Lucy Chet DeVito (born March 11, 1983) is an American actress. She was a recurring character on

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'' (2010–2012), starred in the

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sitcom ''Deadbeat'' (2014–2015), and was a main voice actor and executive producer of the FXX animated comedy ''Little Demon'' (2022). DeVito has appeared in a number of theater productions, including her Broadway debut '' I Need That'' (2023). Since 2007, she has been a member of the New York developmental

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Ensemble Studio Theater. She is the daughter of actor

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and actress

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Early life

DeVito was born Lucy Chet DeVito on March 11, 1983, in

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, the daughter of actors

and

. She also has two younger siblings, a sister, Grace Fan DeVito, and a brother Jacob Daniel DeVito. Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish. She graduated from

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in 2007 with a degree in theater.

Career

In 2007, DeVito starred as the non-speaking

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title character in the play ''Lucy'' at the Ensemble Studio Theater. In 2008, she starred as

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in a production of ''Anne Frank'' at the Intiman Theatre in

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, Washington. In 2009, DeVito starred as La Piccola in the play ''The Miracle at Naples'' at the Huntington Theatre. Her first major movie role was the 2009 film ''

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''; later that year DeVito starred alongside her mother in the off-Broadway play ''

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'', adapted by

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and Delia Ephron, at the

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. She portrayed the daughter of Danny DeVito's character in the 2016 film '' The Comedian''. In 2016, DeVito performed the role of Annelle Dupuy-Desoto in ''

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'' at the Bucks County Playhouse in

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. This production was directed by

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, and also starred

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and

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. On June 9, 2016, this production became the highest-grossing show in the history of the Bucks County Playhouse. In 2017, she portrayed Elanor in the play ''Hot Mess'', a romantic comedy.

Personal life

On April 23, 2024, DeVito announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with her first child. On July 2024, she welcomed her son Carmine.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Devito, Lucy 1983 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles Actresses from New York City American film actresses American people of Italian descent American people of Albanian descent American people of Arbëreshë descent American people of Polish-Jewish descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent American television actresses Brown University alumni Jewish American actresses 21st-century American Jews