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Robert De Niro
Birth
Robert Anthony De Niro was born on August 17, 1943, in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood.1)
Parents
He is the son of Robert De Niro Sr. and Virginia Admiral.2)
Parents' Jobs
His parents were both artists; his father was half Italian and half Irish, while his mother was half German with French, English, and Dutch ancestors. They divorced not too long after. 3)
Upbringin
His mother raised him in Manhattan's Greenwich Village and Little Italy neighborhoods. His father lived nearby, and De Niro spent a lot of time with him as a child.4)
Religion
His mother was reared Presbyterian but later became an atheist, while his father had been a lapsed Catholic since the age of 12.5)
Education
De Niro started high school at the exclusive McBurney School and then transferred to the prestigious Rhodes Preparatory School, although he never graduated from either.6)
Bobby Milk
De Niro, nicknamed “Bobby Milk” for his pallor, hung out with a gang of homeless kids in Little Italy as a child, some of whom have remained lifelong friends.7)