Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Birthday: August 17
Birthplace: Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York

Robert De Niro is an Italian-American actor, producer, and director. He was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull.

Robert De Niro is an Italian-American actor, producer, and director. He was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull. De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in the musical drama New York, New York (1977), the action comedy Midnight Run (1988), the gangster comedy Analyze This (1999), and the comedy Meet the Parents (2000). He has directed and starred in films such as the crime drama A Bronx Tale (1993) and the spy film The Good Shepherd (2006). De Niro’s first-ever Emmy nomination (for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie) comes for his role as financier Bernie Madoff in HBO’s The Wizard Of Lies.

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Awards & Nominations

4 Nominations
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series - 2019
  • Nominee
  • Robert De Niro, as Robert Mueller
  • Saturday Night Live
  • "Host: Sandra Oh"
  • NBC
  • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Outstanding Limited Series - 2019
  • Nominee
  • Robert De Niro, Executive Producer
  • When They See Us
  • Netflix
  • Participant Media, Tribeca Productions, Harpo Films, Array Filmworks
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - 2017
  • Nominee
  • Robert De Niro, as Bernie Madoff
  • The Wizard Of Lies
  • HBO
  • HBO Films in association with Tribeca Productions and Levinson/Fontana Productions
Outstanding Television Movie - 2017
  • Nominee
  • Robert De Niro, Executive Producer
  • The Wizard Of Lies
  • HBO
  • HBO Films in association with Tribeca Productions and Levinson/Fontana Productions

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