Acting
Robert De Niro Sr.
Born — Died
1922-05-03 — 1993-05-03
Place of birth
Syracuse, New York, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
2 titles
Robert De Niro Sr. was born in Syracuse, New York, to an Italian American father, Henry Martin De Niro (1897–1976), whose parents emigrated from Ferrazzano, in the province of Campobasso, Molise, and an Irish American mother, Helen M. (née O'Reilly; 1899–1999). He was the eldest of three children; he and siblings John and Joan were raised in Syracuse, New York. De Niro studied at the renowned Black Mountain College under Josef Albers from 1939 to 1940. While Albers' highly analytical approach to painting did not appeal to De Niro's more instinctive style, the experience and international perspective of the Bauhaus master nonetheless left a lasting impression. De Niro studied with Hans Hofman…
Known for
In The Past Goes Fast, Robert De Niro opens the doors of his father’s studio, preserved for almost thirty years, to JR. He discusses his complex relationship with his father, Robert De Niro Sr (1922-1993), an abstract expressionist painter.
The Past Goes Fast
2022
5.1Robert De Niro, Sr., was a celebrated painter obscured by the pop-art movement. His life and career are chronicled in the artist's own words by his contemporaries and, movingly, by his son, the actor Robert De Niro.
Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.
2014