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“ It’s not easy. And, as you might guess, he looked ecstatic in every photo. Your last performance is going to be your greatest performance ever. I just had a baby,” he replied. Then, when you have the good moments, you forget about the ones that weren’t good.”

Four years later, the Goodfellas star revealed he had secretly welcomed his seventh child.

The duo tied the knot in 1997, one year before the philanthropist gave birth to their son, Elliot. The Oscar winner became a parent in 1976 when he welcomed son Raphael with his first wife, Diahnne Abbott, whom he married after working on the film Taxi Driver together.

De Niro’s second marriage was to Grace Hightower, from 1997 until their separation in 2018, and together they have two children: Elliot and Helen. One year after their twins’ arrival, the Godfather actor and the 227 alum called it quits. But the legendary actor, who's celebrating his 82nd birthday Aug.

17, just isn't much one for flashing his signature crinkly smile at cameras.

He will, however, laugh when he finds a joke worthy, such as when 2024 Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel called out De Niro and Chen's 35-year age gap in his monologue. After splitting from the singer in 1988, De Niro moved on with Toukie Smith.

Drena followed in De Niro’s footsteps and became an actor. “ It’s not easy. While Robert De Niro is one of Hollywood’s most esteemed actors, he also takes pride in his role as the father of seven. I love all my children.”

In June 2025, he added of his daughter, “As long as they’re not hurting themselves, doing anything that’s destructive or anything like that, you have to support them.