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Robert De Niro, Jr. was born to Robert De Niro, Sr., an abstract expressionist painter, and Virginia Painter, also an artist, on August 17, 1943 in New York City. He dropped out of high school to begin acting professionally and had several small parts in off-Broadway productions. His breakthrough came in 1973 with his performance in Mean Streets and, later, with his portrayal of a young Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974). This performance won him a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award and De Niro went on to have equally astonishing portrayals in Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Raging Bull, (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), to name only a few of his earlier works.

In 1988, De Niro founded the Manhattan-based production company Tribeca Productions. It has been said that De Niro became less selective in his film roles in the early 1990s in order to devote more time to financing his own film and TV projects. Regardless, De Niro's name still held respect and he began to be known as a quality filmmaker. In 1993, De Niro made his directorial debut with A Bronx Tale, in which he was also producer and co-star. Since then, he has lit up the screen as a monster (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein), a psycho (The Fan), a priest (Marvin's Room) and many other memorable characters.

De Niro is now considered to be on of the greatest actors in the "post-Brando Era" and has, in fact, been referred to as "Brando's Heir." His intense immersion in his roles has won him a reputation as the greatest actor of his generation.
Climb to Fame
Highly versatile actor/producer best known for his roles in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The Godfather Trilogy
Work History
(1965 - present) Actor; (1989-present) Producer; (1993 - present) Director

(1959) Quit high school to act professionally; (1966) Feature starring debut (1986) Broadway Debut; (1988) Founded Tribeca Films; (1989) Debut as an Exec. Producer for film; (1993) Debut as an Exec. Producer for TV; (1993) Directorial Debut
Awards
Robert De Niro has also won numerous Awards