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De Niro is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2009, De Niro received the Kennedy Center Honor, and earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016.
One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French.
- Who Is Robert de Niro?
- Early Life and Parents
- Early Career
Actor Robert De Niro left school at age 16 to study acting with Stella Adler. He then worked with many acclaimed film directors, including Brian De Palma, Elia Kazan and, most importantly, Martin Scorsese. De Niro's role in The Godfather: Part II (1974) brought him his first Academy Award. He went on to make several other critically acclaimed films...
Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. was born on August 17, 1943, in New York City. His parents were both respected artists who had met while attending Hans Hoffman's famed Provincetown painting classes. His mother, Virginia Admiral, was a cerebral and gifted painter, a Berkeley graduate who made a significant name for herself in the 1940s and 1950s New York...
In 1960, after a soul searching cross-country trip to visit relatives in California, De Niro decided to drop out of high school to study acting. Once asked in an interview why he decided to take up the profession, De Niro responded, "Acting is a cheap way to do things that you would never dare to do yourself." He enrolled at the Stella Adler Conser...
Robert De Niro, (born August 17, 1943, New York City, New York, U.S.), American actor famous for his uncompromising portrayals of violent and abrasive characters and, later in his career, for his comic depictions of cranky old men. Early life and rise to stardom
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- What is Robert De Niro famous for?Robert De Niro is an American actor famous for his uncompromising portrayals of violent and abrasive characters and, later in his career, for his c...
- What was Robert De Niro's first film?Robert De Niro's first film was Brian De Palma's The Wedding Party, filmed in 1963 and released in 1969.
- How many Oscars has Robert De Niro won for best actor?Robert De Niro won two Oscars, one for best supporting actor in The Godfather, Part II and one for best actor for his portrayal of boxer Jake La Mo...
- What was Robert De Niro's first film as a director?In 1993 Robert De Niro made his directorial debut with A Bronx Tale, a movie about the Mafia set in the 1960s.
- Was Robert De Niro in the Godfather movies?Robert De Niro portrayed the part of young Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Part II (1974).
Son of painter Virginia Admiral and abstract expressionist Robert De Niro Sr.. Despite being raised Presbyterian, Virginia was an atheist for most of Robert's childhood. Robert Sr. was raised Catholic but was not religious in any way. After De Niro was born, his father Robert Sr. came out as a homosexual and eventually divorced Robert's mother.
