Robert De Niro
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. He was trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the American Workshop. De Niro first gained fame for his role in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), but he gained his reputation as a volatile actor in Mean Streets (1973), which was his first film with director Martin Scorsese. He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Bố Già Phần II (1974) and received Academy Award nominations for best actor in Tài Xế Taxi (1976), Kẻ Săn Hươu (1978) and Mũi Sợ Hãi (1991). He received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Jake LaMotta in Bò Đực Nổi Điên (1980).
De Niro has earned four Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in New York, New York (1977), opposite Liza Minnelli, Midnight Run (1988), Hoàn Lương (1999) and Chú Rể Trình Làng (2000). Other notable performances include Anh Chàng Hay Mơ (1985), Không Thể Mua Chuộc (1987), Bức Tường Lửa (1991), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Kỳ Phùng Địch Thủ (1995), Sòng Bạc (1995) and Kế Hoạch Của Jackie (1997). At the same time, he also directed and starred in such films as Chuyện Ở Bronx (1993) and Hồ Sơ Một Điệp Viên (2006). De Niro has also received the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010.
As of 2022, De Niro is 79-years-old. He has never retired from acting, and continues to work regularly in mostly film.
De Niro has earned four Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in New York, New York (1977), opposite Liza Minnelli, Midnight Run (1988), Hoàn Lương (1999) and Chú Rể Trình Làng (2000). Other notable performances include Anh Chàng Hay Mơ (1985), Không Thể Mua Chuộc (1987), Bức Tường Lửa (1991), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Kỳ Phùng Địch Thủ (1995), Sòng Bạc (1995) and Kế Hoạch Của Jackie (1997). At the same time, he also directed and starred in such films as Chuyện Ở Bronx (1993) and Hồ Sơ Một Điệp Viên (2006). De Niro has also received the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010.
As of 2022, De Niro is 79-years-old. He has never retired from acting, and continues to work regularly in mostly film.
