Robert De Niro is one of the greatest film gangsters of all time, but even he couldn't save this unfunny gangster comedy from ...

"Francis, you've changed my career. You've changed my life," Robert De Niro said at the director's AFI tribute ...

Although Robert De Niro was passed over for The Godfather, his starring role in the sequel turned out to be the offer he couldn’t refuse. While paying tribute to director Francis Ford Coppola ...

Robert De Niro has never been an effusive person in public, but there is one filmmaker who he is happy to enthusiastically thank for everyone to hear.

Although Robert De Niro was passed over for The Godfather, his starring role in the sequel turned out to be the offer he couldn’t refuse. While paying tribute to director Francis Ford Coppola ...

Back in the early ’70s, De Niro was circling The Godfather and initially auditioned for Sonny, but the role ultimately went to James Caan. Undeterred, Coppola offered De Niro the smaller, ...

The Godfather Part II (1974) De Niro won his first Academy Award (Best Supporting Actor) for his portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Part II.

De Niro’s take on his character wasn’t as flashy as Pacino’s or even his own role in Taxi Driver two years later. Instead, De Niro humanized young Vito while the script made him an underdog.

De Niro later appeared in The Godfather Part 2 playing a young Vito Corleone. One line that Coppola remembers in particular is De Niro delivering the line about “getting his brains all over your ...

Features Robert De Niro’s The Alto Knights Reveals True Story Behind The Godfather Myth. Exclusive: The Alto Knights brain trust, including Robert De Niro and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, open ...