American actor Robert De Niro stands 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Robert Anthony De Niro is an American actor best known for his performances in films such as "Raging Bull" and "The Godfather Part II," for which he received an Academy Award. Among his many honors are two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
De Niro was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, and President Barack Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
De Niro received his training in acting from Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio, the HB Studio, and the Stella Adler Conservatory. The 1973 movie “Mean Streets” marked his first project with Scorsese.
What notable films did Robert De Niro star in?
The films for which Robert De Niro received Oscar nominations include "Taxi Driver" (1976), "The Deer Hunter" (1978), "Awakenings" (1990), "Cape Fear" (1991), and "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012).
De Niro’s other notable movies include "1900," "The King of Comedy," "Once Upon a Time in America," "Brazil," "The Mission," "Goodfellas," "This Boy's Life," "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein," "Heat," "Casino," and "Jackie Brown." His comedic roles can be seen in the comedies "Midnight Run," "Wag the Dog," "Analyse This," "Meet the Parents," "The Intern," and "The War with Grandpa."
De Niro, who is also well-known for his work in television, played Bernie Madoff in the 2017 HBO film "The Wizard of Lies," for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. For producing the Netflix original series "When They See Us" (2019) and for playing Robert Mueller on "Saturday Night Live," he received additional Emmy nominations.
What has Robert De Niro been up to in 2023?
De Niro portrayed cattleman William Hale in the 2023 film "Killers of the Flower Moon," which was based on David Grann's book of the same name. In the film, he appeared with Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio. According to reports, Scorsese sought Netflix or Apple TV+ for the production and distribution of his $200 million-budget movie. It was announced that Apple TV would co-finance and co-distribute the movie with Paramount.
De Niro will make appearances in the comedies "About My Father" and "Nada" in 2023. De Niro committed to acting in Barry Levinson's mob drama "Wise Guys" for Warner Bros. in August 2022.
On March 1, 2023, it was revealed that De Niro would produce and star in the six-episode limited series "Zero Day" for Netflix, a thriller about a conspiracy that was written by Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim. Jonathan Glickman and these two men will also executive produce the show.
What are Robert De Niro's business ventures?
The film production company TriBeCa Productions, which also oversees the Tribeca Film Festival, was founded in 1989 by De Niro and his partner Jane Rosenthal.
In Tribeca, Manhattan, at 375 Greenwich Street (at Franklin Street), De Niro and Broadway producer Stewart F. Lane jointly own the New American restaurant Tribeca Grill. It debuted in 1990. Additionally, he is the proprietor of Tribeca's Greenwich Hotel.
Meir Teper and chef Nobu Matsuhisa are partners in De Niro's ownership of the Nobu chain of restaurants and hotels. In 2013, the first Nobu Hotel in Las Vegas debuted inside Caesars Palace.
The second Nobu Hotel debuted in Manila, the Philippines' City of Dreams, two years later. De Niro joined forces with James Packer in 2015 after the business magnate paid $100 million for a 20 percent stake in Nobu.
He owns stock in the company Paradise Found Nobu Resort, which plans to develop an opulent resort on the island of Barbuda. Many islanders, including the Barbuda People's Movement, have voiced opposition to the proposal for an opulent resort on the island of Barbuda, claiming that it violates the Barbuda Land Act.
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