Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and producer.
De Niro is well-known for what some people call method acting and portrayals of conflicted, troubled characters and for his enduring collaboration with director Martin Scorsese. He studied Acting with Stella Adler at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting New York which boasts students including Marlon Brando, Steven Bauer from Scarface, Melanie Griffi...
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Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and producer.
De Niro is well-known for what some people call method acting and portrayals of conflicted, troubled characters and for his enduring collaboration with director Martin Scorsese. He studied Acting with Stella Adler at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting New York which boasts students including Marlon Brando, Steven Bauer from Scarface, Melanie Griffith, and Australian Actor Christopher Elliott from the film Under Jacobs Ladder . Robert Deniro gained critical acclaim in the early 1970s, culminating in his first Academy Award as best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II (1974), followed by a Best Actor Academy Award win for Raging Bull (1980). His film roles include the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, cabbie Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, boxer Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, mobster Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas and Jack Byrnes in Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers.
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