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Danny DeVito And Rhea Perlman To Divorce

Danny DeVito And Rhea Perlman To Divorce

Actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman are separating after 30 years of marriage.

The couple married in 1982 and have three adult children.

Both known for playing characters with sharp tongues, they acted alongside each other in the 1978-82 TV comedy Taxi, in which she had a recurring role as his character's girlfriend, and in the 1996 children's film Matilda.

DeVito's notable film credits include One Flew Over The Cuuckoo's Nest, Romancing The Stone and The War Of The Roses, which he also directed.

Other films he directed include Throw Momma From The Train and Hoffa.

Perlman is best known for her role as sarcastic waitress Carla Tortelli in the 1980s hit comedy Cheers, for which she won four Emmy Awards.

DeVito, who won an Emmy for his turn as the despotic dispatcher in Taxi, currently stars in the FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

The pair also founded the TV and movie production company Jersey Films, whose titles include Pulp Fiction and Erin Brockovich.