December 4, 2016 - New York, New York, U.S. - ROBERT DE NIRO promotes the movie 'The Comedian.' Robert Anthony De Niro (born August 17, 1943, New York) is an American actor and producer who has both Italian and American citizenship. He was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake La Motta in the 1980 film Raging Bull. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in the musical drama New York, New York (1977), the action comedy Midnight Run (1988), the gangster comedy Analyze This (1999), and the comedy Meet the Parents (2000). Other notable performances include roles in Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Brazil (1985), The Untouchables (1987), Heat (1995), Casino (1995), Cop Land (1997), Jackie Brown (1997) and Machete (2010). He has directed and starred in films such as the crime drama A Bronx Tale (1993), and the spy film The Good Shepherd (2006). Upcoming: The Irishman (2018), Untitled De Niro, Ramirez, Jakubowicz Project (2017), Untitled Edgardo Mortara Project (2017), The War with Grandpa (2017, rumored), Honeymoon with Harry (announced) (rumored), The Comedian (2016). (Credit Image: © Armando Gallo via ZUMA Studio)