Tragic Details About Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito is, without a doubt, a national treasure that must be protected at all costs. It doesn't matter when you grew up; there's something he's been in that's shaped your childhood. But despite the joy he's brought to millions, there's a lot of tragedy in his past.

Danny DeVito was just 19-years-old when he left his hometown of Asbury Park, New Jersey, and headed to New York City to try to make it as an actor. We all know that DeVito did make it. But up until then, life hadn't been so great.

Danny Devito's mother was 40 when he was born, and she was already the mother of two teenage girls by the time he came along. According to Rolling Stone, she said of her youngest, quote: "I didn't want him, but I'm so proud of him."

By the time he was a teenager, DeVito wanted out of the house. It wasn't just because heroin was turning his neighborhood into a scary place, it was because alcoholism was turning his home into an even more frightening one.

"My father had a drinking problem and was sick in that way...And my father was a sweet man during the day. But as soon as he had a drink, he went off the deep end. I felt vulnerable." Keep watching to learn more Tragic Details About Danny DeVito.

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Danny grew up dirt poor | 0:15
Fleeing to boarding school | 0:56
Being small | 1:28
Noticing prejudice | 2:25
Missing his father | 3:03
Separated, but not divorced | 3:53

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