De NIRO, Robert 1943–

(Robert Denero, Robert DeNiro, Robert De Niro, Jr.)

PERSONAL

Full name, Robert De Niro, Jr.; born August 17, 1943, in New York, NY; son of Robert (an artist) and Virginia (a painter; maiden name, Admiral) De Niro; married Diahnne Abbott (an actress), 1976 (divorced, 1988); married Grace Hightower (a former flight attendant), June 17, 1997; children: (first marriage) Drena, Raphael Eugene (an actor); (second marriage) Elliott; (with Toukie Smith, an actress) Aaron Kendrick and Julian Henry (twins). Education: Studied acting with Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the American Workshop, and with Luther James.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Stan Rosenfeld & Associates, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 1190, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Office—Tribeca Productions, 375 Greenwich St., 8th Floor, New York, NY 10013.

Career: Actor, director, and producer. Founder of Tribeca Productions and Tribeca Film Center, New York City, 1989; organized first Tribeca Film Festival, 2002; appeared in numerous television commercials, including AMC Ambassador automobiles, 1969, Beghelli (Italian TV), 1999, 2000, New York City tourism, 2001, and American Express, 2004; owner of restaurants, including Tribeca Grill, Nobu, Icon, Heartbeat, Pulse, and Layla in New York City, Rubicon in San Francisco, CA, and Ago in Los Angeles, CA. Sometimes credited as Robert De Niro, Jr.

Member: Screen Actors Guild, Actors' Equity Association.

Awards, Honors: New York Film Critics Award, best supporting actor, 1973, for Bang the Drum Slowly; New York Film Critics Award, best supporting actor, 1973, National Society of Film Critics Award, best supporting actor, 1974, both for Mean Streets; Academy Award, best supporting actor, 1974, Film Award nomination, best newcomer, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1976, both for The Godfather, Part II; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, best actor, 1976, Academy Award nomination, best actor, Golden Globe Award nomination, best actor in a motion picture (drama), New York Film Critics Circle Award, best actor, National Society of Film Critics Award, best actor, Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1977, all for Taxi Driver; Golden Globe Award nomination, best actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy), 1978, for New York, New York; Fotogramas de Plata, best foreign movie performer, 1978; Academy Award nomination, best actor, Golden Globe Award nomination, best actor in a motion picture (drama), 1979, Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Marquee Award nomination, best actor, American Movie Awards, 1980, all for The Deer Hunter; Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award, Harvard University, 1979; Academy Award, best actor, New York Film Critics Circle Award, best actor, National Board of Review Award, best actor, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, 1980, Golden Globe Award, best actor in a film or drama, Boston Society of Film Critics Award, best actor, 1981, Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1982, all for Raging Bull; Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1984, for The King of Comedy; Sant Jordi Award, best foreign actor, 1986, for Once upon a Time in America and Falling in Love; Theatre World Special Award, 1987; Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 1988, for Angel Heart; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture, 1989, for Midnight Run; D. W. Griffith Award, best actor, 1990; New York Film Critics Circle Award, best actor, 1990, for GoodFellas and Awakenings; National Board of Review Award, best actor, Academy Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture (drama), 1991, all for Awakenings; Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1991, for GoodFellas; Academy Award nomination, best actor, Golden Globe Award nomination, best actor in a drama, 1991, MTV Movie Award nominations, best kiss (with Juliette Lewis), best male performance, and best villain, 1992, all for Cape Fear; Career Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival, 1993; New York University, honorary degree, 1996; MTV Movie Award nominee, best villain, 1997, for The Fan; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast, Christopher Award (with others), motion pictures, 1997, both for Marvin's Room; Silver St. George, Moscow International Film Festival, 1997, for contribution to world cinema; MTV Movie Award nomination (with Natascha McElhone), best action sequence, 1999, for Ronin; Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2000; Golden Bear, Berlin Film Festival, 2000, for lifetime achievement; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy/musical, Blockbuster Entertainment Award (with Billy Crystal), favorite comedy team, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest actor in a motion picture (leading role), 2000, all for AnalyzeThis; MTV Movie Award, best line from a movie, MTV Movie Award nomination (with Ben Stiller), best on–screen team, Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actor—comedy/romance, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest actor in a motion picture, 2001, all for Meet the Parents; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, 2001, for Men of Honor; Lifetime Achievement Award, Gotham Awards, 2001; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy/musical, 2001, for Meet the Parents; Bravo Lifetime Achievement Award, IFP Gotham Awards, 2001; Italian–American Hall of Fame, inductee, 2002; Life Achievement Award, American Film Institute, 2003; Theatre World Award, for Cuba and His Teddy Bear; Commander of Arts and Letters, French government.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Client at diner, Trois chambres a Manhattan (also known as Three Rooms in Manhattan), 1965.

(As Robert Denero) Cecil, The Wedding Party, Ajay, 1967.

Jon Rubin, Greetings, Sigma III, 1968.

Sam Nicoletti, Sam's Song (also known as The Swap and Line of Fire), Cannon, 1969.

Lloyd Barker, Bloody Mama, American International Pictures, 1970.

Jon Rubin, Hi, Mom! (also known as Confessions of a Peeping John, Blue Manhattan, and Son of Greetings), Sigma III, 1970.

Gypsy cab driver, Jennifer on My Mind, United Artists, 1971.

Danny, Born to Win (also known as Addict and Born to Lose), United Artists, 1971.

Mario Trantino, The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (also known as The Gang That Couldn't Shoot), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1971.

Bruce Pearson, Bang the Drum Slowly, Paramount, 1973.

John "Johnny Boy" Civello, Mean Streets, Warner Bros., 1973.

Vito Corleone, The Godfather, Part II (also known as Mario Puzo's "The Godfather: Part II"), Paramount, 1974.

Bertolucci secondo il cinema (documentary; also known as The Cinema According to Bertolucci and The Making of "1900"), Bauer International, 1975.

(In archive footage) America at the Movies, Cinema 5 Distributing, 1976.

(As Robert DeNiro) Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver, Columbia, 1976.

Monroe Stahr, The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1977.

Jimmy Doyle, New York, New York, United Artists, 1977.

Alfredo Berlinghieri, 1900 (also known as Novecento, 1900—Gewalt, Macht, Leidenschft, 1900—Kampf, Liebe, Hoffnung, and Nineteen Hundred), Paramount, 1977.

Michael Vronsky, The Deer Hunter, Warner Bros., 1978.

Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull, United Artists, 1980.

Des Spellacy, True Confessions, United Artists, 1981.

Himself, Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio, 1981.

Rupert Pupkin, The King of Comedy, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.

David "Noodles" Aaronson, Once upon a Time in America (also known as C'era una volta in America), Warner Bros., 1984.

(In archive footage) Terror in the Aisles (documentary), Universal, 1984.

Frank Raftis, Falling in Love, Paramount, 1984.

Archibald "Harry" Tuttle, Brazil, Universal, 1985.

Captain Rodrigo Mendoza, The Mission, Warner Bros., 1986.

Louis Cypher, Angel Heart (also known as Aux portes de l'enfer), TriStar, 1987.

Al Capone, The Untouchables, Paramount, 1987.

Himself, Hello Actors Studio, 1987.

Jack Walsh, Midnight Run, Universal, 1988.

Joseph "Megs" Megessey, Jacknife, Cineplex Odeon, 1989.

Ned, We're No Angels, Paramount, 1989.

Stanley Cox, Stanley & Iris, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1990.

James Conway, GoodFellas (also known as Goodfellas), Warner Bros., 1990.

Leonard Lowe, Awakenings, Columbia, 1990.

Himself, Hollywood Mavericks, Roxie Releasing, 1990.

Max Cady, Cape Fear, Universal, 1991.

Donald Rimgale, Backdraft, Universal, 1991.

David Merrill, Guilty by Suspicion (also known as La liste noire), Warner Bros., 1991.

Evan M. Wright, Mistress (also known as Hollywood Mistress), Rainbow Releasing/Tribeca Productions, 1992.

Harry Fabian, Night and the City, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1992.

Dwight Hansen, This Boy's Life, Warner Bros., 1993.

Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie, Mad Dog and Glory, Universal, 1993.

Lorenzo Anello, A Bronx Tale, Savoy Pictures, 1993.

The creature/sharp–featured man, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" (also known as Frankenstein), TriStar, 1994.

Neil McCauley, Heat, Warner Bros., 1995.

Sam "Ace" Rothstein, Casino, Universal, 1995.

Actor for a day, One Hundred and One Nights (also known as Les cent et une nuits, Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinema, and A Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1995.

Gil Renard, The Fan, TriStar, 1996.

Father Bobby, Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996.

Dr. Wally, Marvin's Room, Miramax, 1996.

Himself, 100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons (documentary), Passport Video, 1996.

Himself, 100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (documentary), Passport Video, 1996.

Lieutenant Mo Tilden, Cop Land, Miramax, 1997.

Louis Gara, Jackie Brown, Miramax, 1997.

Conrad Brean, Wag the Dog, New Line Cinema, 1998.

Arthur Lustig, Great Expectations, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Sam, Ronin, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1998.

Himself, New York City ... Come Visit the World (documentary), 1998.

Himself, Junket Whore (documentary), 1998.

Paul Vitti, Analyze This, Warner Bros., 1999.

Walter Koontz, Flawless, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1999.

Himself, Making "Taxi Driver" (documentary), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999.

Himself, The Book That Wrote Itself, Echelon Entertainment, 1999.

(In archive footage) Himself, Ausverkauft! (short film), 1999.

Jack Byrnes, Meet the Parents, Universal, 2000.

Fearless leader, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (also known as Die Abenteur von Rocky und Bullwinkle), Universal, 2000.

Detective Eddie Fleming, Fifteen Minutes (also known as 15 minuts Ruhm), New Line Cinema, 2000.

Master chief, senior chief, and chief Leslie W. "Billy" Sunday, Men of Honor (also known as Men of Honour), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Himself, The Making of "Cape Fear" (documentary), Universal Home Video, 2001.

Nick Wells, The Score, Paramount, 2001.

Himself, Spotlight on Location: Meet the Parents (documentary), 2001.

Detective Mitch Preston, Showtime, Warner Bros., 2002.

Vincent LaMarca, City by the Sea (also known as The Suspect), Warner Bros., 2002.

Paul Vitti, Analyze That, Warner Bros., 2002.

Himself, Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (documentary short film), Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Fahrenheit 9/11 (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Himself, Getting Made: The Making of "GoodFellas" (documentary short film), Warner Home Video, 2004.

Richard Wells, Godsend (also known as Adam), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Voice of Don Lino, Shark Tale (animated), DreamWorks, 2004.

Jack Byrnes, Meet the Fockers, Universal, 2004.

The archbishop, The Bridge of San Luis Rey (also known as El puente de San Luis Rey), 2004.

David Callaway, Hide and Seek, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2005.

James Wilson (older), The Good Shepard, Universal, 2005.

Film Work:

Executive producer, We're No Angels, Paramount, 1989.

(Uncredited) Producer, Cape Fear, 1991.

Producer, Thunderheart, TriStar, 1992.

Producer, Mistress (also known as Hollywood Mistress), Rainbow Releasing/Tribeca Productions, 1992.

Producer and director, A Bronx Tale, Savoy Pictures, 1993.

(Uncredited) Producer, The Night We Never Met, 1993.

Associate producer, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" (also known as Frankenstein), TriStar, 1994.

(Uncredited) Producer, Panther, 1995.

Producer, Marvin's Room, Miramax, 1996.

Producer, Faithful, New Line Cinema/Savoy Pictures, 1996.

Producer, Wag the Dog, New Line Cinema, 1998.

Producer, Entropy, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1999.

(Uncredited) Producer, Flawless, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1999.

Producer, Meet the Parents, Universal, 2000.

Producer, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (also known as Die Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle), Universal, 2000.

(Uncredited) Director, The Score, 2001.

Producer, Prison Song, New Line Cinema, 2001.

Producer, About a Boy (also known as About a Boy oder: Der Tag der toten Ente), Universal, 2002.

Producer, Stage Beauty, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Producer, Meet the Fockers, Universal, 2004.

Director and producer, The Good Shepherd, Universal, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Himself, Tribeca Film Festival Presents, 2003.

(In archive footage) I Love the '90s: Part Deux (documentary), VH1, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Night of 100 Stars, 1982.

The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985.

Narrator, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (documentary; also known as Dear America), PBS, 1987.

Martin Scorsese Directs, PBS, 1990.

The New Hollywood, NBC, 1990.

Himself, The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (documentary), HBO, 1990.

Himself, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (documentary), Showtime, 1991.

Himself, Aretha Franklin: Duets, Fox, 1993.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Fame in the Twentieth Century (documentary), BBC, PBS, and Arts and Entertainment, 1993.

Himself, True Story of Frankenstein (documentary; also known as It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein), 1994.

(In archive footage) Ennio Morricone (documentary), BBC, 1995.

The 25th American Film Institute Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese, CBS, 1997.

(In archive footage) Lieutenant Moe Tilden, Venice Report (documentary), 1997.

Narrator, Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (documentary), HBO, 1998.

Himself, Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998.

Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 1999.

Himself, America: A Tribute to Heroes, 2001.

Himself, The Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001.

Host, 9/11 (also known as New York: 11 septembre), CBS, 2002.

Himself, Reel Comedy: Analyze That, 2002.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (documentary), AMC, 2002.

Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin', USA Network, 2003.

100% NYC: A Concert Celebrating the Tribeca Film Festival, MTV and VH1, 2003.

The 2003 AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert DeNiro, USA Network, 2003.

(In archive footage) Himself, 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Presenter, AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Meryl Streep, USA Network, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Himself, The 53rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1981.

Presenter, The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990.

Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991.

Himself, Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame, 1993.

Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995.

Presenter, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.

Presenter, The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999.

Presenter, The 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.

Himself, Premio Donostia a Robert De Niro, 2000.

Himself, MTV Video Music Awards 2000, MTV, 2000.

Presenter, The 11th Annual IFP Gotham Awards, Bravo, 2001.

American Veteran Awards, History Channel, 2002.

Presenter, Tribeca Film Festival Awards, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Michell/Michael, "The Partisan," Combat!, 1967.

Himself, "Jack Nicholson fait de la photo," Cinema cinemas, 1990.

(Uncredited) Himself, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1992, 1997, 2000.

Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1999.

Himself, "25 Toughest Stars," Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Himself, Leute heute, 2002.

Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2002, 2004.

Himself, God kveld Norge, 2003.

Himself, Filmland, 2003.

Himself, Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003.

Himself, GMTV, ITV, 2004.

Himself, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV, 2004.

Also appeared in Search for Tomorrow.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Tribeca, Fox, 1993.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Executive producer, Witness to the Mob, 1998.

Television Executive Producer; Pilots:

The Repair Shop, CBS, 1998.

What Just Happened, HBO, 2003.

Fully Committed, ABC, 2003.

About a Boy, Fox, 2003.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, Holiday Heart, Showtime, 2000.

Stage Appearances:

(Off–Broadway debut) Boy, One Night Stands of a Noisy Passenger, Actors Playhouse, New York City, 1970.

Douglas One and Fatboy, Kool Aid, Forum Theatre, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, New York City, 1971.

Strange Show, 1982.

Night of 100 Stars, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982.

Cuba, Cuba and His Teddy Bear, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1986.

RECORDINGS

Video Games; Producer:

Nine, 1996.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Brode, Douglas, The Complete Films of Robert DeNiro, Citadel, 1993.

Cameron–Wilson, James, The Cinema of Robert De Niro, London Zomba, 1986.

Dougan, Andy, Untouchable: Robert De Niro, Virgin, 1996.

Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Volume 21, Gale Group, 2001.

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000.

McKay, Keith, Robert De Niro: The Hero behind the Masks, New English Library, 1988.

Parker, John, De Niro, Vista, 1995.

Powell, Elfreda, The Unofficial Robert De Niro, Parragon, 1996.

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000.

Periodicals:

Backstage, November 12, 1999, p. 3.

Entertainment Weekly, February 20, 1998, p. 16;

November 1, 1999, p. 85.

InStyle, May, 1998, p. 197.

Newsweek, May 17, 1999, p. 6.

New York Times, March, 1977.

People Weekly, October 12, 1998, p. 11; August 16, 1999, p. 11; September 10, 2001, p. 137; April 8, 2002, p. 20.

Sunday Times (London), April 22, 1990, p. G1.

Variety, October 25, 1999, p. 4; October 8, 2001, p. 6; June 17, 2002, p. 45.