The Irish Times, Danny shared his connection to the Emerald Isle.While his father’s family emigrated to the US, his uncle left Italy for Ireland, Belfast to be exact.The Irish branch of the De Vitos married into the Lucia family and soon established restaurants and gaming outlets including one on O’Connell Street in Dublin.‘My grandfather’s brother went to Belfast when my grandfather went to Ellis Island. That’s the DeVito connection.’‘They married into the Lucia family.