Robert De Niro dropped out of high school to pursue acting. (This is the remake and casting the world needs right now.) 2. He threatened to thrash a hippopotamus from top to bottom-us as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz at the tender age of 10. Robert De Niro got bit by the acting bug early. Robert De Niro's first role was in a staging of The Wizard of Oz-at age 10. The two-time Oscar winner has earned Hollywood legend status with panache and bone-deep portrayals. Robert De Niro is part of the pantheon of independent-minded filmmakers who cut through Hollywood noise in the 1970s with edgier fare to create what became known as “The New Hollywood.” Following stints with Brian De Palma and Roger Corman, De Niro teamed up with Martin Scorsese for the first time with 1973's Mean Streets, which launched a fruitful artistic collaboration that has produced some of the best movies of the past half-century.Įven after his shift into commercial comedies like Meet the Parents, “dedication” has remained De Niro’s watchword.

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