Robert De Niro (Bobby) is an American actor known for his collaborations with Martin Scorses. He is considered to be among the best actors of his generation
Date of Birth
Robert is clicking 80 years in 2023. He was born in August 17 1943 in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
Horoscope
The actor’s zodiac sign is Leo.
Height
Robert stands at 5’9’’ and weighs approximately 75 kg.
What movies is the actor famous for?
De Niro is famous for Once upon a time (1984), Brazil (1985), The untouchables (1987), Backdraft (1981), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), Heat (1995), Casino (1995), Jackie Brown (1997), and Machete (2010).
Does Robert believe in the existence of God?
The actor is agnostic- a person who believes that nothing can b known or is known of the nature and existence of God.
Ethnicity
Robert is Italian, and half-Irish descendant.
Education
De Niro studied acting at the Lee Strasberg’s Actors Studio and Stella Adler Conservatory. Before college, the actor went to PS41 (Elementary public school), Elisabeth Irwin High School, Little Red School House, High School of Music and Art, McBurney School, and Rhodes Preparatory School.
Networth
Robert De Niro’s net worth is estimated to be $500 Million
Robert De Niro Family
The famous actor has been married twice. His first wife was Diahnne Abbott from 1976 to 1988. The couple has two children together, Raphael and Drena.
He wedded Grace Hightower in 1997 and the two separated in 2018. The two share two children, Elliot and Hellen.
Apart from the children from his ex-wives, the actor has two other children with his ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith. The children are Julian and Aaron.
Divorce
The actor’s fortune had been the subject of property division dispute ever since his wife filed for divorce in 2018. His ex-wife Hightower wanted a cash settlement, but the judge ruled that the actor’s assets are his separate property. She was awarded $1 million per year until she remarries or De Niro passes away.
Health
In early 2003, the Academy World-winning actor was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 60 years. He underwent treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The disease was caught in its early stages and the actor was able to make a quick recovery. The actor who kept his battle with cancer out of the public eye later started to urge men to begin screening. It seems that Robert acted right through his prostate cancer 19 years ago.
In 2021 at 77, the actor was spotted wearing a brace and a cast on his right leg as he headed out in New York on Sunday after he described the injury to his leg as ‘manageable’. The actor tore his quad while filming a movie in Oklahoma.
Will Robert De Niro ever retire?
The almost 80 years actor is not slowing down any time soon. In the 2016 movie Dirty Grandpa, the actor played the role of a titular grandparent.
He later stated in a video with yahoo, “I always say, the next thing is grandfathers, then great-grandfathers, then great-great-great grandfathers, so who knows. I’ll go as long as I can.”
His latest cast is in a 2024 upcoming American musical psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips called Joker: Folie à Deux.
He has also acted in About my father (2023) and Killers of the flower moon (2023).
Robert De Niro Latest News
The actor’s rented Manhattan townhouse was broken into by a woman on December 13 2022 while he was inside. The woman who is known by the police for several burglary arrests was after the presents around Robert’s Christmas tree. The basement door showed signs of forced entry, New York City police said. The woman was taken into custody and charged with burglary. The actor appeared to be doing well after the burglary, the NewYork post later reported.
Awards
Robert De Niro has a total of 42 awards and 94 nominations.
| Academy Awards | 2 |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2 |
| Screen Actors | 1 |
| Guild Awards | 1 |
| Australian Academy of Cinema Awards | 1 |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 1 |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 1 |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | 1 |
| Christopher Award | 1 |
| Critics’ Choice Awards | 2 |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | 1 |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | 2 |
| MTV Movie Awards | 1 |
| National Board of Review | 2 |
| National Society of Film Critics | 2 |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 4 |
| Satellite Awards | 1 |