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Robert De Niro
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<p>Robert Anthony De Niro is an American actor, director, and film producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of <a href="/facts/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Robert_De_Niro/U0Tks96Y">various accolades</a>, including two <a href="/facts/Academy_Awards/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Awards</a> and a <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Award</a> as well as nominations for eight <a href="/facts/BAFTA_Awards/GszEPR7E">BAFTA Awards</a> and four <a href="/facts/Emmy_Awards/M6GvMDJc">Emmy Awards</a>. He was honored with the <a href="/facts/AFI_Life_Achievement_Award/Qr9f9SXU">AFI Life Achievement Award</a> in 2003, the <a href="/facts/Kennedy_Center_Honors/nxwfJFaa">Kennedy Center Honors</a> in 2009, the <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Cecil_B._DeMille_Award/IbFS0cwY">Cecil B. DeMille Award</a> in 2011, the <a href="/facts/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom/wNtowHA6">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> in 2016, the <a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Life_Achievement_Award/tIS0yQE3">Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award</a> in 2019, and the <a href="/facts/Honorary_Palme_d%2527Or/R57obDSr">Honorary Palme d'Or</a> in 2025. </p><p>De Niro studied acting at <a href="/facts/HB_Studio/oj0Euw0F">HB Studio</a>, <a href="/facts/Stella_Adler_Conservatory/KbKH5sM0">Stella Adler Conservatory</a>, and <a href="/facts/Lee_Strasberg/86cM87M0">Lee Strasberg</a>'s <a href="/facts/Actors_Studio/J8WxycN4">Actors Studio</a>. He went on to earn two <a href="/facts/Academy_Awards/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Awards</a>, his first for <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor/ELmDBH4E">Best Supporting Actor</a> for his role as <a href="/facts/Vito_Corleone/RB2PjzNL">Vito Corleone</a> in the crime drama <i><a href="/facts/The_Godfather_Part_II/usejdXRM">The Godfather Part II</a></i> (1974) followed by <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor/ESeGU7vo">Best Actor</a> for his portrayal of <a href="/facts/Jake_LaMotta/3vM5kfoq">Jake LaMotta</a> in the biopic drama <i><a href="/facts/Raging_Bull/U3luKIB3">Raging Bull</a></i> (1980). He was further Oscar–nominated for his roles in <i><a href="/facts/Taxi_Driver/Hz2NJ3ge">Taxi Driver</a></i> (1976), <i><a href="/facts/The_Deer_Hunter/7nUtbJJM">The Deer Hunter</a></i> (1978), <i><a href="/facts/Awakenings/BJlrL71n">Awakenings</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/facts/Cape_Fear_(1991_film)/sS5KBGUk">Cape Fear</a></i> (1991), <i><a href="/facts/Silver_Linings_Playbook/qckGE21J">Silver Linings Playbook</a></i> (2012), and <i><a href="/facts/Killers_of_the_Flower_Moon_(film)/4TGDejgQ">Killers of the Flower Moon</a></i> (2023). </p><p>De Niro is known for his dramatic roles in <i><a href="/facts/Mean_Streets/G0ano3EY">Mean Streets</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/facts/The_King_of_Comedy_(film)/4rC4BNMa">The King of Comedy</a></i> (1982), <i><a href="/facts/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_America/qRr1jylu">Once Upon a Time in America</a></i> (1984), <i><a href="/facts/The_Mission_(1986_film)/vd9W6QhT">The Mission</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/facts/The_Untouchables_(film)/WbwVzp2C">The Untouchables</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/facts/Goodfellas/4sSoSWlt">Goodfellas</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/facts/This_Boy%2527s_Life/STJMyWRC">This Boy's Life</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/facts/Heat_(1995_film)/2qEzf9n2">Heat</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/facts/Casino_(1995_film)/CWgxc0Io">Casino</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/facts/Jackie_Brown/sq88IMkX">Jackie Brown</a></i> (1997), <i><a href="/facts/Joker_(2019_film)/QYCvJSnq">Joker</a></i> (2019), and <i><a href="/facts/The_Irishman/PbensT6J">The Irishman</a></i> (2019) as well as his comedic roles in <i><a href="/facts/Midnight_Run/kVcBLWEr">Midnight Run</a></i> (1988), <i><a href="/facts/Wag_the_Dog/WRURFn5L">Wag the Dog</a></i> (1997), <i><a href="/facts/Analyze_This/rzCWwNxQ">Analyze This</a></i> (1999), the <i><a href="/facts/Meet_the_Parents_(film_series)/NzaJHWX7">Meet the Parents</a></i> films (2000–2010), and <i><a href="/facts/The_Intern_(2015_film)/3noGVvLp">The Intern</a></i> (2015). He directed and acted in both the crime drama <i><a href="/facts/A_Bronx_Tale/zJ6yHRJF">A Bronx Tale</a></i> (1993) and the spy film <i><a href="/facts/The_Good_Shepherd_(film)/McwT6Iw9">The Good Shepherd</a></i> (2006). On television, he portrayed <a href="/facts/Bernie_Madoff/P4Vjc29N">Bernie Madoff</a> in the <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a> film <i><a href="/facts/The_Wizard_of_Lies/LlLW1av4">The Wizard of Lies</a></i> (2017). </p><p>De Niro and producer <a href="/facts/Jane_Rosenthal/c0lMjmsC">Jane Rosenthal</a> founded the film and television production company <a href="/facts/TriBeCa_Productions/7d3FEHq2">TriBeCa Productions</a> in 1989, which has produced several films alongside his own. Also with Rosenthal, he founded the <a href="/facts/Tribeca_Festival/X3VDTQAc">Tribeca Film Festival</a> in 2002. Many of De Niro's films are considered classics of American cinema. Six of De Niro's films have been inducted into the <a href="/facts/National_Film_Registry/HGoP1Mre">United States National Film Registry</a> by the <a href="/facts/Library_of_Congress/TfB6dEN5">Library of Congress</a> as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" as of 2023. Five films were listed on the <a href="/facts/American_Film_Institute/DhNpmV60">AFI</a>'s <a href="/facts/AFI%2527s_100_Years...100_Movies/2tYzNPxV">100 greatest American films</a> of all time. </p>