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Danny D meets future wife: Intimacy vs Isolation
Danny DeVito meets his future wife Rhea Perlman and they move in together two weeks later. They have three children, and stay together for over 40 years. They later split up in 2013, but still remain on good terms. The conflict in the sixth stage of the Erikson's timeline at this point is between intimacy and isolation, or finding someone to connect with and hopefully spend the rest of your life with, or resigning to a solitary and confused existence. -
Danny D joins the Cast of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Generativity vs Stagnation
Instead of fading into obscurity, Danny DeVito joined the cast of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and continued to bring joy and laughter to the small screen. He used this more casual job opportunity to grow closer to his fellow cast mates/creators of the show, and care for his family. The seventh Erikson stage's central conflict is the struggle between developing a sense of contribution to ones family and friends, or to experience a lack of purpose in the failure to do so. -
Danny D Eats an Egg in NY Times Interview: Integrity vs Despair
Danny DeVito had an interview with the New York Times on some of his acting methods, including how he eats dry hard boiled eggs on stage on Broadway. At 75, he still remains just as jovial, still participating in Broadway productions and acting in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The eighth Erikson stage is in this age range, and the conflict that occurs is that of integrity vs despair, when in looking back on life, the person feels either pride in the good and the bad, or regret.
