Happy Birthday to actor Robert De Niro! With a career that spans five decades and includes numerous awards, De Niro is truly a legend.
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He is commonly associated with frequent collaborators and real life friends Martin Scorsese and Joe Pesci. Their most popular film, Goodfellas, is still referenced and quoted in popular culture 25 years after its release.
De Niro has made a career playing both the classic villain and the antihero. His ability to bring the dark elements out of a character whose motives are in fact noble was unparalleled.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to ignore the surprising amount of bad movies De Niro has made. In recent years (pre-David O. Russell) De Niro was in a slump.
People said he was washed up. He was making bomb after bomb. His starring role in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle was the icing on the cake. His career looked like nothing more than a money grab after that.
With impressive scripts like American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook he has made a comeback.
Here are his best movies in honor if his birthday: