Robert De Niro

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9 — Actor Robert De Niro is shown in the title role in the 1976 movie "Taxi Driver." (Associated Press)

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Actor Robert De Niro poses with his business partner, chef Nobu Matsuhisa. (Associated Press)

The 2009 Kennedy Center Honorees Robert De Niro, left; Grace Bumbry, bottom left, Dave Brubeck, bottom right; Bruce Springsteen, second from right; and Mel Brooks, right, pose with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a photo at the State Department following the Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

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Oliver Sacks’ second book, “Awakenings,” was adapted into a 1990 movie starring Robin Williams (left) and Robert De Niro. (Columbia Pictures)

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Robert De Niro won the award for supporting actor for “Silver Linings Playbook” at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Monday. (Associated Press)

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Actor Robert De Niro arrives for the screening of Once Upon a Time in America at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

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The father-son relationship between Robert De Niro and Paul Dano is at the heart of "Being Flynn," based on a druggy coming-of-age memoir by Nick Flynn. (Focus Features via Associated Press)

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OPEN ROAD FILMS VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS The presence of Robert De Niro (left) and Jason Statham can't save "The Killer Elite," which is weighed down by its murky plot, action cliches and wooden dialogue.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Keith Richards (left) and Robert De Niro share the stage at Spike TV's annual Guys Choice Awards. Mr. Richards claimed the night's final honor, a lifetime achievement trophy called the Brass Balls award.

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Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman and Jude Law (from left) are part of the nine-member jury that awards prizes among the 20 films in the Cannes main competition. Filmmakers Olivier Assayas and Johnnie To are also part of the jury.

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Robert De Niro arrives at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2010 file photo, U.S. actor Robert De Niro attends the opening ceremony of the first Nobu Restaurant of Central-Europe in Kempinski Hotel Corvinus, in Budapest, Hungary. (AP Photos/MTI,Bea Kallos, file)

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Philip Berk, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, left, speaks after actor Kevin Spacey announced that Robert De Niro, will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. The Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)