Rhea Perlman Biography: Height, Husband, Age, Movies, Net Worth, Wikipedia, TV Shows, Young, Cheers, Still Alive?

Biography

Rhea Jo Perlman, known as Rhea Perlman, an accomplished American actress, was born on March 31, 1948. 

From 1982 to 1993, she played Carla Tortelli, the head waitress on the sitcom Cheers. 

Rhea Perlman has remained one of the legendary on-screen characters to ever grace the universe.

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Wiki Facts & About Data
Full Name:	Rhea Jo Perlman
Stage Name:	Rhea Perlman
Born:	31 March 1948 (age 76 years old)
Place of Birth:	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality:	American
Height:	1.52 m
Parents:	Philip Perlman, Adele Perlman
Siblings:	Heide Perlman
Husband • Spouse:	Danny DeVito (m. 1982)
Boyfriend • Partner:	N/A
Children:	Lucy DeVito, Grace Fan DeVito, Jake DeVito
Occupation:	Actress • TV Personality
Net Worth:	US$4,000,000-US$20,000,000

Early Life

Philip Perlman, a Polish immigrant and manager of a doll parts business, and Adele Perlman, a bookkeeper, welcomed Rhea Perlman into the world on March 31, 1948, in Coney Island, Brooklyn. 

She was raised in Bensonhurst by a Jewish family with ties to Russia. She has a sister named Heide Perlman, who has worked on television shows like Cheers, Frasier, and The Tracey Ullman Show as a screenwriter, story editor, and director. 

Rhea Perlman‘s parents moved to Los Angeles in the middle of the 1980s, and her father started working as an extra on Cheers. She is an alumnus of Hunter College in New York, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968.

Career

In the Broadway production Dracula Sabbat, which ran from September 1970 to June 1971, Rhea Perlman had her first role in a brief part as an attendant. She had a small part in the 1972 movie Hot Dogs for Gauguin. 

Along with her future husband, Danny DeVito, she performed in the 1972 film titled Up – An Uppity Revue. One of her first prominent roles was a recurrent one as Zena, the adorable girlfriend of Louie De Palma, in the television series Taxi (played again by Danny DeVito).

Following that, Rhea Perlman played a much harder character in a minor play. After seeing her in that play, producers Glen and Les Charles offered her the part of the witty barmaid Carla Tortelli which brought her into the limelight.

The show had issues with low viewership and ratings in its first season, but by the time it concluded in 1993, it had become one of the most watched and lucrative series of all time, garnering 20 Emmy nominations out of 95 total. Rhea Perlman has appeared in over 200 movies and television shows throughout her career.

Rhea Perlman is an accomplished writer. As of the middle of May 2012, she had published six volumes of the illustrated children’s book series Otto Undercover.

Awards & Nominations

For three consecutive years, from 1984 to 1986 and 1989, Rhea Perlman won four Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy. She received Emmy nominations throughout her 11 seasons on Cheers, except for 1992, making her the Cheers actress with the most awards and nominations. 

Additionally, she received the most nominations of any actress in the Best Supporting Actress category, with six nominations for the Golden Globe. Carla Tortelli was rated one of the best TV characters ever created by CBS in 2011.

Personal Life

On January 17, 1971, Rhea Perlman went to see a friend in the one presentation of the play The Shrinking Bride, which also starred Danny DeVito. It was there that she first met Danny DeVito. 

After two weeks of dating, they moved in together and were wedded on January 28, 1982. Lucy Chet DeVito, Grace Fan DeVito, and Jacob Daniel DeVito are their three children. 

Despite commemorating the main festivals of both religious beliefs with their kids, Rhea Perlman, a Jew, and Danny DeVito, a Catholic, did not give their kids any religious identity.

In addition to having a primary residence in Beverly Hills, California, the family also had a second home in Interlaken, New Jersey. Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito have frequently appeared on-screen together throughout their relationship, including in the movies Matilda and Taxi.

In October 2012, Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito parted ways. However, it was rumored that they had made up in March 2013. Later, the couple underwent a second peaceful separation in March 2017. 

Rhea Perlman stated that she had no plans to divorce Danny DeVito, even though they no longer lived under the same roof. 

In a 2019 interview with Andy Cohen, Rhea Perlman claimed that she and Danny DeVito are now better friends than they were during their final years together.

Net Worth

Rhea Perlman has an estimated net worth of US$4,000,000 to US$20,000,000 amassed from her career as an actress and an author.