BIOGRAPHY

Robert De Niro launched his prolific motion picture career in Brian De, Palma's "The Wedding Party" in 1969. By 1973 De Niro twice won the New York Film Critics' Award for Best Supporting Actor in recognition of his critically acclaimed
performances in "Bang the Drum Slowly" and Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets."
In 1974 De Niro received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in "The Godfather, Part II."

In 1980 he won his second Oscar, as Best Actor, for his extraordinary portrayal of Jake La Motta in ScorseseIs " Raging Bull." De Niro has earned Academy Award nominations for his work in four additional films: for his role as Travis Bickle in Scorsese's acclaimed "Taxi Driver," as a Vietnam vet in Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter," as a catatonic patient brought to life in Penny Marshall's "Awakenings," and in 1992 for his role as Max Cady, an ex-con looking for revenge, in Scorsese's remake of the 1962 classic "Cape Fear."

De Niro's distinguished body of work also includes performances in Elia Kazan's "The Last Tycoon," Bernardo Bertolucci's "1900," Ulu Grosbard's "True Confessions" and "Falling in Love," Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in America," Scorsese's "King of Comedy," "New York, New York," " Goodfellas," and "Casino," Terry Gilliam's "Brazil," Roland Joffe's "The Mission," Brian De Palma's "The Untouchables," Alan Parker's "Angel Heart," Martin Brest's "Midnight Run," David Jones' " Jacknife," Martin Ritt's "Stanley and Iris," Neil Jordan's "We're No Angels," Penny Marshall's "Awakenings," Ron Howard's " Backdraft," Michael Caton-Jones' "This Boy's Life," John McNaughton's "Mad Dog and Glory," " A Bronx Tale," Kenneth Branagh's "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein," Michael Mann's "Heat," Barry Levinson's "Sleepers" and "Wag the Dog," Jerry Zaks' " Marvin's Room," Tony Scott's "The Fan," James Mangold's " Copland," Alfonso Cuaron's "Great Expectations" and Quentin Tarantino's " Jackie Brown," John Frankenheimer's " Ronin," Harold Ramis' "Analyze This," Joel Schumacher's "Flawless," Des McNuff's "Rocky and Bullwinkle," Jay Roach's, "Meet The Parents," George Tillman's "Men of Honor" and John Herzfeld's "Fifteen Minutes," Frank Oz's
"The Score."

He recently finished prodution on Michael Caton-Jones' "City By The Sea," as well as Tom Dey's " Showtime." De Niro takes pride in the development of his production company, Tribeca Productions, and the Tribeca Film Center, which he founded with Jane Rosenthal in 1988. Through Tribeca, he develops projects on which he serves in a combination of capacities, including producer, director and actor.
TribecaIs " A Bronx Tale " marked De Niro's directorial debut. Other Tribeca features include " Thunderheart," " Cape Fear, " "Mistress, " "Night and the City, " , "The Night We Never Met," "Faithful," "Panther," "Marvin's Room," "Wag the Dog," "Analyze This," "Flawless," "Rocky and Bullwinkle " and "Meet The Parents."
In 1992, Tribeca TV was launched with the critically acclaimed series " Tribeca." De Niro served as one of the series executive producers.
In 1998, Tribeca produced a miniseries for NBC, based on the life of " Sammy `The Bull' Gravano."

Tribeca Productions is headquartered at De Niro's Tribeca Film Center,,in the TriBeCa district of New York. The Film Center is a state-of-the-art office building designed for the film and television industry. The eight-story facility features office space, a screening room, banquet hall and restaurant, in addition to a full range of services for entertainment industry professionals.