He is known for his portrayal in several films by director Martin Scorsese about the world of criminals, so the actor has often been associated with the image of a gangster. In fact, he was offered such roles for a reason, because it turns out that at the age of 13, De Niro got involved in a local Italian street gang in New York.
De Niro’s first major role was in 1969’s Brian De Palma’s The Wedding Party, but De Niro gained mainstream acclaim for his role in Scorsese’s Dangerous Streets (1973).
In 1974, he received his first Academy Award for his role in the film “The Godfather 2”, received the second one in 1980 for his role in the movie “Raging Bull” (1980). He has also been nominated for this award for his roles in the films Taxi Driver (1976), Deer Hunter (1978), Awakening (1990), Horn of Fear (1991) and Optimist’s Story (2012).
De Niro was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for his role as Jimmy Conway in 1990’s The Good Guys. Also, the actor has been nominated four times for the Golden Globe Award for his roles in the films “New York, New York” (1977), “Midnight Run” (1988), “Psychoanalysis in the taste of gangsters” (1999), Meet My Parents (2000).
Media portal “Rolling Stones” collected the best, weirdest and worst movies of actor Robert De Nirobut “tv3.lv” offers the most unusual roles in Robert De Niro’s filmography.
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Cop Show (2002)
A very strange combination – Robert De Niro and comedy master Eddie Murphy. Critics have given this film a lot of criticism in the context of De Niro, because, according to them, the actor has no interest in the material of the film. He plays a veteran cop who is forced to work with his hot new partner, Trey. Pretty cliché, isn’t it?
“The Horn of Fear” (1991)
The lucrative Robert De Niro can also be a scoundrel? Yes, even quite terrible. De Niro was cast in the title role in Martin Scorsese’s Horn of Fear. In it, he plays Max, a rapist released from prison, who wants revenge on his lawyer. “An ugly role,” wrote the Rolling Stones.
“Brazil” (1985)
In the dystopia “Brazil” by director Terry Gilliam, Robert De Niro only had a relatively minor role. He portrays a worker in the bureaucratic machinery. In general, the genre itself is “not-De-Niro” because there is nothing of gangsters or cops. There, De Niro is an ordinary worker. An interesting and very, very strange role in his filmography.
2023-08-18 10:49:17
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