Biographies: Robert De Niro - Actor

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Robert De Niro is an Italian-American actor, director and producer. He's considered to be one of the greatest actors of our time. He was born in New York City in 1943 to two artists. He attended a high school for the arts but transferred to a public school before traveling to Paris at age 18. De Niro immersed himself in theater in the 1960s. He made his film debut in Brian de Palma's "The Wedding Party" in 1963, though the film was not released for another six years. The films that made him legendary came about through his fortuitous collaboration with director Martin Scorsese, which began with "Mean Streets" (1973), followed by "Taxi Driver" (1976), "Raging Bull" (1980) and "Goodfellas" (1990). These are considered his greatest works. De Niro has won two Oscars, one for his performance in "The Godfather II" (1974) and the second for his portrayal of boxer Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull." He's been nominated for heaps of other awards. In recent years, he's played Bill Sullivan in "The Good Sepherd" (2006), ex-CIA father-in-law in "Meet the Parents" (2000) and its sequels, and now father of Bradley Cooper's character in the critically acclaimed "The Silver Linings Playbook" (2012). De Niro is also the co-founder of New York's annual Tribeca Film Festival, and its sister festival, the Doha Tribeca Film Festival.

• 12 May 2011
• Achraf Wassim