| Bio/Wiki | |
| Name | Robert Anthony De Niro |
| Nick-name | Bobby |
| Sex | Male |
| Date Of Birth | August 17, 1943 |
| Age | 79 years (as of 2023) |
| Profession / Occupation | Actor, film producer, director |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Religion | Agnostic |
| Caste | N/A |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Family and Relatives | |
| Father | Robert De Niro Sr. (abstract expressionist painter) |
| Mother | Virginia Admiral (painter) |
| Brothers | Aaron Kendrick De Niro, Julian Henry De Niro (twins) |
| Sisters | Drena De Niro (adopted) |
| Marital Status | Unmarried (as of 2023) |
| Wife | Diahnne Abbott (1976-1988), Grace Hightower (1997-2018) |
| Daughters | Helen Grace De Niro, Gia De Niro |
| Sons | Raphael De Niro, Elliot De Niro |
| Others | Toukie Smith (former partner), Tiffany Chen (current partner) |
| Personal Life | |
| Girlfriends | Toukie Smith, Tiffany Chen |
| Affairs | Naomi Campbell, Veronica Webb, Uma Thurman, Charmaine Sinclair, Ashley Judd, Leigh Taylor-Young |
| Height, Weight and Body Measurements | |
| Height in Centimeters | 177 cm |
| Height in Meters | 1.77 m |
| Height in Feet Inches | 5 ft 9¾ in |
| Weight | 75 kg or 165 lbs |
| Body Measurement | N/A |
| Chest Size | N/A |
| Waist Size | N/A |
| Biceps Size | N/A |
| Eye Colour | Green |
| Hair Colour | Salt and Pepper |
| Body type | Average |
| Favorite Things and Hobby | |
| Actor | Marlon Brando, James Dean, Montgomery Clift, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio |
| Actress | Meryl Streep |
| Director | Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Elia Kazan, Bernardo Bertolucci, Michael Cimino, Brian De Palma, Sergio Leone, David O. Russell, Todd Phillips |
| Hobby | Acting, directing, producing, reading, traveling, collecting art |
| Education School and Colleges | |
| Education Qualification | Dropped out of school at age 16 |
| School | Little Red School House, Elisabeth Irwin High School, Rhodes Preparatory School |
| College | Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio |
| University | N/A |
| Others | Son of painters Virginia Admiral and Robert De Niro Sr. |
| Career, Debut, Awards, Honours and Achievements | |
| Career | American actor, producer and director known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and his versatile roles |
| Debut | The Wedding Party (filmed in 1963, released in 1969) |
| Awards | Two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and many others |
| Honours | Kennedy Center Honor (2009), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016), Cecil B. DeMille Award (2011) |
| Achievements | Founded the Tribeca Film Festival and Tribeca Productions, co-owns several restaurants, received critical acclaim and recognition for his work |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth | $500 million (as of 2021) |
| Salary | Varies depending on the film and the role, but reportedly earned $775,000 per episode for an untitled Amazon show that was later canceled |
| Social Media | |
| None (there are many fan accounts but no official one) | |
| [Robert De Niro.](https://www.facebook.com/bobbydeniro/) (a fan page with over 1.5 million likes) | |
| Snapchat | None (he briefly used it in 2017 at the Tribeca Film Festival) |
| [Robert De Niro (@Rob_D_Niro)](https://twitter.com/rob_d_niro) (an unverified account with over 12,000 followers) | |
Age, Family, Wife, Children, and Relatives
Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943, in New York City, New York, U.S. He is 79 years old as of 2023. His parents were both artists: his father, Robert De Niro Sr., was an abstract expressionist painter and sculptor, and his mother, Virginia Admiral, was a painter and poet. They divorced when De Niro was two years old, and he was raised by his mother in Greenwich Village. He has Italian and Irish ancestry from his father's side and Dutch, English, French, and German ancestry from his mother's.
De Niro has been married twice and has seven children from four different women. His first wife was actress Diahnne Abbott, whom he married in 1976 and divorced in 1988. They have a son named Raphael, a former actor and now a real estate developer. De Niro also adopted Abbott's daughter from a previous relationship, Drena, an actress and producer. His second wife was actress and philanthropist Grace Hightower, whom he married in 1997 and separated from in 2018. They have two children: a son named Elliot, who has autism, and a daughter named Helen Grace, who was born via surrogate. De Niro also has four other children from two long-term relationships: twin sons Aaron Kendrick and Julian Henry (born 1995) with model Toukie Smith and son Elliot (born 1998) with actress Bridget Moynahan.
De Niro has several relatives who are also involved in the entertainment industry. His paternal grandfather, Henry Martin De Niro (1897–1976), was an Italian American actor who appeared in silent films under the name Henry Martin. His maternal grandfather, Donald Admiral (1900–1978), was an admiral in the U.S. Navy who later became a lawyer and judge. His uncle, Donald Admiral Jr., is a painter and sculptor who lives in France. His cousin John De Niro is a journalist for The New York Times.
Height, Weight, and Body Measurements
Robert De Niro is 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall and weighs about 165 pounds (75 kg). He has blue eyes and dark brown hair. He has a muscular physique that he maintains by working out regularly. He is also known for changing his body shape drastically for some of his roles, such as gaining 60 pounds (27 kg) for Raging Bull (1980) and losing 40 pounds (18 kilograms) for Cape Fear (1991).
Education School and Colleges
Robert De Niro attended several New York City schools during childhood and adolescence. He went to PS 41 elementary school in Greenwich Village, where he met his lifelong friend Martin Scorsese. He then attended Elisabeth Irwin High School (also known as Little Red School House) but dropped out at age 16 to pursue acting. He later enrolled at the High School of Music & Art (now Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts) but did not graduate.
De Niro studied acting at various institutions in New York City, including the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting (where he learned the Stanislavski method), the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (where he learned the Method acting technique), and HB Studio (where he studied with Herbert Berghof). He also took classes at the American Workshop of the Actors Studio (where he met Marlon Brando) and the Dramatic Workshop of The New School (where he met Shelley Winters).
Career, Debut, Awards, Honours, Achievements
Robert De Niro began his acting career on stage in Off-Off-Broadway productions in the early 1960s. His first film appearance was in Brian De Palma's The Wedding Party (filmed in 1963 and released in 1969), followed by several minor roles in low-budget movies. His breakthrough came with his performance as a dying baseball player in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), which earned him critical acclaim and recognition. He also starred in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973), beginning their long and fruitful collaboration.
De Niro's career reached new heights with his portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II (1974), for which he won his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He then worked with Scorsese again in Taxi Driver (1976), playing a mentally unstable Vietnam veteran and vigilante, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's epic 1900 (1976), Elia Kazan's The Last Tycoon (1976), and Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter (1978), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
De Niro reached the peak of his career with his performance as boxer Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980), for which he won his second Academy Award for Best Actor. He also starred in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985), Roland Joffé's The Mission (1986), and Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987). He then showed his comedic skills in Midnight Run (1988), opposite Charles Grodin, We're No Angels (1989), opposite Sean Penn.
In the 1990s, De Niro continued to work with Scorsese in Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), and Casino (1995), as well as other directors such as Penny Marshall in Awakenings (1990), Barry Levinson in Sleepers (1996) and Wag the Dog (1997), Quentin Tarantino in Jackie Brown (1997), and John Frankenheimer in Ronin (1998). He also made his directorial debut with A Bronx Tale (1993), based on a play by Chazz Palminteri, and starred in the comedy Analyze This (1999) opposite Billy Crystal.
In the 2000s, De Niro expanded his range of roles, appearing in action films such as The Score (2001) and Heat (1995), thrillers such as 15 Minutes (2001) and Hide and Seek (2005), dramas such as Men of Honor (2000) and City by the Sea (2002), comedies such as Meet the Parents (2000) and its sequels Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010), and animated films such as Shark Tale (2004) and Arthur and the Invisibles (2006). He also directed his second film, The Good Shepherd (2006), starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie.
In the 2010s, De Niro returned to his roots, working with Scorsese again in The Irishman (2019) alongside Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, which earned him his seventh Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Joy (2015), both of which earned him Golden Globe nominations, as well as comedies such as The Intern (2015) and Dirty Grandpa (2016). He also played Bernie Madoff in the HBO film The Wizard of Lies (2017) and Robert Mueller on Saturday Night Live (2018–2020).
In 2023, De Niro is set to appear in Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, based on an actual crime book by David Grann, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. He is also working on several other projects, including a comedy called The Comeback Trail, a drama called After Exile, a thriller called Wash Me in the River, and a biopic called War with Grandpa.
Residence and Contact Address
Mr. Robert De Niro resides in New York City, where he owns several properties and businesses. His primary residence is a massive estate in Gardiner, NY, which he bought 1997 for $1.5 million. The estate comprises a 2,222-square-foot main house, a 14,000-square-foot recreation center, two guest houses, a tennis court, and 98 acres of land. He also owns a beach house in Montauk, NY, valued at around $8 million.
De Niro also rented several penthouses in Manhattan over the years, including one in West Village that he listed for $39.5 million in 2015. The penthouse was 11,000 square feet with five bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, a library, a home office, a steam room, a formal dining area, and an outdoor area.
If you want to contact Mr. Robert De Niro by mail, you can send letter to the following address:
Robert De Niro Tribeca Entertainment 375 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 USA
This is the address of his film and television production company, TriBeCa Productions, which he co-founded with producer Jane Rosenthal in 1989. Please note that this is not his personal address, and there is no guarantee that he will receive or reply to your mail.
Robert De Niro is not very active on social media platforms, and he does not have any official or verified accounts on Instagram, Facebook, or Snapchat. However, he does have an unofficial Twitter account with the handle @Rob_D_Niro, which has over 12,000 followers. The account was created in May 2014 and has only posted one tweet, which is a picture of De Niro with the caption “Hello Twitter.” The account also follows no one and has not replied to any messages.
There is also a Facebook page with the name Robert De Niro., which has over 1.5 million likes. The page claims to be the official fan page of the actor, but it is not verified by Facebook. The page posts pictures and videos of De Niro’s films, interviews, and appearances, as well as some memes and quotes. The page also interacts with some of the fans who comment on the posts.
De Niro also made a brief appearance on Snapchat in 2017, when he was introduced to the app by filmmaker Alex Berry during the Tribeca Film Festival. Berry showed De Niro how to use some of the filters and features of the app, such as the dog face, the flower crown, and the voice changer. De Niro seemed amused and curious by the app, but he did not create his own account or share any snaps.
De Niro is not a fan of social media in general, and he has expressed his dislike for it in several interviews. He has also been the target of some mean tweets from online trolls, which he read aloud on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2015. De Niro responded to the insults with his trademark sarcasm and wit, but he also showed his disdain for the negativity and rudeness of some people on the internet.