Profile
Robert De Niro
Actor + Director
Male
Born
Aug 17, 1943
Age
69
Hometown
New York City
Nationality
American
Alma Mater
Stella Adler Stud...
Other Names
DeNiro Jr., Robert
Robert De Niro is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973. In 1974, he played the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, a role that won him the Academy Award… Read More
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Romance
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Grace HightowerMarried 1997
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Beatrice MarotFling 1996
Family
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Robert De Niro
Age 69
parents
children
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Raphael De NiroSon, Age 37
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Aaron KendrikSon
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Julian Henry De NiroSon
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A Search For Faith In 'Godless' WashingtonNPR - May 05, 2013
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Usher Preps For Sugar Ray RoleHuffington Post - May 03, 2013
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De Niro's Complicated Cocktail: Shaken, Stirred And FrothyFox News - May 02, 2013
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Robert De Niro Opens Las Vegas Hotel [Photos]Calgary Sun - Apr 30, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1943
Birth
Born on August 17, 1943.
TEENAGE
1963
19 Years Old
De Niro's first movie role, in collaboration with Brian De Palma, was in 1963, at the age of 20, when he appeared opposite his friend Jill Clayburgh in The Wedding Party; however, the film was not released until 1969.
TWENTIES
1970
26 Years Old
He then played in Roger Corman's 1970 Bloody Mama, which starred Shelly Winters as Ma Barker.
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THIRTIES
1974
30 Years Old
In 1974, De Niro had a pivotal role in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II, playing the young Vito Corleone – the director having remembered his previous auditions for the roles of Sonny Corleone, Michael Corleone, Carlo Rizzi and Paulie Gatto, in The Godfather.
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1976
32 Years Old
In 1976, De Niro appeared, along with Gérard Depardieu and Donald Sutherland, in Bernardo Bertolucci's epic biographical exploration of life in Italy before World War II, Novecento (1900), seen through the eyes of two Italian childhood friends at the opposite sides of society's hierarchy.
1978
34 Years Old
In 1978, De Niro played Michael Vronsky in the acclaimed Vietnam War film The Deer Hunter, for which he was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
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FORTIES
In 1993, he also starred in This Boy's Life, featuring then-rising child actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.
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FIFTIES
1998
54 Years Old
In 1998, he lobbied Congress against impeaching President Bill Clinton.
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In 2000, De Niro played the role of Master Chief Billy Sunday opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the George Tillman, Jr. biographical film Men of Honor, based on the life of Carl Brashear, the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver.
2001
57 Years Old
De Niro also hosted 9/11, a documentary about the September 11, 2001 attacks, shown on CBS and centering on video footage made by Jules and Gedeon Naudet, that focused on the role of firefighters following the attacks.
LATE ADULTHOOD
In 2004, De Niro provided the voice of Don Lino, the antagonist in the animated film Shark Tale, opposite Will Smith.
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2006
62 Years Old
In 2006, De Niro costarred with Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie in The Good Shepherd (which he also directed).
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De Niro announced that he would appear in Martin Campbell's film version of the classic BBC crime series Edge of Darkness in 2010, alongside Mel Gibson; however, just after he arrived to begin shooting, De Niro walked from the set due to creative differences.
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In 2011, De Niro appeared in the action film Killer Elite with Jason Statham and Clive Owen, in the film adaptation of the novel The Dark Fields, Limitless, with Bradley Cooper, directed by Neil Burger, and in New Year's Eve, the romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall.
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In 2012, he will star in the movies The Silver Linings Playbook, Freelancers, Red Lights and in Being Flynn.
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