Robert de Niro

The future great actor was born on August 17, 1943 in a bohemian family - Robert De Niro's parents were artists. A few years after the birth of his son, the couple divorced, the boy remained with his mother. As a child, he participated in school theater productions. With his studies, as well as with the law, young De Niro had problems, so he never received a high school diploma. The guy remembered that he was praised for playing in the theater, so he decided to study acting. At the school of Lee more

The future great actor was born on August 17, 1943 in a bohemian family - Robert De Niro's parents were artists. A few years after the birth of his son, the couple divorced, the boy remained with his mother. As a child, he participated in school theater productions. With his studies, as well as with the law, young De Niro had problems, so he never received a high school diploma. The guy remembered that he was praised for playing in the theater, so he decided to study acting. At the school of Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler, he learned the Stanislavsky system.
The first success came to the young actor in 1973 after the release of the film “Battle the drum slowly”. After filming, De Niro went to Hollywood, where he soon became acquainted with the film. Martin Scorsese . The cooperation resulted in six films that revealed the multifaceted talent of the actor.
The turning point of Robert considers 1974, when the world rolled out “The Godfather 2”. For the role of young Vito Carleone De Niro received an Oscar statuette. In total, in the piggy bank of the actor’s awards, two awards of the American Film Academy and two Golden Globe Awards.
In the filmography of the actor more than a hundred works, among which one can distinguish “Awakening” (1990), “Casino” (1995), the picture “Awakening” Military diver (2000), "Grandfather of easy conduct" (2016). When working on the role, Robert De Niro tries to get used to the image as much as possible. He doesn't think it's shameful to gain 27 kilograms, grind his teeth or learn to box.

De Niro has been married to Grace Hatower since 1997. His first wife was singer Diane Abbott. After breaking up with her, Robert lived a civil marriage with Tookie Smith. Three beloved women at different times gave the actor six children.