Born August 17, 1943 in New York City to a family of artists, De Niro was named after his father, who was a poet, sculptor, and painter.His acting debut came at the age of ten when he played the Cowardly Lion in a production of The Wizard of Oz. The actor made his first film appearance as an extra in Marcel s Trois Chambres a Manhattan (1965).The following year, he successfully auditioned for a small speaking part in The Wedding Party (1966). During filming, De Niro was befriended by one of the co-directors, Brian De Palma, who provided the young actor with his first leading part as a draft dodger in Greetings (1966).He continued appearing in low-rent roles until he was cast opposite Michael Moriarty in the moving Bang the Drum Slowly in 1973; his portrayal of a simple-minded professional baseball player suffering from Hodgkins disease earned him "Best Supporting Actor" kudos from the New York Film Critics. That same year the actor enjoyed another critical triumph with his role as the volatile, deeply troubled Johnny Boy opposite Harvey Keitel in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, and the film marked the beginning of De Niro's long and celebrated association with the director.The actor's next big break came the subsequent year when Francis Ford Coppola cast him as the young Don Corleone (originally played by Marlon Brando) in the acclaimed The Godfather Part II.De Niro encountered greater acclaim in 1978 for his riveting performance as a steelworker whose life is irrevocably changed by his experiences in Vietnam in Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter. He then won another Oscar in 1980 for his performance as self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's powerful Raging Bull.De Niro also branched out into directing and producing in 1989 with the foundation of his Tribeca Film Center. He made his debut as a producer with Neil Jordan's remake of Michael Curtiz's superior 1955 comedy We're No Angels.

How I Think

I believe that all the Humankind are equal.Cause we all were born the same way and we are going to die in the same way. If anyone had the chance to be born the way that he likes, I am sure that he was going to be born as the Richest, Cleverest and the most Beautiful at all. But in fact he was made by GOD. This is why Color, Religion and Thought aren't t a Measure for any Human Being. The Value of any person is what he is having inside. A good person can be rich or poor, educated or not educated, European or Arab... This is why I have lots of very good Friends from all around the world.

Who Betrays You once...Will always Do Kamal G. Merheb

Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, Thank God!