Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro, thought of as one of the greatest American actors of all time, was born in New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, Dutch, English, French, and German. He was trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the American Workshop. He first gained fame for his role in Toca o Tambor Devagar (1973), but he gained his reputation as a volatile actor in Os Cavaleiros do Asfalto (1973), which was his first film with director Martin Scorsese. In 1974 De Niro received an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in O Padrinho: Parte II (1974) and received Academy Award nominations for best actor in Taxi Driver (1976), O Caçador (1978), and O Cabo do Medo (1991). He won the best actor award in 1980 for O Touro Enraivecido (1980). De Niro heads his own production company, Tribeca Film Center, and made his directorial debut in 1993 with Um Bairro em Nova Iorque (1993).

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