Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro De Niro at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of The Bang Bang Club Born (1943-08-17) August 17, 1943 (age 71) Manhattan, New York, U.S. Other names Robert DeNero, Robert DeNiro Occupation Actor, producer Years active 1963–present Spouse(s) Diahnne Abbott (m. 1976–88) Grace Hightower (m. 1997) Children 6 Parents Robert De Niro, Sr. Virginia Admiral Robert De Niro (/dəˈnɪroʊ/; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor and film producer who has starred in over 90 films. His first major film roles were in the sports drama Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and the Martin Scorsese-directed crime film Mean Streets (1973). In 1974, after being turned down for the role of Sonny Corleone in the crime film The Godfather (1972), he was cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, a role for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. De Niro's longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese later earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull. He earned nominations for the neo noir psychological thriller Taxi Driver in 1976 and the psychological thriller Cape Fear in 1991 (both directed by Scorsese). De Niro received additional Academy Award nominations for Michael Cimino's Vietnam war drama The Deer Hunter (1978), Penny Marshall's drama Awakenings (1990), and David O. Russell's romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012). His portrayal of gangster Jimmy Conway in Scorsese's crime film Goodfellas (1990) earned him a BAFTA nomination in 1990. De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in the musical drama New York, New York (1977), opposite Liza Minnelli, the action comedy Midnight Run (1988), the gangster comedy Analyze This (1999), and the comedy Meet the Parents (2000). He has also simultaneously directed and starred in films such as the crime drama A Bronx Tale (1993) and the spy film The Good Shepherd (2006). De Niro has received many accolades for his career, including the AFI Life Achievement Award (2003) and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2010).