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Spotlight: Robert De Niro

A short tribute to one of my favourite actors. From the 70's to the 90's no one could touch this guy when it came to acting chops.
Robert De Niro, Jr. (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and producer. De Niro won his first Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II (1974), followed by a Best Actor Academy Award win for Raging Bull (1980). His film roles include John 'Johnny Boy' Civello in Mean Streets, the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, cabbie Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, soldier Michael Vronsky in The Deer Hunter, boxer Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, mobster David "Noodles" Aaronson in Once Upon a Time in America, plumber/terrorist Harry Tuttle in Brazil, bounty hunter Jack Walsh in Midnight Run, mobster Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas, Al Capone in The Untouchables, Louis Gara in Jackie Brown, Jack Byrnes in Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers, Max Cady in Cape Fear, Moe Tilden in Cop Land, Neil McCauley in Heat, Sam Rothstein in Casino and Frank Goode in Everybody's Fine.
















Academy Award
Won: Best Supporting Actor, The Godfather, Part II (1974)
Nominated: Best Actor, Taxi Driver (1976)
Nominated: Best Actor, The Deer Hunter (1978)
Won: Best Actor, Raging Bull (1980)
Nominated: Best Actor, Awakenings (1990)
Nominated: Best Actor, Cape Fear (1991)


BAFTA Award
Nominated: Best Newcomer, The Godfather, Part II (1974)
Nominated: Best Actor, Taxi Driver (1976)
Nominated: Best Actor, The Deer Hunter (1980)
Nominated: Best Actor, Raging Bull (1982)
Nominated: Best Actor, The King of Comedy (1984)
Nominated: Best Actor, Goodfellas (1990)


Golden Globe Award
Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture , Taxi Driver (1976)
Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy, New York, New York (1978)
Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, The Deer Hunter (1979)
Won: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Raging Bull (1980)
Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy, Midnight Run (1989)
Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Cape Fear (1991)
Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy, Analyze This (2000)
Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy, Meet the Parents (2002)
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