Danny DeVito asked his Jersey Shore hometown for a beach. They gave him a day instead.

Last year, Asbury Park, New Jersey declared Nov. 17 to henceforth be known as Danny DeVito Day in honor of the birthday of the famed actor, who hails from the city. But as DeVito said on an episode of podcast WTF with Marc Maron this week, he very nearly had his own beach in the city instead.