ROBERT DE NIRO

Trivia
Nickname:  Bobby Milk (childhood, due to his pallor)
Birth:  17 August 1943, New York, NY, USA
Height:  5'9"
Significant Others:
Wife: Grace Hightower, former flight attendant.
Married: June 17, 1997 
Wife:  Diahnne Abbott, Actor, singer.
Married Spring, 1976
Divorced 1988
Singer with band (One Love)
Toukie Smith, Actor, restaurateur.
Mother of twin boys born via surrogate
Naomi Campbell, Model
Family:
Father - Robert De Niro, Sr.
Artist: abstract expressionist
Separated from De Niro's mother
Died: May 3, 1993, at 71.
Mother - Virginia Admiral
Artist: painter
Daughter - Dreena De Niro
Model
Mother: Diahnne Abbott(from 1st marriage)
Adopted by De Niro
Son - Raphael De Niro
Born: 1978
Mother: Diahnne Abbott
Sons - Aaron Kendrick and Julian Henry (Twins)
Born: 1995 to surrogate mother
Mother: Toukie Smith
Studied at Actors Studio with Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg.
In his 1980 Oscar acceptance speech he thanked Joey LaMotta, who was at the time suing United Artists for Raging Bull (1980)'s portrayal of him.
De Niro formed his production company, TriBeCa Productions, in 1989.
Personal Quotes:
"It's important not to indicate. People don't try to show their feelings, they try to hide them."
"I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies."
"Don't talk it (shooting a scene) away, do it!"

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**Combined filmography

  1. Conjugating Niki (2000)[Producer]
  2. Out of My Feet (2000)[Actor]
  3. Flawless (1999)[Actor] [Producer]
  4. Analyze This (1999)[Actor .... Paul Vitti]
  5. 15 Minutes (1999/I)[Actor]
  6. Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The (1999)[Actor .... Fearless Leader] [Producer]
  7. Entropy (1999)[Producer]
  8. Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998) (TV)[Actor .... Narrator]
  9. Witness to the Mob (1998) (TV)[Producer]
  10. Great Expectations (1998)[Actor .... Prisoner - Lustig]
  11. New York City... Come Visit the World (1998)[Actor .... Himself]
  12. Ronin (1998)[Actor .... Sam]
  13. Jackie Brown (1997)[Actor .... Louis Gara]
  14. Wag the Dog (1997)[Actor .... Conrad Brean] [Producer]
  15. Cop Land (1997)[Actor .... Moe Tilden]
  16. Salute to Martin Scorsese, A (1997) (TV)[Actor .... Guest]
    ... aka 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese, The (1997) (TV)
  17. Marvin's Room (1996)[Actor .... Dr. Wally] [Producer]
  18. Sleepers (1996)[Actor .... Father Bobby]
  19. Fan, The (1996)[Actor .... Gil Renard]
  20. Faithful (1996)[Producer]
  21. Nine (1996) (VG)[Producer]
  22. Heat (1995)[Actor .... Neil McCauley]
  23. Casino (1995)[Actor .... Sam "Ace" Rothstein]
  24. Cent et une nuits, Les (1995)[Actor .... Actor for a Day]
    ... aka Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995)
    ... aka Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema, A (1995)
    ... aka Hundred and One Nights, A (1995)
  25. Frankenstein (1994/I)[Actor .... The Creature] [Producer]
    ... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
  26. This Boy's Life (1993)[Actor .... Dwight Hansen]
  27. "Tribeca" (1993) TV Series[Producer]
  28. Mad Dog and Glory (1993)[Actor .... Wayne Dobie]
  29. Bronx Tale, A (1993)[Actor .... Lorenzo] [Director] [Producer]
  30. Thunderheart (1992)[Producer]
  31. Mistress (1992)[Actor .... Evan Wright] [Producer]
  32. Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980, The (1992) (V)[Actor .... Young Vito Corleone]
    ... aka Godfather Trilogy, The (1992) (V)
  33. Night and the City (1992)[Actor .... Harry Fabian]
  34. Backdraft (1991)[Actor .... Donald Rimgale]
  35. Guilty by Suspicion (1991)[Actor .... David Merrill]
  36. Cape Fear (1991)[Actor .... Max Cady]
  37. Godfather Family: A Look Inside, The (1991) (TV)[Actor]
  38. GoodFellas (1990)[Actor .... James Conway]
  39. Stanley & Iris (1990)[Actor .... Stanley Cox]
  40. Awakenings (1990)[Actor .... Leonard Lowe]
  41. Jacknife (1989)[Actor .... Megs]
  42. We're No Angels (1989)[Actor .... Ned] [Producer]
  43. Midnight Run (1988)[Actor .... Jack Walsh]
  44. Untouchables, The (1987)[Actor .... Al Capone]
  45. Angel Heart (1987)[Actor .... Louis Cyphre]
  46. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV)[Actor .... Co-narrator]
    ... aka Dear America (1987) (TV)
  47. Mission, The (1986)[Actor .... Mendoza]
  48. Brazil (1985)[Actor .... Harry Tuttle]
  49. Falling in Love (1984)[Actor .... Frank Raftis]
  50. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)[Actor .... Noodles]
    ... aka C'era una volta in America (1984) (Italy)
  51. King of Comedy, The (1983)[Actor .... Rupert Pupkin]
  52. True Confessions (1981)[Actor .... Des Spellacy]
  53. Raging Bull (1980)[Actor .... Jake La Motta]
  54. Deer Hunter, The (1978)[Actor .... Michael]
  55. New York, New York (1977)[Actor .... Jimmy Doyle]
  56. Taxi Driver (1976)[Actor .... Travis Bickle]
  57. 1900 (1976)[Actor .... Alfredo Berlinghieri]
    ... aka Nineteen Hundred (1976)
    ... aka Novecento (1976)
  58. Last Tycoon, The (1976)[Actor .... Monroe Stahr]
  59. Bertolucci secondo il cinema (1975)[Actor]
    ... aka Cinema According to Bertolucci, The (1975)
    ... aka Making of '1900', The (1975)
  60. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)[Actor .... Vito Corleone]
    ... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II (1974) (USA: complete title)
  61. Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)[Actor .... Bruce Pearson]
  62. Mean Streets (1973)[Actor .... Johnny Boy]
  63. Born to Win (1971)[Actor .... Danny]
    ... aka Addict (1971)
    ... aka Born to Lose (1971)
  64. Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, The (1971)[Actor .... Mario]
  65. Jennifer on My Mind (1971)[Actor .... Gypsy cab driver]
  66. Bloody Mama (1970)[Actor .... Lloyd Barker]
  67. Hi, Mom! (1970)[Actor .... Jon Rubin]
    ... aka Blue Manhattan (1970)
    ... aka Confessions of a Peeping John (1970)
    ... aka Son of Greetings (1970)
  68. Sam's Song (1969)[Actor .... Sammy Nicoletti]
    ... aka Line of Fire (1969)
    ... aka Swap, The (1969)
  69. Wedding Party, The (1969)[Actor .... Cecil]
  70. Greetings (1968)[Actor .... Jon Rubin]

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Notable TV Appearances

  1. TV commercial for AMC Ambassador Automobiles (1969)

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Books on Robert De Niro

"The Complete Films of Robert DeNiro", by Douglas Brode. Citadel Publishers. 1993
"Untouchable: Robert De Niro", Andy Dougan, Virgin, 312pp ISBN 1 85227 537 5, 1996
"De Niro, The Man, The Myth, The Movies", Patrick Agan
"The Unofficial Robert De Niro", Elfreda Powell, Parragon Book Service Ltd. Bristol UK, 1996
"The cinema of Robert De Niro", James Cameron-Wilson, London Zomba, 1986
"Robert De Niro: the hero behind the masks", Keith McKay, Sevenoaks New English Library, 1988, c1986
"The films of Robert De Niro", Douglas Brode, New York Citadel Press, 1993

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Contact Information

[Agent]
Robert De Niro
c/o CAA
9830 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825
USA
 
[Address to get an autographed picture]
2300 W. Victory Blvd
Suite 384
Burbank, CA 91506-1200
 
[Other Addresses]
c/o Tribeca Prod
375 Greenwich St.
New York, NY 10013
 
110 Hudson St.
New York, NY 10018

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**Filmography From Internet Movie Database

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