In 2003, it was announced that De Niro had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, although he went on to make a full recovery
Robert De Niro, Jr. (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film role was in 1973’s Bang the Drum Slowly. Robert De Niro was born in New York City, the son of Virginia Admiral, and Robert De Niro, Sr., an abstract expressionist painter and sculptor. De Niro’s father was of Italian and Irish descent, and his mother was of English, German, French, and Dutch ancestry.
Nicknamed “Bobby Milk” for his pallor, the youthful De Niro hung out with a group of street kids in Little Italy, some of whom have remained lifelong friends of his. De Niro’s first film 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. He then played in Roger Corman’s 1970 “Bloody Mama.” It starred Shelly Winters as Ma Barker. He gained popular attention with his role as a dying Major League Baseball player in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973).
De Niro and his first wife Diahnne Abbott have a son, Raphael, a former actor who works in New York real estate.De Niro also adopted Abbott’s daughter from a previous relationship. Robert De Niro has twin sons, Julian Henry and Aaron Kendrik, conceived by in vitro fertilization and delivered by a surrogate mother in 1995, from a long-term live-in relationship with former model Toukie Smith.
In 1997, Robert De Niro married his second wife, Grace Hightower, at their Marbletown home. Their son Elliot was born in 1998 and the couple split in 1999.The divorce was never finalized and in 2004 they renewed their vows. Hightower appeared in a 1994 episode of NYPD Blue and had her film debut in 2009’s Precious.
On February 4, 2008, Robert De Niro supported Obama at a rally at the Izod Center in New Jersey before Super Tuesday. Robert Denire was voted №2 greatest movie star of all time in a Channel 4 (UK) poll.
De Niro takes pride in the development of his production company, Tribeca Productions, the Tribeca Film Center, which he founded with Jane Rosenthal in 1988, and in the Tribeca Film Festival, which he founded with Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. The festival was conceived to foster the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan through an annual celebration of film, music, and culture; the festival’s mission is to promote New York City as a major filmmaking center and help filmmakers reach the broadest possible audiences. Through Tribeca Productions, De Niro develops projects on which he serves in a combination of capacities, including producer, director and actor.
2017 The Comedian 2016 Hands of Stone 2016 The Wizard of Lies 2015 Joy 2016 Dirty Granpa 2015 The Intern 2014 The Bag man 2013 American Hustle 2013 Grudge Match 2013 Last Vegas 2013 The Family 2013 Motel 2013 Killing Season 2013 The Silver Linings Playbook 2013 The Big Wedding 2012 Red Lights 2012 Freelancers 2012 Another Bullshit Night in Suck City 2011 New Year’s Eve 2011 Killer Elite 2011 Limitless 2011 Manuale d’am3re 2010 Little Fockers 2010 Stone 2010 Machete 2009 Everybody’s Fine 2009 Micmacs 2008 Righteous Kill 2008 What Just Happened 2007 Stardust 2006 The Good Shepherd 2006 Arthur et les Minimoys (voice) 2005 Hide and Seek 2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey 2004 Meet the Fockers 2004 Shark Tale (voice) 2004 Godsend 2002 Analyze That 2002 City by the Sea 2002 Showtime 2001 The Score 2001 15 Minutes 2000 Meet the Parents 2000 Men of Honor 2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle 1999 Flawless 1999 Analyze This 1998 Ronin 1998 Great Expectations 1997 Jackie Brown 1997 Wag the Dog 1997 Cop Land 1996 Marvin’s Room 1996 Sleepers 1996 The Fan 1995 Heat 1995 Casino 1995 Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma 1994 Frankenstein 1993 A Bronx Tale 1993 This Boy’s Life 1993 Mad Dog and Glory 1992 Night and the City 1992 Mistress 1991 Cape Fear 1991 Backdraft 1991 Guilty by Suspicion 1990 Awakenings 1990 Goodfellas 1989 Stanley & Iris 1989 We’re No Angels 1989 Jacknife 1988 Midnight Run 1987 The Untouchables 1987 Angel Heart 1986 The Mission 1985 Brazil 1984 Falling in Love 1984 Once Upon a Time in America 1982 The King of Comedy 1981 True Confessions 1980 Raging Bull 1978 The Deer Hunter 1976 The Last Tycoon 1976 1900 1976 Taxi Driver 1974 The Godfather: Part II 1973 Mean Streets 1973 Bang the Drum Slowly 1971 The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight 1971 Born to Win 1971 Jennifer on My Mind 1970 Hi, Mom! 1970 Bloody Mama 1969 The Wedding Party 1969 Sam’s Song 1968 Greetings 1965 Three Rooms in Manhattan (uncredited)