Screen Icon: Robert De Niro Through The Years

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Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro is one of the most iconic faces in the history of Hollywood. His roles have become the subject of study for many actors. Here he is in 1991 after shooting 'Cape Fear.'

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Here's Bobby De Niro in 1996 after receiving an honorary degree.

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De Niro's best decade was perhaps the 1980s. Here he is giving his signature look circa 1989.

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Here in 2010 De Niro is beginning to show his age but still has that same sparkle in his eye.

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He also knows how to rock a beard. Here he is in the 1990s where he featured it in many movies.

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Here he is with long hair again, but no beard....

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Robert De Niro

How about a candid photo from 1993 a little bit after his own film 'A Bronx Tale.' De Niro was always known as a character actor.

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Although he always had a stern face, and here it is before the Academy Awards. A real Oscar regular, he's always there to grace the awards.

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Robert De Niro and his then wife Grace Hightower in 2008. The couple sadly split ten years later.

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Another throwback here to De Niro in 1986. It's hard to get him to crack a smile, and it's always been that way.

One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French.

Now And Then: Robert De Niro Through The Years

He was trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the American Workshop. De Niro first gained fame for his role in 'Bang the Drum Slowly', but he gained his reputation as a volatile actor in 'Mean Streets', which was his first film with director Martin Scorsese...

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