Robert De Niro selling NYC townhouse for $14m

Posted on July 20, 2011 (stef)

Hollywood legend Robert De Niro is selling his New York townhouse for $14m. The Raging Bull actor has owned the five bedroom West Village home for 30 years, according to a US real estate blog. De Niro is selling the home, which comes with a ‘secluded private garden’ through his real estate agent son Raphael [...]

Bradley Cooper talks Robert De Niro ‘bromance’

Posted on June 1, 2011 (Tammy)

Bradley Cooper has appeared on the cover of GQ Australia. In the accompanying feature, the Hangover: Part II star talked about his ‘bromance’ with his new best mate, Robert De Niro. Bradley, 36, who stars with De Niro in the sci-fi movie Limitless, said, "I really care for him. He’s a friend of mine. I [...]

Robert De Niro confirms he’s working with Martin Scorsese on new movie

Posted on March 8, 2011 (Tammy)

Actor Robert De Niro has confirmed he is working with Martin Scorsese on their ninth movie together. The pair have teamed up for famous movies such as Taxi Driver and Goodfellas and Joe Pesci and Al Pacino will also be appearing in the new film called The Irishman. According to UK newspaper The Independent, De [...]

Robert De Niro’s $30,000 payout to ex-nanny

Posted on January 21, 2011 (Tammy)

Robert De Niro and his wife have just settled a lawsuit with their ex-nanny who claimed the couple shortchanged her by $40,000 in overtime and holiday pay. Alexis Barry worked for the Goodfellas star for nine months in 2006 to 2007. She filed her case in the Manhattan Supreme Court against De Niro and his [...]

Robert De Niro to head jury of the 64th Cannes Film Festival

Posted on January 6, 2011 (Tammy)

Little Fockers star Robert De Niro is to head the jury of the Cannes Film Festival later this year. The veteran actor has been named as the jury president of the 64th Cannes Film Festival by organisers of the festival, who say his election as president is a way of paying tribute to him. In [...]

Robert De Niro had Little Fockers actress in tears

Posted on December 20, 2010 (Tammy)

The actress who plays Robert De Niro’s daughter in Little Fockers says the Goodfellas star made her cry during filming. Teri Polo, 41, plays Pam Focker in all three of the comedy films starring De Niro and Ben Stiller. But, while filming the latest instalment, she says the 67-year-old was short with her. Polo tells [...]

Robert De Niro: We made a rubber wall for Raging Bull jail scene

Posted on December 14, 2010 (Tammy)

He was praised for going to extreme lengths to play a boxer in Raging Bull, but Robert De Niro has revealed that one part of the film was not quite what it seemed. The actor gained roughly 4st (56lbs) to portray Jake La Motta after he retired from boxing in the 1980 classic movie. In [...]

Robert De Niro in talks for Valentine’s Day sequel

Posted on November 10, 2010 (Tammy)

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Hilary Swank are in negotiations to star in New Year’s Eve, the sequel to Valentine’s Day, according to reports. Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin and Glee actress Lea Michele have already been confirmed for the upcoming movie, which Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall will begin shooting in New [...]

Robert De Niro amongst celebrities with gun permit

Posted on September 30, 2010 (Tammy)

Robert De Niro, shock jock Howard Stern, Marc Antony and billionaire Donald Trump are reportedly amongst the celebrities who are authorised to carry a concealed weapon. Reports have emerged that a number of big names have permits that mean they are licensed to carry a gun. These include the children of a few famous faces [...]

Robert De Niro hopes Mel Gibson

Posted on July 12, 2010 (Tammy)

Movie legend Robert De Niro hopes Mel Gibson will “get through” the fall-out over his damaging racist rant tapes. The film icon admitted Gibson’s astonishing recorded outburst at his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva was “unfortunate”. But he has got his fingers crossed the controversial Mad Max star’s big screen career can survive the scandal, which has [...]

Stiller and De Niro reunite for Little Fockers

Posted on July 1, 2010 (Tammy)

Ben Stiller re-unites with his on-screen father-in-law from hell for new movie Little Fockers. His character, Greg Focker, gets himself into another string of mishaps with Jack Byrnes – played by film legend Robert De Niro. As well as spraying his family with blood when he cuts his finger carving the turkey, Focker accidentally leaves [...]

Robert De Niro: ‘Taxi Driver sequel is still possible’

Posted on April 23, 2010 (Tammy)

Hollywood actor Robert De Niro believes a Taxi Driver sequel is still possible. De Niro, 66, played the role of Travis Bickle in the 1976 movie, which was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Asked about a sequel, he said to MTV News: “I had talked to Paul Schrader and [Scorsese] about [...]

Robert De Niro’s driver stakes claim to Raging Bull title

Posted on March 26, 2010 (Tammy)

Robert De Niro’s driver proved he too can be a raging bull as he allegedly pepper-sprayed a photographer. The drama unfolded after the driver dropped off the Hollywood star, his wife Grace Hightower, and son at New York’s La Guardia Airport. After the driver accompanied the actor into the terminal, he emerged again and is [...]

Robert DeNiro to present Scorsese with Globes honour

Posted on December 21, 2009 (Tammy)

Director Martin Scorsese will be recognised for a lifetime of achievement in films at next month’s Golden Globe Awards. One of his oldest colleagues is preparing to hand over the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 67th annual Globes on January 17 – Robert De Niro. Leonardo DiCaprio will also be on hand. Veteran movie [...]

Robert De Niro going back to Taxi Driver neighbourhood

Posted on September 17, 2009 (Tammy)

Robert De Niro will mine New York City’s Alphabet City neighbourhood on the lower east side – where he starred in Taxi Driver – for an upcoming drama series. De Niro will be joined by Spike Lee for Alphaville to bring back the old neighbourhood that was the backdrop for the musical Rent before it [...]

De Niro ‘accosted’ by drunk female

Posted on June 8, 2009 (Tammy)

Robert De Niro was accosted by a drunken female fan as he filmed his new movie, according to US reports. Production on the set of Stone had to be halted and the police were called after the woman – named as Carlyn Campbell – got past security and approached the star. She was breathalysed and [...]

Robert De Niro becomes a grandfather

Posted on May 23, 2009 (Tammy)

Robert De Niro is celebrating becoming a grandfather. The Oscar-winning star’s son Raphael De Niro and daughter-in-law Claudine DeMatos recently became the proud parents of a baby boy. Nicholas De Niro weighed in at seven lbs, 11 oz, according to US reports, and mother and child are said to be doing fine at Mount Sinai [...]

Robert De Niro and Norton to reunite nearly a decade after The Score

Posted on May 7, 2009 (Tammy)

Edward Norton and Robert De Niro are to reunite on the big screen in a new psychological thriller. The actors will star in Stone, about a correctional officer who is seduced by the wife of a convicted arsonist. Sixty-five-year-old De Niro will play the correctional officer and Norton, 39, will be the arsonist. The two [...]

Nanny Sues Robert de Niro

Posted on April 6, 2009 (Tammy)

Thugs and goons may be scared of Robert de Niro’s screen persona but definitely not the case for his child’s nanny. Robert de Niro has an 11-year old son by his wife Grace Hightower. Robert de Niro’s nanny sued him for over $40,000 worth of unpaid overtime. Alexis Barry was fired by Robert de Niro [...]

Robert de Niro?s parenting

Posted on December 9, 2008 (Tammy)

The actor recently shared an old habit of parenting with his twin sons Aaron and Julian: he said that he used to threaten to make them watch his movie ?Cape Fear? if they?d misbehave: “I want to do stuff that my children can see, but they will have to wait until they are older until [...]