| 1. Robert De Niro smokes. |
| 2. Robert De Niro drinks. |
| 3. Robert De Niro has starred in over 100 films. |
| 4. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Godfather Part II. |
| 5. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Raging Bull. |
| 6. De Niro received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003 and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010. |
| 7. His parents divorced when he was three years old due to his father coming out as gay. |
| 8. De Niro was baptized against his parents' wishes. |
| 9. He played the Cowardly Lion in a school play of The Wizard of Oz. |
| 10. De Niro was the first to win an Academy Award for speaking mostly a foreign language. |
| 11. In 1987, he served on the jury at the Moscow International Film Festival. |
| 12. He was honored at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival in 1997. |
| 13. Director Elia Kazan praised De Niro for his meticulous acting. |
| 14. He gained weight for his role in Raging Bull and learned boxing for the part. |
| 15. De Niro spent time in Sicily for The Godfather Part II. |
| 16. He worked as a cab driver for Taxi Driver. |
| 17. De Niro's commitment to his character once angered Jerry Lewis. |
| 18. Robert De Niro supports the Democratic Party. |
| 19. He founded the Tribeca Film Festival after 9/11. |
| 20. De Niro supports the anti-vaccination movement. |
| 21. He was the last person to see John Belushi alive. |
| 22. De Niro battled prostate cancer in 2003. |
| 23. Robert De Niro shares a birthday with Sean Penn. |
| 24. De Niro and Martin Scorsese lived close but didn't meet until later. |
| 25. He co-owns Nobu and Tribeca Grill restaurants. |
| 26. De Niro improvised a famous scene in Taxi Driver. |
| 27. He was chosen over many actors for the role of Vito Corleone. |
| 28. The face-off scene with Al Pacino in Heat was unrehearsed. |
| 29. De Niro performed many scenes in The Deer Hunter alone. |
| 30. During a scene with Christopher Walken, De Niro's reaction was unplanned. |
| 31. De Niro accidentally broke Joe Pesci's rib during a scene in Raging Bull. |
| 32. He appeared in Sergio Leone's last film. |
| 33. De Niro was nominated for an Academy Award in 2024 for Killers of the Flower Moon. |
| 34. Robert De Niro practices method acting and is known for his meticulous preparation for roles. |
| 35. He gained 60 pounds of muscle and trained with boxer Jake LaMotta for his role in Raging Bull. |
| 36. De Niro spent time in Sicily researching for his role as young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II. |
| 37. He worked as a cab driver to prepare for his role in Taxi Driver. |
| 38. De Niro was the first actor to win an Academy Award for speaking primarily in a foreign language (Italian in The Godfather Part II). |
| 39. He played the Cowardly Lion in a school production of The Wizard of Oz. |
| 40. De Niro's commitment to character once angered Jerry Lewis during a film production. |
| 41. De Niro and Martin Scorsese lived close to each other but did not meet until they began collaborating on Mean Streets. |
| 42. The face-off scene between De Niro and Al Pacino in Heat (1995) was largely unrehearsed. |
| 43. De Niro performed many scenes alone in The Deer Hunter. |
| 44. He accidentally broke Joe Pesci's rib during a scene in Raging Bull. |
| 45. De Niro appeared in Sergio Leone's final film, Once Upon a Time in America (1984). |
| 46. He has starred in over 100 films throughout his career. |
| 47. De Niro improvised the famous 'You talkin' to me?' scene in Taxi Driver. |
| 48. He supports the Democratic Party politically. |
| 49. De Niro has been involved in various philanthropic efforts and community initiatives in New York. |
