Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro is an American actor known for intense, method-driven performances in films like *Taxi Driver*, *Raging Bull*, and *The Godfather Part II*.
His name evokes a particular style of brooding machismo and New York grit.
The phrase You talkin' to me? from *Taxi Driver* became one of cinema's most quoted lines.
In later decades he became associated with comedies like *Meet the Parents* and gangster parodies.
Meryl Streep · Ben Stiller · Bradley Cooper · Sergio Leone · Quentin Tarantino · Francis Ford Coppola · Penny Marshall
Unhinged hack's urban spiral
- Goodfellas1990 gangster film
- Raging BullInfuriated male bovine
- CasinoGambling venue
- The Deer HunterWar trauma epic from 1978
Cape Fear · The Irishman · Midnight Run · The Untouchables · Awakenings · A Bronx Tale · Jackie Brown · Meet the Parents
Academy's golden award
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- SAG AwardActors' guild trophy
- Best ActorTop male performance honor
Intimidating, resilient person
- intensityStrength or force level
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- Italian-AmericanEthnicity bridging two nations
mobster · gravitas · streetwise · brooding · volatile · charisma · authenticity · commanding
State of being submerged
- transformationThorough change in form
- weight gainBody mass accumulation
- preparationArranging things in advance
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
Stanislavski · research · intensity · dedication · inhabiting · commitment · psychological depth · authenticity
Spring cinema gathering downtown
- restaurateurDining business owner
- producerOne who makes things
- directorOne who leads
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
Martin Scorsese
Jodie Foster · Meryl Streep · Ben Stiller · Bradley Cooper · Sergio Leone · Quentin Tarantino · Francis Ford Coppola · Penny Marshall
Taxi Driver
Unhinged hack's urban spiral
- Goodfellas1990 gangster film
- Raging BullInfuriated male bovine
- CasinoGambling venue
The Deer Hunter · Cape Fear · The Irishman · Midnight Run · The Untouchables · Awakenings · A Bronx Tale · Jackie Brown · Meet the Parents · Analyze This
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- SAG AwardActors' guild trophy
Best Actor · Hollywood Walk of Fame · BAFTA · Screen Actors Guild
tough guy
Intimidating, resilient person
- intensityStrength or force level
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
Italian-American · mobster · gravitas · streetwise · brooding · volatile · charisma · authenticity · commanding
immersion
State of being submerged
- transformationThorough change in form
- weight gainBody mass accumulation
- preparationArranging things in advance
characterization · Stanislavski · research · intensity · dedication · inhabiting · commitment · psychological depth · authenticity · discipline
Tribeca Film Festival
Spring cinema gathering downtown
- restaurateurDining business owner
- producerOne who makes things
- directorOne who leads
Travis Bickle
- Vito Corleone
- Al Capone
- MichaelHebrew name, divine comparison
- 70s IconsFarrah Fawcett, John Travolta, Burt Reynolds, Jack Nicholson, Jane Fonda
- Hollywood StarsBrad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie
- RobertsRob, Robbie, Bobby, Bob, Robin
- ScorseseGoodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Departed, Casino
- Italian AmericansItalian Americans, Al Pacino, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio
- Screen LegendsHumphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn
Robert De NiroTom Hanks
Jimmy Stewart · Jim Carrey · Adam Sandler · Will Ferrell · Dick Van Dyke
Robert De NiroJon Voight
James Woods · Clint Eastwood · Roseanne Barr · Chuck Norris · Mel Gibson
Robert De NiroTom Cruise
Arnold Schwarzenegger · Sylvester Stallone · Dwayne Johnson · Mark Wahlberg · Vin Diesel