I love Robert De Niro.  I just saw him in an SNL sketch earlier that was so funny.  It was "What Up Wit Dat".  So classic!
De Niro was cast as Vito Corleone in the second Godfather
Yes indeed he was.  What other movies did he star in?  The Whole Nine Yards was a classic, lol!
He also started in a Martin Scorsese film called "Mean Streets"
What year did that movie come out?  I feel like I missed the era when De Niro was making so many good movies.
That movie came out in year 1973, which is also when "Bang the Drum Slowly" came out
I often wondered if De Niro was Sicilian or Italian.
Raging Bull
Raging Bull is a 1980 American biographical sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from Jake LaMotta's memoir "". It stars Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta, an Italian American middleweight boxer whose self-destructive and obsessive rage, sexual jealousy, and animalistic appetite destroyed his relationship with his wife and family. Also featured in the film are Joe Pesci as Joey, LaMotta's well-intentioned brother and manager who tries to
Corleone – granddaughter; played by Sofia Coppola
- Victor Rizzi – grandson
- Michael Rizzi – grandson
Portrayals and influences.
In "The Godfather", Don Vito Corleone was portrayed by Marlon Brando. He was portrayed as a younger man in "The Godfather Part II" by Robert De Niro. Both performances won Academy Awards — Best Actor for Brando, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro. Vito Corleone is the only motion picture character played by two different actors to be awarded an Oscar for both portrayals.