Robert De Niro Net Worth: Biography, Awards & Accolades

Robert Anthony De Niro Junior is a reputed actor in Hollywood regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. His first role as a Hollywood actor came as an unaccredited role the movie Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965) where he played a diner customer. De Niro has come a long way since his first role and has established himself not only as a renowned actor in the industry but as a producer as well. He is also one of the richest actors of the world and Robert De Niro Net Worth stands at somewhere around 500 million dollars.

Robert De Niro has worked in a number of popular movies and one can easily recognize him for his roles in The Godfather Part II (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), 1900 (1976), Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990). For his iconic performances he has garnered a number of awards and accolades along with significant amount of wealth too. Robert De Niro net worth is $500 million and he is among the wealthiest Hollywood stars.

Robert De Niro Net Worth & Other Info

Interesting Facts about Robert De Niro

Here are some lesser-known yet interesting facts that not many people are aware of:

1. First ever role as an actor for De Niro came as the Cowardly Lion character in a staging of The Wizard of Oz in a school drama. He was only 10 years old.
2. To pursue his career in acting, Robert De Niro dropped out of high school at the age of 16.
3. In 2003, doctors discovered that De Niro had prostate cancer but he fought and survived it.
4. He is known and praised for his willingness to go to the extremes for playing his characters in movies.
5. Robert De Niro gained 60 pounds for Raging Bull, took taxicab driver’s license to prepare for his role in Taxi Driver and messed up his teeth for Cape Fear.
6. He was the first guest on the talk-show ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
7. Robert De Niro holds dual citizenship of the United States and Italy.
8. In younger days, De Niro was often called “Bobby Milk” because of his pale appearance.
9. His early idols were Montgomery Clift, Robert Mitchum and Marlon Brando.
10. In 1984, the English girl group Bananarama wrote a fan song “Robert De Niro’s Waiting…”. The song reached the third place of the UK Singles Chart, remaining on the charts for 12 weeks.

Robert De Niro Personal Information

Robert De Niro Jr. was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City on August 17, 1943, to Virginia Admiral and Robert De Niro Sr. His mother was a painter and his father was a painter, poet and expressionist. Born to parents with interest in arts, De Niro himself turned out to be quite an artist making an excellent career in acting. He has been married twice and has six children.

Acting Career & Business Interests

De Niro first discovered his love for acting at age 10 when he portrayed the Cowardly Lion in a local production of “The Wizard of Oz”. He made his acting debut in Hollywood with a small role in the movie Three Rooms in Manhattan but started gained popularity only in 1970s with movies like Mean Streets, The Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver, etc. To date he has acted in more than 90 movies and many other documentaries and short films. De Niro has also produced and directed quite a few movies.

Other than acting, De Niro has also adopted many Business ventures. He co-founded the film production company TriBeCa Productions in 1989. He also co-owns Tribeca Grill, a New American restaurant and Nobu restaurants and hotels. He is also the owner of the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca and a stakeholder in Paradise Found Nobu Resort.

Awards & Accolades Won By Robert De Niro

In his acting career of almost 50 years now, Robert De Niro has achieved immense popularity and garnered huge number of accolades from Academy Awards to Primetime Emmy Awards to Screen Actors Guild Awards and many more (which is really worth mentioning). Here is a detailed list of all the awards that De Niro has won, leaving alone the many more for which he received nominations.

Academy Awards

• 1974 Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II
• 1980 Best Actor for Raging Bull

Golden Globe Awards

• 1981 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Raging Bull

Australian Academy of Cinema Awards

• 2013 Best International Supporting Actor – Cinema for Silver Linings Playbook

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

• 2000 Analyze This for Favorite Comedy Team

Boston Society of Film Critics

• 1981 Raging Bull for Best Actor

Christopher Award

• 1997 Motion Pictures for Marvin’s Room

Critics’ Choice Awards

• 2020 Best Movie Cast for The Irishman

Detroit Film Critics Society

2012 Best Supporting Actor for Silver Linings Playbook

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

• 1976 Best Actor for Taxi Driver
• 1980 Best Actor for Raging Bull

MTV Movie Awards

• 2001 Best Line from a Movie for Meet the Parents

National Board of Review

• 1980 Best Actor for Raging Bull
• 1990 Best Actor for Awakenings

National Society of Film Critics

• 1974 Best Supporting Actor for Mean Streets
• 1977 Best Actor for Taxi Driver

New York Film Critics Circle

• 1974 Best Supporting Actor for Bang the Drum Slowly
• 1977 Best Actor for Taxi Driver
• 1981 Best Actor for Raging Bull
• 1991 Best Actor for Awakenings
• 1991 Best Actor for Goodfellas

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