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De Niro

American  
[duh neer-oh] / də ˈnɪər oʊ /

noun

  1. Robert, born 1943, U.S. actor.


De Niro British  
/ də ˈnɪərəʊ /

noun

  1. Robert. born 1943, US film actor. His films include Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), GoodFellas (1990), Casino (1995), and Meet the Parents (2000)

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To pull that off, “Cape Fear” needed a star as charismatic as Mitchum and De Niro.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

He dined with his fellow jurors including Demi Moore and Chloé Zhao among the decorations of cinema memorabilia, including the boxing trunks worn by Robert De Niro in “Raging Bull.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

A viewer coming in cold, with no information about the casting, might think initially that Ms. Kidman had been subject to the kind of computerized de-aging used on, say, Robert De Niro in “The Irishman.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

“I grew up after World War II,” De Niro said.

From Salon Feb. 27, 2026

“I had never met Pat Riley and he came in and I was like, ‘Man, is this Robert De Niro or this Pat Riley!’”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2026

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