ALLEGEDLY*
THE MORGUECASE CLOSEDAugust 7, 2026
▶ PLAY THIS CASE BLIND Loads the redacted lede with the answer hidden. Three strikes, same as the day it ran.

Danny DeVito and the cardboard cutout prom date

In 2019, a Pennsylvania student took a cardboard cutout of this beloved 4-foot-10 icon to prom as his date — so the actor retaliated by posing with a cardboard cutout of the student inside the bar on his TV show's set.

The full story

After Allentown student Jacob Staudenmaier took a cardboard Danny DeVito to prom in 2019, DeVito posed with a cardboard cutout of Jacob at Paddy's Pub — the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia set — in a photo shared by co-star Rob McElhenney.

The clues we handed out

— A co-star posted the photo with a caption about him hearing of the gesture. The bar in the shot was the show's own set.

— On that show he has played a troll, a genie... and emerged naked from a couch. He remains adored anyway.

— He was Matilda's terrible father and Batman's Penguin.

— In 'Twins,' his twin brother was Arnold Schwarzenegger.

— Initials: D.D.

How this case played

ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 13. Three strikes to name Danny DeVito, with a free clue unlocked after every miss.

Where this comes from

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variety.com

cbsnews.com

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