Happy 71st Birthday, Robert de Niro! Robert De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and producer who has starred in over 90 films. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and Mean Streets (1973). In 1974, after being turned down for the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather, he was cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, a role for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also highly regarded for his role in the 1990 crime film Goodfellas. De Niros longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese began with Mean Streets, and later earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull. He earned nominations for Taxi Driver in 1976 and Cape Fear in 1991. De Niro received additional Academy Award nominations for Michael Ciminos The Deer Hunter (1978), Penny Marshalls Awakenings (1990), and David O. Russells Silver Linings Playbook (2012). His portrayal of gangster Jimmy Conway in Scorseses Goodfellas earned him a BAFTA nomination in 1990. De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in New York, New York (1977), Midnight Run (1988), Analyze This (1999), and Meet the Parents (2000). He has also simultaneously directed and starred in films such as 1993s A Bronx Tale and 2006s The Good Shepherd. De Niro has received many accolades for his career, including the AFI Life Achievement Award (2003) and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2010). Photo from the New York, New York , a 1977 American musical film directed by Martin Scorsese.
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