Robert De Niro

About Robert De Niro

Actor who earned an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Jake LaMotta in the 1980 boxing picture Raging Bull and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II in 1974.

Robert Anthony De Niro Jr is an American actor, producer and director. He is particularly known for his nine collaborations with filmmaker Martin Scorsese and has received a number of awards, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an Achievement Award. Live of the Screen Actor Organization. In 2009, De Niro received the Kennedy Center Honors and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama in 2016. Born in Manhattan, New York, De Niro studied theater at HB Studio, Music Stella Adler Institute and the actors of Lee Strasberg. Studio. His first lead role was in Greetings and was recognized for his role as a baseball player in the sports film Bang the Drum Slow. His first collaboration with Scorsese was Mean Streets, where he played the villain "Johnny Boy".

Born	Robert Anthony De Niro Jr, August 17, 1943, New York City, U.S.
Years active	1963–present
Parent(s)	Robert De Niro Sr, Virginia Admiral
Citizenship	American, Italian
Children	6, including Drena and Raphael

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Trivia

He originally auditioned for the roles of Michael Corleone and Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, and director Francis Ford Coppola cited those original auditions as the inspiration for casting De Niro in The Godfather Part II. 

Robert De Niro before fame

When he was ten years old, he played the Cowardly Lion in a production of The Wizard of Oz. When Brian De Palma cast him in his film The Wedding Party, he got his first cinematic part. De Niro was 20 years old when the picture was shot in 1963, and it was released six years later, in 1969.

Achievement of Robert De Niro

De Niro first auditioned for the roles of Michael Corleone and Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, and director Francis Ford Coppola credited those auditions for casting him in The Godfather Part II.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$500 Million

Robert De Niro family life

Robert De Niro Sr., his father, was an abstract painter and sculptor. From 1997 to 2018, he was married to Grace Hightower, and from 1976 to 1988, he was married to Diahnne Abbot. He is the father of four sons and two girls.

Associations of Robert De Niro

Martin Scorsese's favorite actor, he cast him in a number of films, including Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Cape Fear, and Raging Bull.

Robert De Niro Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	177 cm
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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Helen Grace De Niro	Children		N/A
Drena De Niro	Daughter	$1 Million - $2 Million (Approx.)	Theater Personalities
Robert De Niro Sr.	Father		N/A
Toukie Smith	Former partner	$3 Million	Model
Diahnne Abbott	Former spouse	$1 Million - $2 Million (Approx.)	Actor
Virginia Admiral	Mother		N/A
Raphael De Niro	Son		N/A
Elliot De Niro	Son		N/A
Aaron Kendrick De Niro	Son		N/A
Julian Henry De Niro	Son		N/A
Grace Hightower	Spouse	$20 Million	Actor