Exclusive | Danny DeVito gushes over grandpa duties — and how he’s turning his grandkids into ‘real Italians’
Danny DeVito can’t get enough of his grandchildren.
“I’m a doting grandpa,” he recently told Page Six exclusively. “Like I have to restrain myself from jumping in the car and going over, you know what I mean?”
The “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star, 80, has two grandchildren that live nearby.
“[My daughter] Gracie is the mother of Sinclair, she’s two-and-a-half years old, and Lucy is the mother of Carmine, who is 15 months old,” he shared.
Danny DeVito has two grandchildren — one from each of his daughters, Gracie and Lucy. Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
DeVito bragged that he plans on making sure his grandchildren are “real Italians.” Getty Images for GAME 7 x New York Rangers Centennial Launch Party
“It’s just a wonderful thing that I’m like 15 minutes away from where they live,” he continued. “I find myself needing a fix, getting in the car, calling them up and saying, ‘What’s happening tonight? Can Pop Pop come over for a plate of pasta?’”
DeVito bragged that he’s making his grandkids “real Italians.”
“They’re going to talk like, ‘Wanna cup of cawfee?’ It’s going to be all that!” he joked.
The “Matilda” star shares his children — Lucy, 42, Gracie, 40, and Jake, 38 — with estranged wife Rhea Perlman.
The “Twins” star and Rhea Perlman share three kids. Corbis via Getty Images
He and Perlman separated in 2017 after being together for more than 40 years. Getty Images
The couple separated in 2017 but have never divorced and remain good friends.
During a 2019 “WWHL” appearance, the “Cheers” alum, 77, explained their decision not to make their split legal.
“Danny and I have always loved each other and we have three amazing children together and we really agree on almost everything important and so, you know, we were together for 40 years,” she explained.
Meanwhile, DeVito is repping for his home state next week.
The former couple has no plans to legally divorce despite their separation. Bruce Glikas/WireImage
DeVito will be hosting the 17th Annual New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony next week. ©FX Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection
The proud New Jersey native will once again serve as the host of the 17th Annual New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Nov. 21, when he’ll help celebrate Jon Bon Jovi’s wife, Dorothea Bongiovi, educator Drury Thorp and physicist Shirley Ann Jackson.
DeVito, who hails from Neptune, praised people from the Garden State for having “spirit.”
“We’ve got hope, we’ve got love, we’re genuinely, like, part of the human race,” he said.
The “Taxi” alum added that New Jerseyians always keep it real, noting that his favorite Jersey expression is, “You gotta problem with that?”
“You get the lowdown from the Jersey people,” he explained. “They’ll tell you whether they like it or not.”
