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In this video today, we'll discuss the lifestyle of actor Robert De Niro. Let's start.
One of the most accomplished and respected actors of the 20th century and beyond, Robert
Anthony De Niro Jr was born on August 17, 1943 in the Manhattan borough of New York City, United States.
De Niro was an intense and formidable presence in a string of acclaimed films directed by
Martin Scorsese, including Raging Bull and Goodfellas, as well as such features as The
Godfather Part II and Silver Linings Playbook.
He is also the recipient of various accolades, including Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award
and the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
De Niro Jr was the only child of painters Robert De Niro Sr and Virginia Admiral.
His father was of Irish and Italian descent, while his mother had Dutch, English, French,
and German ancestry.
De Niro developed an interest in performing and soon began acting in school productions
while also receiving his earliest training at Maria Picator's Dramatic Workshop.
He briefly attended the High School of Music and Art but left in the ninth grade, citing
a high level of competition and his own shyness.
But after a cross-country trip to visit relatives in 1960, the 16-year-old De Niro decided to
leave high school altogether and enroll at the Stella Adler Conservatory.
De Niro married actress Diahnne Abbott in 1976; they have a son, Raphael, a former actor
who works in New York real estate.
De Niro also adopted Abbott's daughter Drena De Niro from a previous relationship.
He and Abbott divorced in 1988.
Afterwards, he was in a relationship with model Toukie Smith between 1988 and 1996.
De Niro has twin sons, Julian and Aaron.
In 1997, De Niro married actress Grace Hightower but split in 1999.
The divorce was never finalized and in 2004 they renewed their vows.
Together they have a son named Elliot and a daughter named Helen.
In 2018, it was reported De Niro and Hightower had separated after 20 years of marriage,
with Hightower's lawyer claimed that De Niro had been "unfairly decreasing" the agreed-upon
payments to his estranged wife since.
De Niro recently stated that he was working at "an unsustainable pace" in order "to support
Hightower and pay off all his back taxes".
After additional training with Lee Strasberg at the Actor's Studio, he began auditioning for film roles.
De Niro first landed a major role in Greetings (1968) and gained recognition with his role
as a baseball player in the sports drama Bang the Drum Slowly (1973).
That same year, he starred in Mean Streets, which marked the beginning of his long and
celebrated collaborations with director Martin Scorsese.
The film would serve as a launching pad for a remarkable string of projects in the 1970s,
beginning in 1974 with The Godfather Part II, which earned him an Oscar.
He then earned two nominations for Oscar with Taxi Driver (1976) and The Deer Hunter (1978),
and won the second Academy Award in his career in 1980 with his role in Raging Bull, all
were directed by Scorsese.
As a fierce method actor, Robert De Niro continued diversified to various roles into the 2000s
and gained wider recognition and respect in the industry.
The actor co-founded the film and television production company TriBeCa Productions in
1989 and the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002.
He also directed and starred in such films as A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd (2006).
Several journalists consider De Niro to be among the best actors of his generation.
Many De Niro's films have become classics of American cinema, with six of his films
inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry as of 2020.
De Niro has received the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
In 2009, De Niro received the Kennedy Center Honor, and received a Presidential Medal of
Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016.
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As of 2021, Robert De Niro’s net worth is over $330 million.
The main source of his career as an actor.
Robert De Niro’s primary residence is in Gardiner, New York.
His compound consists of a 2,222 square foot main house sitting on an astounding 98 acres of land.
He purchased the estate in 1997 for only $1.5 million.
He also rented properties throughout Manhattan, including in West Village and Central Park West.
One of the most encouraging and inspiring facts about Robert De Niro is his successful battle with cancer.
In 2003, doctors discovered he had prostate cancer; he had just clocked 60 years of age.
Fortunately, the cancer was detected at an early stage so the actor made a full recovery
in 2011.
Outside of acting, Robert De Niro is the co-founder of the highly successful Nobu restaurant and
hotel chain along with Nobu Matsuhisa.
Today there are more than 40 Nobu locations around the world.
It has been reported that the Nobu empire generates several hundred million dollars
in revenue every year.
Robert is also a co-owner of The Greenwhich Hotel in New York.
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