On this day in 1943, Robert De Niro was born
Other celebrities who were born on this day include golfer, Hugh Baiocchi, and actor, Austin Butler.
Robert Anthony De Niro was born on this day, 17 August.
He is a renowned producer, director and actor.
De Niro has been recognised for his amazing work and has received many accolades, among them two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Cecil B DeMille Award, an AFI Life Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
He has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
De Niro’s first major film roles were in the sports drama Bang the Drum Slowly and Scorsese’s crime film Mean Streets.
He appeared in the Vietnam war drama, The Deer Hunter, Awakenings and Silver Linings Playbook.
In 1974, De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He got his first role when he was 20 years old, in Brian De Palma’s 1963 film The Wedding Party, but the film was not released until 1969.
He gained popularity with his role as a dying Major League Baseball player in Bang the Drum Slowly.
Other celebrities who were born on this day include golfer, Hugh Baiocchi, and actor, Austin Butler.
