I've looked Chasing the Dragon movie
Movie Issued - in 2010.
Countries: USA
Genres: Drama
In movie played:
Brandon Brito (producer)
Robert De Niro (producer)
Articles:"Spotlight, Walking the Walk" (USA), 27 February 2009, Vol. 51, Iss. 15, pg. 2009, by: Adrienne Papp, "Oscars Spotlight", "Contra Costa Times" (USA), 25 November 2008, by: The Associated Press, "Qatar Teams Up With De Niro to Host Film Festival", "The New York Times" (USA), 18 June 2008, Vol. 157, Iss. 54,345, pg. B4, by: Michael Wilson, "De Niro Asks Commission to Spare Hotel's Penthouse", "Courier Post" (USA), 18 June 2008, by: Karen Matthews, "Robert De Niro Testifies in Dispute Over His New NYC Hotel", "Los Angeles Times" (USA), 21 April 2008, by: Patrick Goldstein, "Pacino and De Niro: How the mighty have fallen", "Courier Post" (USA), 12 March 2008, by: The Associated Press, "Insurance Company's Suit Against De Niro Dismissed", "Eikones" (Greece), 25 February 2007, Iss. 261, pg. 38-41, by: Marina Tsiklitira, "Orkosmeno eidolo", "AARP: The Magazine" (USA), January 2007, Vol. 50, Iss. 1C, pg. 38-40+77, by: Nancy Griffin, ""2007 Impact Awards: 10 People Who Make The World A Better Place"", "The Washington Post" (USA), 23 December 2006, Vol. 130, Iss. 18, pg. C1+C8, by: Stephen Hunter, "Strictly Hush-Hush: Robert De Niro Spills No Secrets in Talking About His Espionage Film", "Hotdog" (UK), August 2006, Iss. 78, pg. 34-35, "'Rushes': 10 Things We Love About... Travis Bickle", "Gold Series" (Greece), October 2005, pg. 21, "Robert De Niro", "The Chicago Tribune" (USA), 16 February 2005, by: Kenneth Turan, "De Niro: Uncomfortable In His Own Skin", "The New York Observer" (USA), 10 January 2005, Vol. 19, Iss. 1, pg. 1+9, by: Stephanie Zacharek, "Where is DeNiro?: Hey! What's With the Baby Co-Stars and Barbra Back Massages? Why Is Our Greatest Actor--Vito, Jake LaMotta, Rupert Pupkin--Burying Scary Old Genius in Self-Parody Playing Squinty Bob?", "Tlpro" (Belgium), 13 May 2004, Iss. 2619, pg. 9, "Robert de Niro heureux de vivre", "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 24 May 2002, Vol. 1, Iss. 655, pg. 25-29, by: Scott Brown and Nancy Miller, "Mucho De Niro", "Vimagazino" (Greece), 3 June 2001, Iss. 34, pg. 68-73, by: Dimitris Danikas, "I anodos kai i ptosi tou Robert De Niro", "Cinema" (Hungary), January 2001, Iss. 110, pg. 32-34, by: Heiko Rosner, "King of Comedy", "US Weekly" (USA), 2 October 2000, Iss. 294, pg. 13, "De Niro's Funny Faces", "Vox" (Hungary), July 1999, Iss. 27, pg. 53-55, by: Zaphod, "Bob", "Correio da Manh" (Portugal), 15 March 1999, pg. 42, "O 'rei' dos actores", "Cinema" (Hungary), October 1998, Iss. 83, pg. 66-68, by: Roland Huschke, "lete nagy szerepe", "Close Up" (Greece), April 1998, Iss. 12, pg. 114-117, by: Prodromos Seitanidis, "Merikoi to protimoun epi pliromi", "Empire" (UK), October 1997, Iss. 100, pg. 187, by: Ian Freer and Jake Hamilton, "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time", "Cinema" (Greece), May 1997, Iss. 79, pg. 128,129, by: Yannis Zouboulakis, "Private eye", "TV Guia" (Portugal), 1997, Iss. 960, pg. 92, "Dirio de Notcias" (Portugal), 1997, Iss. 46693, pg. 17, by: Jos de Matos-Cruz, "TV Guia" (Portugal), 1997, Iss. 981, pg. 88-89, "TV Filmes" (Portugal), 1997, Iss. 12, pg. 61, by: Jos Vaz Pereira, "Metro" (Greece), March 1996, Iss. 5, pg. 116-118, by: Yannis Zouboulakis, "Megalos stis mikres stigmes", "TV Guia" (Portugal), 1996, Iss. 934, pg. 94, "Vogue" (USA), 1993, Vol. 183, Iss. 9, pg. 502-506, by: Julia Reed, "De Niro Direct", "Empire" (UK), 15 June 1990, pg. pgs. 50-52, 54-55, by: anonymous, "Bob"s Full House"
After marry African-American 'Diahnne Abbott' (qv) he adopt her daughter 'Drena De Niro', Abbott's daughter from her aforementioned nuptials. Drena refuse to identify her birth father. He also grasp son 'Raphael De Niro' (qv) beside Abbott., Had a long term relationship with African-American fashion model 'Toukie Smith' (qv). Smith is the sister of late fashion designer Willi Smith. They have twins sons together, twins Aaron Kendrick De Niro and Julian Henry De Niro (b. October 20, 1995). Their twins were conceived by in vitro fertilization., He married his second wife 'Grace Hightower (I)' (qv) in 1997 and she gave birth to their son, Elliot De Niro on March 18, 1998. In 1999 he renewed his marriage vows to Grace at their Ulster County farm near New York's Catskill Mountains, but later in the year he filed for divorce. Their fallout continued into 2001 as a potential custody battle over their son Elliott heated up. However, the divorce was never finalized and they managed to smooth over their troubles., When he was a child, he was an avid reader of playwrights., Growing up in the Little Italy section of New York City, his nickname was "Bobby Milk" because he was so thin and as pale as milk., Turned down the role of Jesus in _The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)_ (qv). Was considered for the role of Josh Bakin in Big (1988). Was offered but turned down the role of Sal the pizza shop owner in _Do the Right Thing (1989)_ (qv)., Son of painter Virginia Admiral and abstract expressionist Robert De Niro Sr. Despite being raised Presbyterian, Virginia was an atheist for most of Robert's childhood. Robert Sr was raised Catholic but was not religious in any way. After De Niro was born, his father Robert Sr came out as a homosexual male and eventually divorced Robert's mother., He formed his production company, TriBeCa Productions, in 1989., In his 1980 Oscar acceptance speech he thanked Joey LaMotta (brother of 'Jake LaMotta' (qv)), who was at the time suing United Artists for the portrayal of him in _Raging Bull (1980)_ (qv)., After being caught up in a Paris prostitution ring investigation, he, denying any involvement, vowed never to return to France again (1998)., Although he is commonly referred to as an Italian-American actor, De Niro is actually one-quarter Italian in ancestry. His father was half-Irish and half- Italian. His mother was of French, Dutch and German ancestry. He was, however, quite close to his Italian paternal grandfather, whom Robert visited frequently in Syracuse, NY when he was young. De Niro has stated that he identifies "more with [his] Italian side". Inducted into the Italian-American Hall of Fame in 2002., He is the second actor to win an Oscar for portraying Vito Corleone. He and 'Marlon Brando' (qv) are the only two actors to win an Oscar for playing the same character., He first discovered his love for acting at age 10 when he portrayed The Cowardly Lion in a local production of "The Wizard of Oz." He dropped out of high school to join a gang., Formerly held the World Record for Most Weight Gained for a Movie, in gaining over 60 pounds for his role in _Raging Bull (1980)_ (qv). But seven years later, 'Vincent D'Onofrio' (qv) eclipsed him in gaining 70 pounds for his role in _Full Metal Jacket (1987)_ (qv)., Three movies (at least) that De Niro has appeared in have the song "Gimme Shelter" by 'The Rolling Stones' (qv) noticeably featured in the soundtrack - - _The Fan (1996)_ (qv), _Casino (1995)_ (qv) and _Goodfellas (1990)_ (qv)., Ranked #78 in Premiere's 2002 annual Power 100 List., In 1993 he was tapped to star as 'Enzo Ferrari (I)' (qv) in the film "Ferrari", which was budgeted at $65 million (U.S.) and had 'Michael Mann (I)' (qv) attached as director. The project fell through., He organised the first Tribeca Film Festival in May 2002. He intended to revitalise the Lower Manhattan area after September 11th attacks., Has said that 'Meryl Streep' (qv) is his favorite actress to work with., He was voted as the best actor of all time at FilmFour.com (2002)., British pop group 'Bananarama' (qv) had a hit song dedicated to him called "Robert De Niro's Waiting." De Niro heard about it and arranged to meet the three girls, but they got so nervous, while waiting for him, that they got drunk before he even arrived., Diagnosed with prostate cancer, and expected to make a full recovery (October 2003)., Spent four months learning to speak the Sicilian dialect in order to play Vito Corleone in _The Godfather: Part II (1974)_ (qv). Nearly all the dialogue that his character spoke in the movie was in Sicilian., When he was a child, he was an avid reader of playwrights., According to a profile in Vanity Fair's annual Hollywood issue, is the first actor to do a method interpretation of a cartoon character as Fearless Leader in _The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)_ (qv)., He started the whole "awards show ribbon" tradition by wearing a green ribbon on his lapel at the 1981 Academy Awards. The ribbon was in rememberance of several African-American children who were victims of a serial killer in Atlanta, Georgia in 1980-1981. The ribbon was given to him by a fan in the bleachers as he arrived; the victims' families had been wearing them for months., Was in Ossining, New York (home of the infamous Sing Sing penitentiary) to shoot three different movies: _Analyze This (1999)_ (qv), _Analyze That (2002)_ (qv) and _Hide and Seek (2005)_ (qv)., In the Egyptian film _El Medina (1999)_ (qv), the main actor Ali has a duck that he named De Niro after his favorite actor., Was voted the Number 2 greatest movie star of all time in a Channel 4 (UK) poll, narrowly being beaten by 'Al Pacino' (qv)., It was tricky to make him look huge as Frankenstein's monster in _Frankenstein (1994)_ (qv) , considering that 'Kenneth Branagh' (qv), who played Dr. Frankenstein, is of similar height. Many of the tricks used to make humans, wizards and elves dwarf the hobbits later on for "Lord of the Rings" trilogy were also employed to make De Niro appear much bigger than his co-stars, including using very large men as body doubles for shots where only the hands and feet are seen., He was voted the 34th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly., Singer 'P.J. Harvey' (qv) refers to De Niro in a song, "Reeling," from her album '4-Track Demos"., Finley Quaye mentions him in the song "Sunday Shining", in the line "I'm a hero like Robert De Niro"., Was unable to accept his first Oscar in 1975 due to filming commitments to 'Bernardo Bertolucci' (qv)'s _Novecento (1976)_ (qv)., Was good friends with comedian 'John Belushi' (qv), who died of a drug overdose on March 5, 1982. In fact, De Niro and 'Robin Williams (I)' (qv) were the last stars to see Belushi alive, albeit on separate visits to Bungalow #3 of L.A.'s Chateau Marmont hotel that fateful day. De Niro visited Belushi at 3:00 am on the morning of his death, but, according to eyewitnesses, left minutes later after seeing that Belushi was ill. Less than an hour earlier, Belushi had been visited by Robin Williams, who also left straight away., Ranked #1 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Greatest Living Actor (Gods Among Us)" list (October 2004)., At the age of 17, after leaving the movies with a friend, he unexpectedly stated that he was going to be a film actor. No one believed him until he dropped out of his senior year of high school and joined 'Stella Adler' (qv)'s acting school., His boyhood idols among actors included 'Montgomery Clift' (qv), 'Robert Mitchum' (qv) and 'Marlon Brando' (qv). He preferred the darker, more character-driven work of these men to the older stars of Hollywood, for whom their public persona as a star was more important than their immersion into the character., Rarely does interviews and is known as one of the most ultra-private celebrities. He was the subject of a late 90s interview (and cover photo) for Esquire magazine. Most of the article focused on how guarded he is with his personal life, what few details are known about him, what rumors are speculated while only a minority of the article dealt with the actual interview itself. The writer noted that while the interview was ultimately agreed upon, he was given a substantial list of off-limit subjects NOT to ask De Niro about. They included: politics, religion, his family, his reported interest in fine wines, and so on., When they met shortly before making _Mean Streets (1973)_ (qv) De Niro and 'Harvey Keitel' (qv) became fast friends. De Niro was from Greenwich Village in Manhattan and was taught by 'Stella Adler' (qv) and Keitel was from the Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn and was mainly mentored by 'Lee Strasberg' (qv). But the two guarded actors bonded and remain close to this day., He and 'Martin Scorsese' (qv) were brought up blocks apart in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan, but never formally met when they were young. When introduced at a party in 1972, the two came to realize that they had seen each other many times but had never spoken., Limo drivers in Los Angeles joke about his less than generous tips by referring to him as "No Dinero"., Very good friends with fellow actor and frequent co-star 'Joe Pesci' (qv). In fact, De Niro was considered for the role of Harry in _Home Alone (1990)_ (qv) that went Pesci., In October 1997 he ranked #5 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. In 2005 Premiere Magazine ranked him as #38 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature., Both of his Oscar-winning performances involved 'Marlon Brando' (qv). His first Oscar, for Best Supporting Actor, had him playing the younger version of Brando's character Vito Corleone. His second, for Best Actor in _Raging Bull (1980)_ (qv), he recited Brando's famous lines from _On the Waterfront (1954)_ (qv)., Underwent surgery for prostate cancer at New York's Sloan-Kettering Hospital in December 2003. The cancer has now gone into remission., Is left handed. However, he wrote with his right hand in _Taxi Driver (1976)_ (qv)., Co-owns the Rubicon restaurant in San Francisco with Bay area residents 'Francis Ford Coppola' (qv) and 'Robin Williams (I)' (qv). Much of his father's art work adorns the walls of the business. He also owns a restaurant in West Hollywood, Ago, and co-owns several restaurants in New York, including Nobu and Layla., Shares a birthday with friend and sometime-co-star 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)., First performer to win an Oscar (for _The Godfather: Part II (1974)_ (qv)) for a performance in a sequel., He is a staunch supporter of the US Democratic Party. He lobbied Congress against impeaching President 'Bill Clinton (I)' (qv) in 1998. He supported 'Al Gore (I)' (qv) in the 2000 Presidential election and supported 'John Kerry (I)' (qv) in the 2004 Presidential election. Supported Democratic senator 'Barack Obama' (qv) for the 2008 presidential election., His performance as 'Jake LaMotta' (qv) in _Raging Bull (1980)_ (qv) is ranked #10 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006)., His performance as Travis Bickle in _Taxi Driver (1976)_ (qv) is ranked #42 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
Meghan Lyvers (producer)
Jane Rosenthal (producer)
Yuri Sivo (producer)
John Marans (writer)
Roy Rowan (writer)
Yuri Sivo (writer)
