Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro Biography:
This influential actor was born August 17, 1943, in New York City. A Lee Strasberg acting student, De Niro made his film debut in 1963's The Wedding Party (released in 1969). First noted in late-'60s underground comedies (Greetings and Hi, Mom!), De Niro gradually moved into studio films.
His breakthrough came with two 1973 films: Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, which began a long association with director Martin Scorsese. De Niro won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Part II (1974); later, he gained 50 pounds to play Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980), which resulted in a Best Actor Oscar win.
He was also Oscar-nominated for Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Awakenings and Cape Fear and was memorable in The Untouchables, Goodfellas and Wag the Dog. De Niro has branched into all genres and started his own film production company, TriBeCa.
Best Known Robert De Niro Movies:
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Analyze That
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Raging Bull
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Cape Fear
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Other Robert De Niro Movies:
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Taxi Driver
The Fan
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