• Name: Robert De Niro
  
• Height: 5'9"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: August 17, 1943
  
• Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
  
• Profession: actor, producer, director
  
• Education: Stella Adler Conservatory in New York
  
•   : American Workshop
  
•   : New York University (received Honorary Doctorate in 1996)
  
•   : Studied acting with Luther James and Lee Strasberg
  
• Husband/Wife: Grace Hightower (former flight attendant; married on June 17, 1997; divorced in 1999), Diahnne Abbott (actress, singer; married in 1976; divorced in 1988)
  
• Relationship: Leigh Taylor-Young (actress), Toukie Smith (actress, restaurateur, TV host; sister of designer Willi Smith), Naomi Campbell (model)
  
• Father: Robert De Niro Sr. (separated; died on May 3, 1993)
  
• Mother: Virginia Admiral (artist)
  
• Son: Elliott (born on March 18, 1998; mother: Grace Hightower), Aaron Kendrick and Julian Henry (twins; born on October 20, 1995; to surrogate mother: Toukie Smithtwin), Raphael (born in 1978; mother: Diahnne Abbott)
  
• Daughter: Dreena (mother: Diahnne Abbott; De Niro adopted her; model)
  
• Claim to fame: as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976)
  

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• "It's important not to indicate. People don't try to show their feelings, they try to hide them."
• "I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies."

• DGA (Directors Guild Of America) Honor (2004)
• American Film Institute: Life Achievement Award (2003)
• MTV Movie Awards: Best Line, MEET THE PARENTS (Are you a pothead, Focker?) (2001)
• Gotham Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (2001)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Award: Favorite Comedy Team, ANALYZE THIS (shared with Billy Crystal) (2000)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Comedy Team, ANALYZE THIS (2000) - shared with Billy Crystal
• San Sebastián International Film Festival: Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)
• Moscow International Film Festival: Silver St. George - Contribution to World Cinema (1997)
• Christopher Awards: Motion Pictures, MARVIN'S ROOM (1997)
• Venice Film Festival: Career Golden Lion (1993)
• National Board of Review: Best Actor, AWAKENINGS (1990)
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actor, GOODFELLAS (1990)
• Sant Jordi Awards: Best Foreign Actor, ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1986)
• Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor, RAGING BULL (1981)
• Academy Awards: Best Actor, RAGING BULL (1980)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role-Drama, RAGING BULL (1980)
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actor, RAGING BULL (1980)
• National Board of Review: Best Actor, RAGING BULL (1980)
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actor, RAGING BULL (1980)
• Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Man of the Year (1979)
• National Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor, TAXI DRIVER (1977)
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actor, TAXI DRIVER (1977)
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actor, TAXI DRIVER (1976)
• Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, THE GODFATHER: PART II (1975)
• National Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actor, MEAN STREETS (1974)
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Supporting Actor, BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY (1974)

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