Robert De Niro

Robert Anthony De Niro Jr (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2009, De Niro received the Kennedy Center Honor, and earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016.

Filmography and Awards

Prolific in film since the 1970s, De Niro's most critically acclaimed films, according to the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, include Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Mean Streets (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Brazil (1985), The Mission (1986), Midnight Run (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), Heat (1995), Meet the Parents (2000), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and The Irishman (2019)

  • 47th Academy Awards (1974): Best Supporting Actor, win, for The Godfather Part II
  • 49th Academy Awards (1976): Best Actor, nomination, for Taxi Driver
  • 51st Academy Awards (1978): Best Actor, nomination, for The Deer Hunter
  • 53rd Academy Awards (1980): Best Actor, win, for Raging Bull
  • 63rd Academy Awards (1990): Best Actor, nomination, for Awakenings
  • 64th Academy Awards (1991): Best Actor, nomination, for Cape Fear
  • 85th Academy Awards (2013): Best Supporting Actor, nomination, for Silver Linings Playbook
  • 92nd Academy Awards (2020): Best Picture, nomination, for The Irishman