Robert De Niro has been successfully playing the role of an outstanding actor, director and producer for many decades. He is popular all over the world, because he managed to skillfully embody gangsters and mafia representatives on the screen in a variety of films. Robert has won two Golden Globes (1981 and 2011) and is also an Oscar winner (1975 and 1981).
The outstanding actor was born in Manhattan on August 17, 1943. Father and mother were recognized artists who worked in the direction of "abstract art". Robert is blessed with Italian, French, Dutch, English and German roots.
When the future actor was only 3 years old, the parents decided to break up. They did not tell their son about the reasons for this event. Robert lacked attention from his mother, with whom he stayed to live, so the boy often spent his free time on the streets of the city. Only a heightened perception of beauty saved him from joining the gangs that flooded New York.
De Niro attended a private comprehensive school. He devoted a lot of time to acting courses. His teachers were Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. The young guy actively studied performing arts. In addition, he was taught to understand the very essence of the game. Since childhood, he strove for a career as an actor and showed determination to make his own dreams come true.
Success in the professional field
The first film in the creative biography of Robert De Niro, who at the time of filming was only 20 years old, was a comedy called "The Wedding Party". However, some problems arose, so the picture was released only 6 years later.
After the tape "Beat the drum slowly", where the guy played a baseball player, his meteoric rise in the film industry began. The New York Film Critics Association awarded him an award and was recognized as the best supporting actor. De Niro attracted the attention of both the public and eminent directors. As a result, he was offered to play the young Vito Corleone in the cult film The Godfather - 2. Francis Ford Coppola appreciated the actor's talents and abilities. He was awarded an Oscar for his amazing performance.
Over the years, the fame and demand for the actor continued to grow. In the 1980s, he starred with Martin Scorsese in Raging Bull and won his second Oscar. The result of further work with the director was the film "Cape of Fear", which was nominated for various awards.
In 1984, the tape “Once Upon a Time in America. Robert becomes hostage to the image of a villain or a police super-agent. One way or another, film lovers and critics highly appreciate all of his work. To prove his own versatility, the actor takes part in the filming of the "Lovers" melodrama. His colleague was the outstanding Meryl Streep.
The second half of the 1990s became a difficult period in De Niro's career. Film critics are beginning to speak of his work without much enthusiasm, although the films "Casino" and "Skirmish" in 1995 managed to generate an excellent response and achieve high fees.
The crime comedy Analyze It was presented to the audience in 1999. Robert again plays the leader of a criminal gang who needs the help of a psychoanalyst. In 2001, he completed the leading role, and also acted as a director in the film "Bearbear". Soon there was a sequel to the comedy film about the mobsters called Analyze That.
In the 2000s, the popularity and demand for the actor is gaining momentum again. Every year he takes part in several projects, in which he often plays leading roles. Comedy melodrama “Love. Instructions for use”of 2011 once again proved the professionalism and skill of De Niro. His partner was Monica Bellucci.
The most eminent actors were involved in the creation of the 2013 comedy film "The Stars". Robert De Niro co-starred with Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline. The 2015 comedy "The Grandfather of Easy Behavior" tells about the problems in family relationships. The actor has worked with Zac Efron and Dermot Mulroney. A similar theme was continued in the film "War with Grandfather". Together with Anne Hathaway, De Niro starred in the next comedy "The Trainee", where he played a pensioner who does not want to lead a peaceful and predictable life.
In 2019, the filmography of Robret De Niro was replenished with such projects as "The Joker" and "The Irishman". He continues to delight the audience with memorable and characteristic images. It should be noted, however, that Robert De Niro's abilities and potential are not exclusively limited to cinematography. He is actively interested in theater. In 2016, the premiere of "The Bronx Story" fell. De Niro directed the musical.
Off-set success
How are things in Robert's personal life? The first wife of the famous actor was Dianne Abbott, an actress and singer. She gained fame thanks to her episodic participation in the tapes of her husband. He adopted Dianne's child from a previous marriage. Subsequently, Drena often appeared in tapes, where De Niro himself was involved. In this union, a son was born, who was named Raphael. At first, he wanted to continue his father's business, but then abandoned his acting career and took up real estate. The couple decided to part ways in 1988.
Over the years, Robert De Niro had an unregistered relationship with Tukey Smith. The actor and the former model were planning to have a baby, so they opted for in vitro fertilization. With the help of a surrogate mother, they became the parents of twin boys named Julian Henry and Aaron Kendrick.
The second marriage of the famous actor took place in 1997. His companion was Grace Hightower, a former flight attendant. 1998 brought a joyful event to the spouses - the boy Elliot was born. Girl Helen was born in 2011.
In the fall of 2006, Robert De Niro became an honorary citizen of Italy. For many years he has been an adherent of democratic views.
