Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro is an American actor who has gained popularity with the roles of gangsters and mafiosi in several dozen films. He has won an Oscar more than once, becoming the first artist to receive a statuette for a role in a language other than English, and a Golden Globe. Today the man has moved away from the role of a criminal, journalists often call De Niro "the main Hollywood pensioner", because he does not hide his age and is not afraid to play grandfathers.

Robert De Niro Jr. was born in Manhattan to a bohemian family. Parents, Robert De Niro Sr. and Virginia Edmiral, were renowned abstract painters. In addition, my father was also engaged in sculpture, and his mother wrote poetry professionally. The son got a mixture of Italian, English, French, Dutch and German blood.

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When the boy was 3 years old, his parents separated. The divorce took place in a civilized, peaceful manner and without unnecessary scandals, but for the inner circle, and for the future actor himself, it turned out to be shocking news and remained a secret behind seven seals. Robert never found out the real reason for this act of parents. The son stayed with his mother, who did not pay enough attention to him, limiting herself solely to financial support.

The child spent a lot of time on the street among his peers, who called De Niro Bobby Milk for the extreme pallor of his face. Perhaps only an innate craving for art protected little Robert from joining a street gang, of which there were many in the districts of the city at that time.

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At first, the boy studied at a private comprehensive school, and then entered the Fiorello LaGuardia Higher School of Music, Art and Performing Arts in New York. In addition, Robert studied intensively in acting classes with famous teachers Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg.

The young man was taught not only the performing arts, but also instilled an understanding of acting as such. Curiously, the teachers of Robert De Niro were adherents of the outstanding system of Konstantin Stanislavsky. Thus, the future famous actor did not just choose the life path in childhood - De Niro from an early age purposefully, confidently and fruitfully began to move along the intended path.

The first appearance in the cinema of the 20-year-old actor was the image of the groom's friend in the light comedy "Wedding Party" directed by Brian De Palma. But due to the difficulties that arose, she came out only 6 years later, so it is often indicated in the filmography that De Niro's creative biography started with the 1965 film "Three Rooms in Manhattan".

The first fame came to Robert after playing the role of a baseball player in "Beat the Drum Slowly". For the performance, he was awarded the New York Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, but the main achievement was that he attracted the attention of the public and filmmakers. As a result, he got the role of the young Vito Corleone in the famous blockbuster "The Godfather - 2" by the great director Francis Ford Coppola. This work earned De Niro his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

This was the first time in the history of the famous award when an actor who did not speak a word of English became the winner of the award, because in the film De Niro speaks only Italian.

This was followed by a series of striking films "Taxi Driver", "Twentieth Century", "New York, New York", "The Deer Hunter" and others, which were successful both with moviegoers and professional critics. From a popular actor, Robert De Niro turns into a megastar of the movie screen.

The 1980s brought new success. The role of a boxer in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull brings the next Oscar, this time for Best Actor. The same director starred in the role of a criminal obsessed with revenge in the thriller "Cape of Fear." The adaptation of John MacDonald's novel was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe, and in each prize - in 2 nominations.

After the gangster movie Once Upon a Time in America, released in 1984, De Niro finds himself in a wave of monotonous roles. The directors began to associate him exclusively with either a villain or a police super-agent. Nevertheless, dozens of the actor's works cause positive and even rave reviews from fans and critics.

From time to time, the artist appears in leading roles in genres unusual for him in order to get rid of the role of a gangster. So, Robert De Niro starred with Meryl Streep in the touching melodrama "Lovers", where he plays a married man who found love on the side.

In the second half of the 90s, interest in the actor drops sharply, reviews become neutral, and sometimes completely cool. The latest movies to gain recognition and commercial success were Casino and Skirmish. Both were released in 1995, and in the last partner on the set of De Niro, another famous movie gangster Al Pacino becomes.

In 1999, Robert De Niro starred in the crime comedy Analyze It. The actor played the mafioso Paul Vitti, the head of a crime family suffering from nerve problems and hiring a psychoanalyst in the person of Billy Crystal.

In 2001, De Niro starred in the title role of a safe cracker in the crime film "Teddy Bear", which was directed by himself. Next, the actor plays the mafioso Paul Vitti again in the sequel to the comedy about a gangster and his psychoanalyst Analyze That.

In the mid-2000s, Robert De Niro again becomes in demand. His creative piggy bank is replenished with 2-3 projects a year, in many of them the actor gets the main roles.

In 2011, Robert De Niro starred in the Italian comedy melodrama Love: Instructions for Use. De Niro's partner in the film was Italian actress and model Monica Bellucci.

In 2013, the actor starred in the comedy Starpertsy. The film featured a stellar cast. In addition to Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline played the main roles.

In 2015, the actor appeared in the comedy "The Grandfather of Easy virtue" in the company of Zac Efron and Dermot Mulroney. In the center of the story is a young man dreaming of a career as a lawyer and his grandfather, despite the fact that the general is retired, extremely frivolous, liberated and loving female society. The hero of Robert prevents the marriage of his beloved grandson in all possible ways. The young man understands this, but getting rid of an obsessive relative is not so easy.

The theme of strained family relations is continued in the film "War with Grandfather", which tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who is forced to move to another room after his grandfather moved into his house. The young hero does not want to give up and arranges petty mischief for the elderly man. But the character of Robert does not remain in debt.

The comedy film "Trainee" is a kind of nod to pensioners who do not like a quiet and calm life. So the character of Robert De Niro gets a job for the heroine Anne Hathaway. Young colleagues do not know how to react to a newcomer who suits them as a father. But the film has a motto “Experience is always in vogue,” and the main character says that the musician leaves the stage when the soul stops singing. While the youngsters explain to the intern what the Internet is, the experienced womanizer teaches how to grab a woman's attention and look elegant.

De Niro demonstrates his talents not only in video, but also in the theater. In 2016, the premiere of the musical "The Bronx Story", directed by Robert De Niro, took place. The music for the production was written by Oscar-winning Alan Menken, and the script was written by Chazz Palminteri.

In 2017, a biographical drama was released with De Niro in the title role "Liar, Great and Terrible." The film is based on the book by Diana Hendricks and tells about the life of the head of the NASDAQ stock exchange, Bernie Madoff, who ruined millions of depositors, for which he received a prison term of 150 years.

The personal life of Robert De Niro, like most Hollywood stars, is always under surveillance. In his youth, the actor was constantly surrounded by scandals and gossip, even when he was married.

For the first time, De Niro married the African-born singer Dianne Abbott, who played several cameo roles in films where the actor himself starred. From her first marriage, Dianne left a daughter, Drena, for whom Robert became the official father, adopting her.

The couple also have a common son, Robert. Both children tried to act in films, but if Drena was able to interest the directors and periodically appeared on the screens, then the boy did not show any special talent, and, having matured, he began to do business.

After 10 years, the couple divorced, although they had not lived together for a long time. Black fashion model Tookie Smith became Robert De Niro's new passion. The couple did not register the relationship, but stayed in a civil marriage for several years. With the help of a surrogate mother, they had children - Julian Henry and Aaron Kendrick.

The actor has been married for 20 years to former flight attendant, model and singer Grace Hightower. The wedding was played in 1997. A year later, the De Niro family had a son, Elliot, and in 2011, a daughter, Helen. In the second case, the spouses became parents through surrogacy. In 2018, the media reported that after repeated partings, Robert and Grace decided to finally divorce.

Elliot De Niro is autistic. According to Robert, the vaccine with which all newborns are inoculated is to blame for this. The actor made a documentary film "Vaccinated: From Forgery to Catastrophe", with which, in fact, he accused the pharmaceutical companies of deceiving the population and of testing drugs that had not been properly studied and certified on children. De Niro promised to pay $ 100 thousand to those who prove the safety of vaccinations, the press wrote.

In addition to a successful acting career, Robert De Niro has excelled as a restaurateur. He co-owns a variety of cafes and restaurants, including the world famous Nobu chain. With business partner Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, the actor starred in the "Casino" - the chef played a client of the hotel where the hero De Niro worked.

In October 2019, the creators of the action movie "Joker" plan to present the film to the audience. The project, explaining where Batman's main adversary came from, will be the first in De Niro's filmography to be based on comics. The script was directed and co-written by Todd Phillips, familiar to the public from the gun-selling film Boys with Guns and the perky trilogy about a bachelor party.

Now the actor is again collaborating with Al Pacino and Martin Scorsese in the drama "The Irishman". This is another biopic dedicated to the petty thief and car thief Frank Sheeren, who has "grown" to a hired killer and mafia commissioner. The man was suspected of killing union leader Jimmy Hoff, whose body was never found. The story looks even more confusing, since the brother of the American President, Robert Kennedy, is involved.

The rights to production of the film and international distribution went to the streaming service Netflix, which paid $ 105 million for this. Then the expenses increased to $ 140 million, and even this amount is not yet final. The reason for this is the use of modern technologies that make it possible to radically change the human appearance. As the action progresses, Robert and the rest of the performers will appear 30 years younger. Photos showing the actors before and after “rejuvenation” have been published on specialized sites.

The film crew faced another problem as well. Al Pacino is shorter than De Niro (168 and 177 cm, respectively), but in life the difference between the victim and the killer was very significant. So Robert had to wear platform shoes in joint scenes.

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It is not known for certain when The Irishman will premiere. The release of the film has already been postponed once. The next announcement depends on whether Scorsese's painting will qualify for an Oscar, which is quite expected for a master of this magnitude.

A collection of 4 Oscars, 2 Golden Globes, Sputnik, BAFTA awards in 2 categories and a Screen Actors Guild prize was collected by the musical film Bohemian Rhapsody, in which Robert De Niro co-produced. The film is dedicated to the legendary Queen band and its famous leader Freddie Mercury.

1974 - "The Godfather 2" 1980 - "Raging Bull" 1984 - "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​1987 - "Untouchables" 1991 - "Cape of Fear" 1995 - "Casino" 1999 - "Analyze This" 2002 - "Analyze That" 2006 - "False Temptation" 2010 - "Machete" 2013 - "Malavita" 2015 - "Trainee" 2016 - "Pastry Shop" 2017 - "Liar, Great and Terrible" 2018 - "War with Grandfather" 2019 - "Joker"

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Robert De Niro Net Worth 2021

Robert De Niro 's revenue is $1.2M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Robert De Niro and could vary in the range between $806.8K - $1.3M.

Robert De Niro Net Worth 2020

Robert De Niro 's revenue is $1.2M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Robert De Niro and could vary in the range between $809K - $1.4M.

Robert De Niro Net Worth 2019

Robert De Niro 's revenue is $1.7M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Robert De Niro and could vary in the range between $560.6K - $1.5M.

Robert De Niro Net Worth 2018

Robert De Niro 's revenue is $1M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Robert De Niro and could vary in the range between $764.3K - $1.5M.

Robert De Niro Net Worth 2017

Robert De Niro 's revenue is $1.2M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Robert De Niro and could vary in the range between $658.3K - $1.2M.

Robert De Niro Net Worth 2016

Robert De Niro 's revenue is $1.7M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Robert De Niro and could vary in the range between $511.7K - $1.3M.

Robert De Niro Net Worth 2015

Robert De Niro 's revenue is $1.1M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Robert De Niro and could vary in the range between $991K - $1.2M.

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