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  Robert De Niro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
De Niro and Marlon Brando are the only pair of actors who have won Academy Awards for portraying the same character: Brando won for playing the elderly Don Vito Corleone (although he declined the award) in The Godfather while De Niro later won the award for playing the young Vito in The Godfather, Part II.
De Niro's performance in the film is one of only four performances to win an Academy Award for working in a foreign language, as he primarily spoke Italian, with very few phrases in English ("I didn't come here to fight with you" and "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse").
De Niro, whose paternal great-grandparents emigrated from Italy (they were from Ferrazzano, in the region of Molise), was due to be bestowed with honorary Italian citizenship at the Venice Film Festival in September 2004.
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 The religion of Robert De Niro, actor
Although De Niro has famously portrayed a number of overtly Catholic characters on screen, and he apparently has publicly indicated that he considers himself Catholic, there is no indication that he has ever lived as a practicing Catholic.
But De Niro's monsignor, relegated to an obscure desert parish away from the bright lights of the Los Angeles social scene, is at least redeemed for having rediscovered his vocation.
De Niro, who had already told Joffe that he was willing to reduce his fee to play the role, graciously said he appreciated the [tight budget] situation and guaranteed that he would not be responsible for delaying shooting in any way.
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 Robert De Niro in Relationships
Robert De Niro may have done extensive traveling in his early years, or in some way had a background which enables him to understand and identify with many different types of people or cultures.
De Niro has a craving for things which are far away and foreign or for things he has never experienced before.
Robert De Niro probably will have many pleasant and friendly relationships and his attachment to others is likely to be very deep.
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Signalling a change in pace and sensibility for Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, The King of Comedy is a surreal, tragi-comedy that explores the social hunger for fame and notoriety.
Robert De Niro's performance as Vietnam vet Travis Bickle is a commanding portrait of a solitary man buckling under the weight of mental illness and modern life.
Robert De Niro's first feature as director is full of the intimate, often poignant, observations of someone lovingly portraying his own neighbourhood on screen.
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 Robert de Niro Encyclopedia Articles @ LandCompany.com (Land Company)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Beginning in the mid-1980s, De Niro began expanding into occasional comedic roles, and has had much success there as well with such films as Brazil (1985), Midnight Run (1988), Wag the Dog (1997), Analyze This (1999), Analyze That (2002), Meet the Parents (2000) and Meet the Fockers (2004).
He is often compared to the actor Al Pacino with whom he appeared in The Godfather, Part II (though never in a scene together) and Heat in 1995.
De Niro is a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, and vocally supported Al Gore in the 2004 presidential election.
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 Robert De Niro
De Niro was questioned but never charged in that matter, and while he may or may not have slept with an executive of the prostitution ring, he insists he never paid for any services rendered.
The press coverage, however, led the Vatican to drop De Niro from the roster of readers recording a CD of Pope John Paul II's poetry.
De Niro was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003, but his doctors insist that he is otherwise in excellent physical condition, and is expected to make a full recovery.
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 AFI Life Achievement Award: Robert De Niro
De Niro's La Motta is a man torn between his desire for a meaningful relationship-with brother Joey, with wife Vickie-and his inability to truly connect with anyone except by brute physical force.
When Robert De Niro made his directing debut in 1993, he chose a story with which he was intimately familiar.
De Niro's subtly shaded portrait of Lorenzo, a father with an unshakable moral center, is heartbreaking in its simplicity and raw emotion.
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 World Class Stallions : De Niro
De Niro is a Hanoverian stallion who is becoming one of the most sought-after sires in Germany.
In 2000 De Niro was declared the best new generation Grand Prix dressage horse, having won at Prix St. Georges, Intermediare I and II and Grand Prix - all at the age of seven!
De Niro was awarded the I-a main premium by the Oldenburg Association in 1997 as a result of his overwhelming breeding value rating.
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 GoneMovie.com Review -> Raging bull Robert de Niro Martin Scorsese Joe Pesci
The film is based on the true story of middleweight boxing champ Jake LaMotta (Robert de Niro) from relatively early in his career to about a decade after his retirement.
De Niro is commonly referred to as an Italian-American actor, although he is predominantly Irish in ancestry.
De Niro’s breakthrough role was that of the young Vito Corleone in the flashback sequences of The Godfather II In 1980, De Niro gained 50 pounds to play boxer Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's Raging Bull.
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 AskMen.com - Robert De Niro
We put Robert De Niro in the same category as Al Pacino; he's one of America's finest character actors.
Robert De Niro has done so much with such diverse roles that he has the enviable position of being linked with some of film's most memorable characters such as Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Part II, Al Capone in The Untouchables, or Jake La Motta in Raging Bull.
De Niro, who was also known as "Bobby Milk" because he was so pale, was shy as a young boy.
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 M B F A- Mark Borghi Fine Art Inc - Robert De Niro Sr. ( 1922 - 1993)
Admiral and De Niro separated shortly after their son, Robert De Niro, Jr.
De Niro Sr.’s first solo exhibition was held at Peggy Guggenheim’s Art of this Century, New York, in 1946, when he was twenty-four years old.
In 1995, his son, award-winning actor Robert De Niro, Jr., along with his mother, Virginia Admiral, honored the late painter by supporting an exhibition of his works at the Salander-O’Reilly Gallery in New York.
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De Niro's first feature, The Wedding Party, is notable only because of his participation and that of director Brian De Palma.
The same year, De Niro appeared in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, beginning a longtime collaboration that has spawned films such as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and GoodFellas.
De Niro, who has been married and divorced twice, has a child from each marriage.
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 Robert De Niro @ Filmbug
By 1973 De Niro twice won the New York Film Critics' Award for Best Supporting Actor in recognition of his critically acclaimed performances in Bang the Drum Slowly and Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets.
De Niro takes pride in the development of his production company, Tribeca Productions, and the Tribeca Film Center, which he founded with Jane Rosenthal in 1988.
In 1992, Tribeca TV was launched with the critically acclaimed series Tribeca; De Niro served as one of the series executive producers.
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 º º Robert De Niro : Movies Point
And this ability of his can be very clearly seen in his award winning performances, in movies like the Godfather: PartII for which he took linguistic classes to learn the Sicilian dialect, and Raging Bull where he made it a point to gain an enormous weight of 60 pounds to do justice to his character.
Robert de Niro is the proud winner a gamut of prestigious awards and nominations, all thanks to the comprehensive and dedicated attitude of the actor towards his profession.
Robert De Niro was born on 17th of August 1943, in New York City.Robert seems to be bestowed with art since his very birth.
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 Robert De Niro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
De Niro, whose paternal great-grandparents had emigrated from Italy, was due to be bestowed with honorary Italian citizenship at the Venice Film Festival in September 2004.
De Niro, however, denied this, blaming the non-appearances on "serious communication problems" that weren't "handled properly" on his end, and stating, "The last thing I would want to do is offend anyone.
De Niro is often compared to fellow iconic actor Al Pacino and they finally worked together in Michael Mann's Heat (1995).
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 Robert De Niro articles on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
De Niro, Robert DE NIRO, ROBERT [De Niro, Robert], 1943-, American film actor, b.
After studying for the stage, he acted in films directed by Brian De Palma.
The daughter of Jacob and Sarah Adler, stars in New York's Yiddish theater, she made her acting debut in 1906 in one of her father's productions.
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 HSX Prediction Market: StarBonds® : Robert De Niro
One of the most critically acclaimed actors in Hollywood, Robert De Niro is well-known for pursuing "method acting" to its fullest extent.
De Niro has taken home the Oscar twice -- for 1974's The Godfather II and for 1980's Raging Bull.
With so many films to his credit, De Niro has not always guaranteed success at the box office, but he has certainly portrayed some of the most memorable characters in movie history.
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 Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro to Receive 31st AFI Life Achievement Award; AFI and USA Network Continue Relationship To Present AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute.
Robert De Niro joins the ranks of actor-auteurs with 'A Bronx Tale'.
USA Network to Air the 31st AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute Honoring Robert De Niro on June 23, 2003; Award Dinner to Be Held in the Kodak Theatre.
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 Robert De Niro at POOBI
Robert De Niro was born in New York...
Robert De Niro, who is thought of as one of the greatest actors of his time, was born in New York...
Robert De Niro was born to a lapsed Catholic father and an...
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 ROBERT DENIRO at THESPIAN NET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Robert De Niro parents, Virginia Admiral, a painter, and father Robert, a painter, sculptor, and poet, gave him a lot of freedom growing up in the Little Italy neighborhood of Lower Manhattan.
He was a shy boy who prefered reading over playmates, and at the age of ten he worked at overcoming his shyness by gaining a part in a school play.
It was a part that won De Niro rave reviews and established him as one of the most skilled film actors of his generation.
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 SNL Transcripts: Robert De Niro: 12/07/02
De Niro compares his experiences doing dramas and comedies.
Thomas Jefferon (De Niro) falls for slave Sally Hemings (Maya Rudolph).
Weapons inspectors (De Niro, Jimmy Fallon) prove ineffective and gullible.
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 Robert De Niro News
Robert De Niro is dumping his stuff in Austin -- up to four 18-wheelers full of it.
Actor, director and producer Robert De Niro has donated his collection of film-related materials to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas.With materials from the late 1960s to...
Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Charlie Cox and...
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 Robert De Niro, Information, Photos, Casino, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Deer Hunter, Cape Fear
On Robert De Niro Online, the biggest De Niro fansite you can find photos, sound clips, video clips from De Niro's films and also desktop wallpaper.
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 Welcome to unofficial site for Robert De Niro
A Method Actor from the beginning, De Niro partially built his fame on the lengths to which he would go to immerse himself in his roles.
Although his prolific career has been checkered with hits and misses, his performances have remained consistently solid.
Unlike some other much higher profile actors who draw from their own experiences or always allow something of themselves to remain visible in their roles, De Niro becomes his characters, revealing nothing about himself in the process.
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Robert De Niro, who is thought of as one of the greatest actors of his time...
Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995)....
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro (2003) (TV)....
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 Robert De Niro
Shy, awkward, shunning publicity, De Niro rarely gives interviews, and when he does, his co-stars or director flanks him.
He remains a man of few words, and interviewing him is not the easiest of tasks, as Paul Fischer recently discovered in New York when he spoke to the shy Oscar winning giant about his latest film, 15 Minutes.
In 15 Minutes, De Niro plays superstar Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming, who allows a young, talented Fire Department.
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