Robert De Niro

Actor, Director, Producer. Actor, director and producer. His critically acclaimed, longtime collaborations with director Martin Scorsese began with 1973's Mean Streets, and in the 1980 film Raging Bull earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his roles in Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976) and Cape Fear (1991). He received nominations for his acting in The Deer Hunter (1978) and Awakenings (1990). In 1990, his portrayal as Jimmy Conway in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas earned him a BAFTA nomination. In 1974, he played the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Other films include Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), The Mission (1986), Backdraft (1991), This Boy's Life (1993), and The Good Shepherd (2006) which he also directed. Other honors include the AFI Life Achievement Award and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.