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Rhea Jo Perlman, also known as Rhea Perlman, is a famous American actress who was born on March 31, 1948.
From 1982 to 1993, she played head waitress Carla Tortelli on the sitcom Cheers.
Rhea Perlman has been one of the legendary on-screen characters in the universe.
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| Name: | Rhea Jo Pearlman |
| stage name: | Rhea Perlman |
| Date of Birth: | March 31, 1948 (76 years old) |
| place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | 1.52m |
| parents: | Philip Perlman, Adele Perlman |
| Brothers and sisters: | Heide Perlman |
| Husband • Spouse: | Danny DeVito ( m. 1982) |
| Boyfriend and partner: | not applicable |
| Children: | Lucy DeVito, Grace Van DeVito, Jack DeVito |
| Profession: | Actress • Television personality |
| net worth: | $4 million to $20 million |
early life
On March 31, 1948, Polish immigrants Philip Perlman, manager of a doll accessories business, and Adele Perlman, a bookkeeper, welcomed Rhea Perlman into the world at Coney Island, Brooklyn.
She grew up in Bensonhurst, New York, by a Jewish family with Russian ties. She has an older sister, Heide Pearlman, who has worked as a writer, story editor and director for television shows such as Cheers, Frasier and The Tracy Ullman Show.
Rhea Perlman’s parents moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1980s, and her father began working as an extra on Cheers. She is an alumna of Hunter College in New York, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in 1968.
Profession
Rhea Perlman made her debut in a brief waitress role in the Broadway production of Dracula Sabat, which ran from September 1970 to June 1971. She had a small role in the 1972 film Gauguin’s Hot Dogs.
She starred in the 1972 film Up alongside her future husband Danny DeVito. Her first major role was a recurring role on the TV series Taxi as Zena, the lovable girlfriend of Louie De Palma (again played by Danny DeVito).
Then, Rhea Perlman landed a tougher role in a small play. After seeing her performance in the play, producers Glen and Les Charles cast her as the funny barmaid Carla Totley, and she shot to fame.
The show had low ratings and low ratings in its first season, but by the time it ended in 1993, it had become one of the most watched and highest-grossing television series of all time, winning 20 of its 95 Emmy Award nominations. Rhea Perlman has appeared in more than 200 films and television shows during her career.
Rhea Perlman is an accomplished author. As of mid-May 2012, she has published six volumes of her illustrated children’s book series, Otto Undercover.
Awards and nominations
Rhea Perlman won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for three consecutive years, from 1984 to 1986 and in 1989. Except for 1992, she was nominated for Emmy Awards in all 11 seasons of “Cheers”, becoming the most awarded and nominated actress of “Cheers”.
Additionally, she has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, the most nominations of any actress, with six nominations. In 2011, Carla Totelli was named one of the best television characters of all time by CBS.
Personal life
On January 17, 1971, Rhea Perlman was visiting a friend who was seeing a performance of The Shrinking Bride, also starring Danny DeVito. It was there that she first met Danny DeVito.
After dating for two weeks, they moved in together and were married on January 28, 1982. Lucy Chet DeVito, Grace Van DeVito and Jacob Daniel DeVito are their three children.
Although Rhea Pearlman, who is Jewish, and Danny DeVito, who is Catholic, celebrate the major holidays of both religions with their children, they do not give their children any religious identity.
In addition to a primary residence in Beverly Hills, California, the family also owns a second home in Interlaken, New Jersey. Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito frequently appeared on screen together during their relationship, including in the films Matilda and Taxi.
Rhea Pearlman and Danny DeVito broke up in October 2012. However, there were rumors that they had reconciled in March 2013. Later, the couple split amicably for the second time in March 2017.
Rhea Pearlman says she has no plans to divorce Danny DeVito even though they no longer live under the same roof.
During a 2019 interview with Andy Cohen, Rhea Perlman claimed that she and Danny DeVito are in a better relationship now than they were in their final years together.
net worth
Rhea Perlman has an estimated net worth of $4,000,000 to $20,000,000, which she has accumulated as an actress and writer.
