Robert de Niro

 

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Biography

Robert de Niro

Robert de Niro
I don't like to watch my own movies. I fall asleep in my own movies

Remarkable:

In 1998 De Niro was subject in a Paris prostitution investigation. De Niro, denying any involvement, vowed never to return to France again (but he did).

Born:

August 17, 1943

Robert De Niro was born and grew up in New York City (USA). He was trained for the stage by Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. In the sixties De Niro appeared in several low-budget Brian de Palma movies but first gained fame for his role in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973).

His incisive performance as a simple minded hood in Scorsese's Mean streets started an ongoing working relationship between the actor and the director. De Niro’s breakthrough role was that of the young Vito Corleone in the flashback sequences of The Godfather II (1974). In 1980, De Niro gained 50 pounds to play boxer Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's Raging Bull.

For the next 10 years, he branched out into a number of different types of films. Robert made his directional debut in 1993 with A Bronx Tale. In 2006 he directed the historic epic The Good Shepherd starring Matt Damon. De Niro will work again with Michael Mann. Mann is likely to direct Robert in Frankie Machine, a new mob flick that Martin Scorsese was to direct before dropping out.

Academy awards

1992 Nominated Leading Role for: Cape Fear (1991)
1991 Nominated Leading Role for: Awakenings (1990)
1981 Won Oscar Leading Role for: Raging Bull (1980)
1979 Nominated Leading Role for: The Deer Hunter (1978)
1977 Nominated Leading Role for: Taxi Driver (1976)
1975 Won Oscar Supporting Role for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Selected Movies:

Books:

Douglas Brode -> The Films of Robert De Niro (1996)
John Parker -> De Niro (1995)

 

Robert de Niro in Taxi driver

Congratulations

Robert will celebrate his 65th birthday within 28 days.

Rumours and new films

- Frankie Machine -
Robert will play Frankie, a former Mafia hit man who leaves the violent industry to run a bait shop. Michael Mann will direct.

- Little Fockers -
The sequel to Meet the Fockers.The story is set around Greg and Pam raising their mischievous son who makes their lives a wreck.

- First man -
The story of a Ted Turner-like mogul, (Robert), who puts his career on hold to run a presidential campaign for his wife (Meryl Streep).

- Sugarland -
An adaptation of the book In the Kingdom of Big Sugar, a true story about exploited migrant workers. Jodie Foster plays a crusading attorney, and De Niro a powerful sugar baron with strong political connections.

Trivia

De Niro refuses to answer questions or even to give interviews at all. The titles of articles in the popular press: “You Talkin to Me? No”, “Man of Few Words”, “The Phantom of the Cinema” and “The Return of the Silent Screen Star” Source / More (Book)

Movie lovers have voted Travis Bickle, the central character in Taxi Driver , the greatest anti-hero in the movies. The character came top in a list of anti-heroes compiled by Total Film magazine.

In 1998 De Niro was subject in a Paris prostitution investigation. De Niro, denying any involvement, vowed never to return to France again (but he did). Source / More (Book)

De Niro is commonly referred to as an Italian-American actor, although he is predominantly Irish in ancestry. Source / More (Book)

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