ÉLETÚT – Robert De Niro

One of the greatest actors in the world, double Oscar-winner Robert De Niro turned 80 in August. With an incredible career and catalogue of movies behind him from Cape Fear to The Godfather II to Meet the Parents, into his eighties he remains a successful working actor, director and producer.   While his early days were known for portrayals of gangsters, violent and hard characters, De Niro’s skills are wide-ranging and include comedy and drama roles.  His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese began in 1973 and continues right up to this year with the new film Killers of the Flower Moon. His method of acting is legendary – characters such as Max Cady and Travis Bickle could simply only have been played by De Niro with his method preparation for the roles. Background On August 17th 1943 Robert Anthony De Niro was born in Manhattan, New York, to artists Virginia and Robert De Niro senior. His grandfather was of Italian descent and his other ancestry includes Irish, French, Dutch and German. His parents were supportive of his career, and he trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting. Still media-shy now, he found performing as a way to relieve shyness […]