‘Little Demon’: Lucy & Danny DeVito Preview Animated Father-Daughter Relationship
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FXX is gearing up for a father-daughter tale like no other with the arrival of its new animated series Little Demon.
Set 13 years after reluctant mother Laura (Aubrey Plaza) was impregnated by Satan (Danny DeVito), she and her Antichrist daughter, Chrissy (Lucy DeVito) attempt to lead an ordinary existence in Delaware. But their lives are constantly thwarted by monstrous forces, including Satan who hopes to secure custody of his daughter’s soul.
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“We are playing father and daughter, but in a very fantastical world,” Lucy DeVito says of the dynamic with her real-life dad Danny DeVito. TV Insider caught up with the duo while attending the Disney Upfronts in May where they spilled some exciting details. “It’s a crazy comedy with mythical creatures in different realms, but it’s rooted in core relationships between families,” Lucy adds.
Satan’s a little more agreeable than some might think when it comes to his desire to have a bond with his daughter. “I try to tell her that hell is a nice place to come. It’s got a bad rap,” Danny says of his character’s efforts to convince Chrissy she should spend more time with him. “There’s a lot of mother-daughter things that are going on too with a 13-year-old girl that I don’t get involved in,” he says.
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Whatever their onscreen relationship is like, Lucy says, “it’s so special” getting to share this experience with her dad, brother Jake DeVito, and mother Rhea Perlman. In the series, Jake serves as an executive producer, and Rhea is lending her vocals for a guest-starring role.
“I love it,” Lucy adds. “It makes me so happy that we’re able to do that. We’re able to spend time together.” Her dad confirms this, adding, “every day we’re communicating about the show, about other things. We also have other things that we’re developing as a company. But seriously, every day we talk about Little Demon.”
While it was nice working together, it wasn’t without its challenges either as Danny points out, “with the pandemic and all being separated we did a lot of it on Zoom.” Despite these hurdles, the DeVitos, along with the help of creatives like Dan Harmon brought together a fun animated comedy even the most devilish of individuals could enjoy.
Catch Little Demon when it arrives on FXX and watch episodes the next day on Hulu this fall.
Little Demon, Series Premiere, Thursday, August 25, 10/9c, FXX (Next day on Hulu)
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Let's be honest with each other, she only gets some TV jobs etc because of her last name.
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That’s pretty obvious.
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Grace is a copy of Rhea and Lucy is Danny. What can you expect lol
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I think nepotism has been around a very long time and having the last name Devito might open doors but she must have the ability to act in order to get the jobs and keep them…anyone of us would take the same opportunity if offered …
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Danny works hard. Very true. He’s incredibly talented man. She doesn’t have to work hard since she gets all those things from her dad. So many girls couldn’t have an access to what she had… simply because they had no connections and no family in the industry. And it’s pretty sad since there are way too many talented people out there… I doubt her talent. Right last name, right family.
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I’m sorry she has to deal with all this negativity on media but unfortunately that’s an obvious thing to everyone. She’d never have an access to any TV and theatre jobs without her last name. She clearly wouldn’t even have a chance to be featured there… considering many features including her appearance, voice, age (she’s in her mid 40s, right?!) and a complete lack of talent
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Well, sometimes it’s predictable.. I don’t think she was expecting an approval from everyone or if she cared much. She just got it for the well know reasons and that’s it.
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Oh man… DeVito’s daughter looks just like her dad. Sad people go on the screen and in production world because of their last names and parents.
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Danny is a great actor… but who would know about Lucy without him? True
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Exactly. No one. It’s even funny… Also, having all these opportunities, something should be definitely done with the way she looks. I understand it’s always about the individuality and she might say she doesn’t care. But she’s in an urgent need of a good stylist
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cannot disagree
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That’s exactly what I was talking about.
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Also, Jake looks kinda cool. But his daughters do not. Especially Lucy
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That’s the first thing people think about when it comes out somewhere on media. Literally all those familiar with Danny’s projects and movies. I can hardly imagine her getting a lot of jobs without mom and dad. Why didn’t she go to the law school or something lol
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I absolutely adore Danny and he is so cool. All the rest is YIKES somehow. It’s pretty sad to me seeing more and more people getting TV & music jobs because of their families, last names and money. Who would have known about Lucy DeVito without her family. Changing her last name wouldn’t even help. It’s a female copy of Danny. Copy + paste. Same same, but different.
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So do I. He’s an incredible actor and his talent is unique. Clearly he would want his kids to be happy and if they want to be on a screen… you know that they’ll get it regardless. Willis daughters also do a bunch of useless stuff they’re not even familiar with. Rumer is a prime example of it
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Super excited for the DeVito family!!! They work sooooooooooo hard. I know that because I used to work for them. :):) I have seen Lucy acting on stage. She is an amazing actress. It might be true that she gets more work because of her last name, but she truly deserves to be working a lot!!!
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I want to vomit....seriously.
This should not be a kids cartoon show.... sickening that no one cares.
As if there isn't enough evil and negative crap to look at!!!
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Guys, don’t be mean!
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She's gonna dump these guys herself once she figures. Don't think she's stupid.
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If she has some ;D
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