Angela Lucia: Who Was Danny DeVitos Sister?

Angela Lucia is the late sister of actor and filmmaker Danny DeVito. Angela’s brother Danny DeVito is best known for appearing in the television series Taxi (1978–1983) and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2006–present). He has been entertaining millions of television viewers around the world with his talent and versatility displayed in the various roles he has portrayed in films, television, and stage.

Angela Lucia: Bio Summary

Who Was Danny DeVito’s Sister, Angela Lucia?

Angela DeVito Lucia is best recognized as the sister of actor, producer, and director Danny DeVito. Angela came into the world on 16 March 1928, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA. Daniel Michael DeVito, Sr. and Julia DeVito (née Moccello) were her parents. Her father was a small business owner while her mother was a homemaker and actress.

Angela’s mother was known for appearing in Taxi (1978), Gimme a Break! (1981) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961). Her father was a stay-at-home kind of dad who initially had a candy store on Springwood Avenue, Asbury Park in New Jersey, then decided to go into business where he could work from home and just use a phone. He became a bookie taking bets on horses.

Angela Lucia grew up in a family of five, with her parents and two siblings. She has a sister and a brother. Her sister Theresa DeVito Scialla was an inventory management specialist at Fort Monmouth until she retired in 1988. Her brother is Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. also known as Danny DeVito. The siblings grew up in Asbury Park, New Jersey. They were raised Catholic.

Angela is of Italian-Albanian descent. Her family is originally from San Fele, Basilicata, as well as from the Arbëresh Albanian community of Calabria. Her brother Danny DeVito once said: “My family comes from San Fele, in southern Italy, and growing up in Asbury Park, New Jersey, my house was always filled with relatives from the old country –sleeping in chairs, eating, and drinking my uncle’s homemade red wine.”

Angela’s mother was known for making “regional Italian dishes with lots of vegetables — fennel, broccoli, dandelion greens.” Angela graduated from Asbury Park High School. She studied cosmetology at the Wilfred Academy after which she opened Angela’s Beauty Salon on Main Street in Asbury Park. Her salon later moved to Sylvania Avenue in Neptune City.

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Angela ran her salon for several years before she retired in the year 1980. Angela is known for “her enormous love of family, her wonderfully characteristic personality and humor, her generosity, fortitude, cooking and great appreciation of classic movies.” She met and became the wife of Rocco Paul Lucia. She enjoyed spending time with her family and loved ones.

Angela Lucia stayed away from the spotlight. Her brother Danny DeVito worked at his sister’s beauty salon before becoming an actor and filmmaker. Today, Danny is one of the most popular entertainers. He has voiced roles in films such as Hercules (1997), The Lorax (2012), and Smallfoot (2018). He played roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Terms of Endearment.

Danny DeVito has appeared in notable films including Throw Momma from the Train, Twins, The War of the Roses, Batman Returns, Jack the Bear, Junior, Get Shorty, Matilda, L.A. Confidential, The Big Kahuna, Big Fish, Deck the Halls, When in Rome, Wiener-Dog, and Jumanji: The Next Level. He has three children with his estranged wife actress Rhea Perlman.

What Happened To Danny DeVito’s Sister?

Angela Lucia died on 18 December 2013, at age 85, in Neptune Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA. She is said to have died “peacefully”. She is buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Neptune Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel Michael DeVito, Sr. and Julia DeVito, and her nephew, Fred Scialla III.

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Angela Lucia was survived by her son, Peter Lucia, her sister, Theresa Scialla, her brother, Danny DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman, three nieces, Lucy DeVito, Grace DeVito, Judy Page, and her husband, James, her nephew, Jake DeVito, two-great-nieces, Kate Page and Tara Aho and her husband, David and many other relatives.

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