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Robert De Niro, Jr. (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and producer.

De Niro won his first Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II (1974), followed by a Best Actor Academy Award win for Raging Bull (1980). His film roles include John 'Johnny Boy' Civello in Mean Streets, the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, cabbie Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, soldier Michael Vronsky in The Deer Hunter, boxer Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, mobster David "Noodles" Aaronson in Once Upon a Time in America, plumber/terrorist Harry Tuttle in Brazil, bounty hunter Jack Walsh in Midnight Run, mobster Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas, Al Capone in The Untouchables, Louis Gara in Jackie Brown, Jack Byrnes in Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers, Max Cady in Cape Fear, Cop. Moe Tilden in Cop Land, Neil McCauley in Heat, Sam Rothstein in Casino and Frank Goode in Everybody's Fine.

Early life

Robert De Niro was born in New York City, New York, the son of Virginia Admiral, a painter, 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 German, French, and Dutch ancestry. His Italian great-grandparents, Giovanni De Niro and Angelina Mercurio, immigrated from Ferrazzano, in the province of Campobasso, Molise, and his paternal grandmother, Helen O'Reilly, was the granddaughter of Edward O'Reilly, an immigrant from Ireland.
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Jeanette M Rogers said on 5/29/2009 4:54 AM.
All of your movies were awesome, but my three favorite ones are goodfellas, godfather partII and cape fear. More than likely, I like it when you play in mafia movies because you have that mafia look and that italian accent.
Mary Terranova-Pang said on 12/6/2008 5:53 PM.
You look and sound alot like my father. And ur one of the most naturally gifted actors in Hollywood. I wish I could name a favorite movies, but they are all so good. U were so so excellent in "We're no Angels", so funny, also Midnight run, Analyze This/That, Taxi Driver, I could go on and on, but, Actually, my most favorite of urs is GodFather part 2. Thank you for all ur wonderful movies, I can watch all of them over and over. God Bless :)
Deeanes Jones said on 11/14/2008 3:08 AM.
It is a honor to be able to just leave this commet. You are the best and I really hope I will be working with you soon. To learn from the best would be like going right to the top overnight. Most people want to do that and that's haed to do.
JiMmY KoMeT -- ----==>>+)) said on 9/14/2008 11:42 PM.
i have emulated the performances of De Niro more than other actors. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are always mentioned as my most favorite performers
JiMmY KoMeT -- ----==>>+)) said on 9/14/2008 11:42 PM.
i have emulated the performances of De Niro more than other actors. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are always mentioned as my most favorite performers
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