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Robert De Niro Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His early films included ''Greetings'' (1968), ' (1969), ''
Bloody Mama ''Bloody Mama'' is a 1970 American exploitation crime film directed by Roger Corman and starring Shelley Winters in the title role, with Bruce Dern, Don Stroud, Robert Walden, Alex Nicol, and Robert De Niro in supporting roles. It was very lo ...
'' (1970), ''
Hi, Mom! ''Hi, Mom!'' is a 1970 American black comedy film written and directed by Brian De Palma, and is one of Robert De Niro's first films. De Niro reprises his role of Jon Rubin from ''Greetings'' (1968). In this film, Rubin is a fledgling "adult film ...
'' (1970), '' Jennifer on My Mind'' (1971), ' (1971), and ''
Mean Streets ''Mean Streets'' is a 1973 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and co-written by Scorsese and Mardik Martin. The film stars Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro. It was released by Warner Bros. on October 2, 1973. De Niro won the National ...
'' (1973). In 1974, De Niro was cast as the young
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in '. His performance in the film led him to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. After ''The Godfather Part II'', he starred in
Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, inclu ...
's
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Taxi Driver ''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks. Set in a decaying ...
'' (1976). In the film, De Niro portrayed
Travis Bickle Travis Bickle is a fictional character and the anti-hero protagonist of the 1976 film ''Taxi Driver'' directed by Martin Scorsese. The character was created by the film's screenwriter Paul Schrader. He is played by Robert De Niro, who received an ...
, who is a lonely, depressed 26-year-old living in isolation in New York City. He won the
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, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. De Niro's " You talkin' to me?" dialogue was ranked number 10 on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes. In 1978, De Niro appeared in
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's war drama ''
The Deer Hunter ''The Deer Hunter'' is a 1978 war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American steelworkers whose lives were upended after fighting in the Vietnam War. The three soldiers are played by Robert De Niro, ...
'', a film based on a trio of steelworkers whose lives were changed forever after fighting in the
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. De Niro was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. After ''Taxi Driver'', De Niro collaborated with Scorsese on musical drama ''New York, New York'' (1977). The film was a box-office failure, and the disappointing reception drove Scorsese into depression and drugs. While Scorsese was in rehab, De Niro asked him to read '' Raging Bull: My Story'', a book about the boxer Jake LaMotta, which Scorsese threw away and said was "full of shit". After nearly dying from a drug overdose, Scorsese agreed to make the film. ''
Raging Bull ''Raging Bull'' is a 1980 American biographical sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from Jake LaMotta's 1970 memoir '' Raging Bull: My ...
'' (1980) received widespread critical acclaim, and De Niro received the Academy Award for Best Actor,
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, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor. After ''Raging Bull'', De Niro appeared in
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'' True Confessions'' (1981), in which he was praised for his performance. In 1983, De Niro was cast in Martin Scorsese's satirical
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'' The King of Comedy'', in which he appeared as a struggling comedian with
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issues. While the film bombed at the box office, it was well received by critics. Mark Kermode of ''
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'' wrote, "While all these movies are terrific indeed, they pale by comparison with Scorsese and De Niro's finest – and most often overlooked – work: ''The King of Comedy''". The following year, De Niro appeared in epic crime drama ''
Once Upon a Time in America ''Once Upon a Time in America'' ( it, C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 epic crime film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The film is an Italian–American venture prod ...
''. In the film, De Niro plays
David "Noodles" Aaronson David "Noodles" Aaronson is a fictional character who is the protagonist of the 1952 novel ''The Hoods'' by Harry Grey, and of the book's 1984 film adaptation, ''Once Upon a Time in America'', where he was portrayed by Robert De Niro. Character fi ...
, who struggles as a street kid in a neighborhood on Manhattan's Lower East Side in the 1920s. ''Once Upon a Time in America'' was a financial disaster, grossing $5.3 million on a $30 million budget. In 1990, De Niro starred in
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's ''
Awakenings ''Awakenings'' is a 1990 American drama film directed by Penny Marshall. It is written by Steven Zaillian, who based his screenplay on Oliver Sacks's 1973 memoir '' Awakenings''. It tells the story of neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Willia ...
'', based on
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's 1973 memoir of the same title and for his performance he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The following year, De Niro appeared in Scorsese's
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''Cape Fear'' as
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, a convicted rapist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. In 2000, De Niro appeared in the comedy film '' Meet the Parents'', which was a commercial success, later reprising his role in the 2004 and 2010 sequels. In 2012, De Niro appeared in the
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film ''
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'', for which he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. In 2019, De Niro starred in
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' psychological thriller ''Joker'', film based on
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characters. In the film, De Niro plays Murray Franklin, a talk show host. The film grossed over $1 billion, making it the first R-rated film to do so. After ''Joker'', De Niro collaborated with Martin Scorsese on ''
The Irishman ''The Irishman'' (subtitled onscreen as ''I Heard You Paint Houses'') is a 2019 American epic gangster film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 nonfiction book ''I Heard You Paint Hou ...
'' (2019). In the film, he plays the role of Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran, a truck driver who becomes a hitman involved with mobster
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and his crime family. De Niro's performance in the film was widely praised by critics.


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