comes from a family of , that’s why his parents watched over his artistic development from an early age. At the age of 10, he played for the first time in a school play called “The Wizard of Oz”, overcoming his inner shyness. At the age of 16, he gave up his studies in favor of honing his acting skills under the supervision of Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler.
Career beginnings
Robert De Niro made his feature film debut in The Wedding. However, its premiere took place 6 years later, and in the meantime the actor had already played in such productions as “Three Rooms in Manhattan” and “Kick the Drum Slowly”. It was not until the role of Vito in the second part of “The Godfather”, for which Robert De Niro won an Oscar, that he gained worldwide fame. The award also went to the previous Vito actor, Marlon Brando. It was the only time in the history of cinema that two actors received an Oscar for the same film performance.
Amazing transformations
Robert De Niro, like Marlon Brando, used the method of Konstanty Stanislavski, which is based on the psychological realism of the character. The actor went a step further, developing the mentioned acting style with another element, which was the transformation of the body. To prepare well for the role, Robert De Niro took on a variety of jobs. Before appearing in the movie “Taxi Driver”, the actor obtained a license and drove passengers for many hours.
Before playing the role of Vito in The Godfather, he went to Sicily, where he practiced the local accent for four months. The most surprising, however, may seem to be the transformation for the film “Cape of Fear”. To prepare well for the role of Max, Robert De Niro decided to … file his teeth. A few years later, the actor got a job in the movie “Deer Hunter”. At that time, he made friends with local steelworkers who did not recognize him as a famous actor and called him “Bob”.
Robert De Niro was married twice, but both marriages ended in divorce. The actor is also the father of seven children.
Source: Gazeta
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