growing up, there was a lot of love and fun. We based this [film] on the positive relationship we have had and used that as a launching-off point for the kind of dark, twisted things you think about your parents or that your parents think about you growing up.”

Danny DeVito and his daughter Lucy are currently working together for the second time. Photo: @lucywatoosy/Instagram

They also co-star together in the Broadway play I Need That. “It’s a very humanistic, character-driven, slice-of-life story,” Danny’s daughter told The New York Times. “The themes speak to loneliness and love, and the hardships you experience with your family while getting older.”

  • Hollywood legend Danny DeVito had his first child Lucy with wife Rhea Perlman, the actress in Barbie, Matilda and Taxi, in 1983, though the couple have since separated
  • Lucy DeVito has followed in their footsteps with 50 acting credits so far, including Netflix’s Blonde with Ana de Armas – and is currently starring with her dad on Broadway