De Niro starred in Men of Honor (2000), portraying Navy Master Chief Billy Sunday, a fictionalized composite of several individuals involved in the story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Master Diver. In 2007, he appeared in both Stardust and The Good Shepherd, the latter of which he also directed.
The year 2010 was notably busy, with roles in Edge of Darkness, Machete, Stone, and Little Fockers. In 2011, De Niro appeared in Killer Elite, Limitless, and New Year’s Eve, further demonstrating his enduring appeal across diverse genres.
Robert De Niro is renowned for his intense dedication to the craft of acting. To authentically portray his roles, he has undergone a wide range of physical and emotional transformations—living in Sicily to understand Vito Corleone’s roots, working as a real taxi driver for Taxi Driver (1976), and embracing method acting techniques throughout his career. His personal interests include crosswords, which he has cited as one of his favorite pastimes.
De Niro married actress Diahnne Abbott in 1976. They have a son, Raphael, and De Niro also adopted Abbott’s daughter from a previous relationship, Drena De Niro. The couple divorced in 1988.
In the early 1990s, De Niro had twin sons, Julian Henry and Aaron Kendrick, with actress and model Toukie Smith. The twins were conceived via in vitro fertilization with the aid of a surrogate mother and were born in 1995.
He later married philanthropist Grace Hightower in 1997. They have two children: a son, Elliot, born in 1998, who has been diagnosed with autism, and a daughter, Helen, born via surrogate in 2011. Despite filing for divorce in 1999, the couple later reconciled and renewed their vows. However, they separated again in 2018.
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