How many children does Robert De Niro have?

As of May 2023, Robert De Niro has seven children: Drena, Raphael, Julian, Aaron, Elliot, Helen Grace, and Gia Virginia.

The children of Robert De Niro and his first wife, Diahnne Abbott, are son Raphael, 46, and daughter Drena, 51. Julian and Aaron, twin sons who are now 27 years old, were born to him and his ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith in 1995.

Daughter Helen Grace, 11, and son Elliot, 24, are the children of De Niro and his ex-wife, Grace Hightower. The happy father and his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, had a baby girl, Gia, in April 2023. De Niro, who is also a grandfather, has stated that encouraging children to pursue their dreams is the best thing a parent or grandparent can do.

"For my kids, I tell them, 'If you want to be an actor or you want to do this or that, that's fine as long as you're happy. Just don't sell yourself short." De Niro stated this to the People in January 2020. "That's the most I would say — push yourself a little more and reach for what you really think it is you want to do. Don't be afraid." The actor added, "It's important for them to find their own lane."

The following is more information about Robert De Niro's children:

Drena De Niro

On September 3, 1971, Diahnne Abbott gave birth to Drena De Niro, who she had with her then-husband. When De Niro married Abbott in 1976, he legally adopted Drena, who then adopted the actor's last name. Being the daughter of two famous actors, Drena spent a lot of her formative years working on film sets and traveling. When Drena was a young child, De Niro was filming “The Godfather Part II” and “1900” all over Italy.

Later on, Drena developed into a model and made her runway debut during New York Fashion Week. Since then, she has collaborated with fashion icons like Giorgio Armani, Vivienne Westwood, Patrick Kelly, and Jean Paul Gaultier. Drena worked as a DJ after a successful modeling career, but acting had always interested her. She also tried her hand at producing, and in the early 2000s, she established the production company Daredevil Films and Television. According to her website, she created her first documentary short in 2001 called “Girls & Dolls,” for which she received recognition at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival.

Drena and Carlos Rodriguez, who was then her boyfriend, welcomed their son, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, in 2003. Drena announced on July 2, 2023, that Leandro had died at the age of 19, but she did not reveal his cause of death.

Raphael De Niro

On November 9, 1976, De Niro and Abbott welcomed their son, Raphael Eugene De Niro. Raphael, who didn't continue his family's filmmaking tradition, has established himself as a successful real estate agent for Douglas Elliman. Since the beginning of the millennium, Raphael has been employed by the Manhattan brokerage. Raphael started the De Niro Team with the real estate company in 2004, according to his professional website.

Kelly Ripa, Renée Zellweger, and Jon Bon Jovi are just a few of his A-list clients. Raphael joined the Greenwich Hotel in TriBeCa, New York City, as a partner in 2008. Additionally, he serves on the New York Residential Agent Continuum's founding board of directors. In a private destination wedding in the Bahamas in 2008, Raphael exchanged vows with Claudine De Matos. Apparently, the two met at Douglas Elliman. Together, they had three children before divorcing in 2015. According to Page Six, their divorce was finalized in January 2020.

With the stylist Hannah Carnes, Raphael rediscovered love. They made their debut in front of the public in May 2017, according to Page Six, at the showing of Robert De Niro's movie “The Wizard of Lies.” Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Raphael and Carnes exchanged vows at New York City Hall in March 2020 instead of April 2020, when they had originally planned to wed.

Julian De Niro

De Niro started dating actress Toukie Smith in 1988 after divorcing Abbott. On October 20, 1995, their son Julian Henry was delivered alongside his identical twin Aaron.

Julian possesses the acting genes of his parents. Julian joined the A-list cast of “In Dubious Battle,” his debut film, in 2016, joining James Franco, Selena Gomez, and Nat Wolff. When Julian played a young Barack Obama in Showtime's historical drama series “The First Lady” in 2022, he made his television debut.

At New York University, he also studied math and computer science. After conducting an in-depth Twitter analysis to determine "what people craved the most in 2018" with his professor and a classmate, he was even published in the Washington Post.

Aaron De Niro

Aaron, Julian's identical twin brother, was also born on October 20, 1995. Since Aaron has spent the majority of his life being extremely private, not much is known about him.

De Niro discussed parenting his biracial children in an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”. De Niro admitted that he had more opportunities because he was white, saying, "My children are all half black, and even I take certain things for granted." "When people say that they tell their kids, 'Keep your hands (out) when you're stopped by any cops; keep your hands on the steering wheel; don't make a sudden move; don't put your hands below; don't do this,' you understand that.”

Elliot De Niro

Elliot De Niro was born on March 18, 1998, and is De Niro's first child with his ex-wife Grace Hightower. The actor made it known that his son Elliot has autism in March 2016.

De Niro, a co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, pushed for the screening of the contentious documentary Vaxxed that same year. "I think the movie is something that people should see. I, as a parent of a child who has autism, am concerned." Later, while appearing on the Today Show, De Niro declared, "I want to know the truth, and I'm not anti-vaccine; I want safe vaccines."

Tennis is one of Elliot's favorite sports. In 2018, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics, he was highlighted in ESPN's Special Olympics: 50 Game Changers series.

Helen Grace De Niro

Helen Grace was born via surrogate on December 23, 2011, to De Niro and Hightower. While Helen is still a young child, the former couple have made a special effort to keep her out of the public eye.

In pictures obtained by the Daily Mail, De Niro and Helen can be seen spending some quality father-daughter time together in public places like a California beach and around Manhattan.

After more than 20 years of marriage, De Niro and Hightower divorced in 2018. Nevertheless, they continue to get along as they co-parent Elliott and Helen. De Niro made a statement in which he said, "I honor Grace as a wonderful mother.

Gia Virginia Chen De Niro

Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro, his seventh child and the first with girlfriend Tiffany Chen, was born on April 6, 2023. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces. But he didn't announce Gia's birth until more than a month later, in a conversation with ET Canada.

How many Grandchildren does Robert De Niro have?

Robert De Niro has 4 grandchildren, out of which only one is known to the public, Drena De Niro’s son, Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez. Robert’s 3 other grandchildren are from his biological son Raphael Eugene De Niro. Their identities are currently unknown as they mostly keep out of the limelight. Drena announced on July 2, 2023, that Leandro had died at the age of 19, but she did not reveal his cause of death.