Danny DeVito is thrilled after being called the king of short kings

Danny DeVito is thrilled after being called the 'king of short kings'.

The actor recently sat down with GQ to discuss his new Broadway play I Need That, where he plays a cranky older man living alone threatened with eviction because of his hoarding problem.

How very, very on-brand for the actor.

At some point in the interview, the star was asked if he had ever heard of the term 'short king'.

"No," he quipped.

Journalist Gabriella Paiella informed him that he had been previously labelled 'the king of short kings'.

"I like it! I haven't heard the term, but it gives me joy. It lifts me up. Thank you," the 78-year-old said delightedly.

The term short king was first coined by comedian and writer Jaboukie Young-White in 2019.

The Daily Show host correspondent publicly owned his height after taking to Twitter and reminding everyone that behind many great men lies an even smaller shoe size.

He wrote: "I'm f*****g tired of 'short' used as an insult."

Young-White also declared June 21 as 'short man appreciation day', which sent many users into a frenzy over the newfound love.

One user wrote: "Guys over 6ft have no personality, short kings are always the funniest trust."

While another wrote: "Short kings are the new wave."

London-based writer Laura Pitcher added that it was officially 'short king' season'; noting how many members of the LGBTQI+ community struggle with their height and presenting as 'masc'.

She wrote: "Isaac Silvia Looker, a queer and non-binary person who's struggled with being 'small and scrawny while presenting as masc', attributes much of the short king love online to Zendaya and Tom Holland's height difference (and the viral photo of her holding his hip as they walk)."