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My Take
For me, Robert De Niro defines what screen acting can be when ego gives way to obsession. The famous physical transformations are the legend, but what I keep returning to is his economy: the way a glance or a half-smile carries an entire backstory. Winning Academy Awards for both a supporting role and a lead, then spending his later decades cheerfully sending up his own tough-guy image in comedies, shows a rare lack of preciousness about his myth. Add the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a producing career that keeps New York filmmaking alive, and you have my pick for the most complete film figure of his generation.
Overview
Robert Anthony De Niro ( də NEER-roh; Italian: [de ˈniːro]; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, film producer, and restaurateur. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation, he is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for eight BAFTA Awards and four Emmy Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert De Niro
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・デ・ニーロ
- Reading
- ろばーと・で・にーろ
- Born
- August 17, 1943 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / film actor / voice actor / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2000 Donostia Award
- 1981 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 1975 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1987 Theatre World Special Award
- 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Kennedy Center Honors
- 2003 AFI Life Achievement Award
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.