Robert De Niro

For anyone who has seen Goodfellas or Casino, he's the one who usually remains calm and may have an angry outburst occasionally

Robert De Niro
-Birth name: Robert Anthony De Niro Jr.
-DOB: 08/17/1943
-Where: New York City, New York
-Nickname: Bobby Milk (because of his pale complexion as a kid)

Trademark
-Usually plays characters who are prone to violence or borderline psychopaths
-Known for heavily studying the backgrounds of the characters he plays
-Mole on his right cheek
-Plays violently angry or extremely depressed characters
-Goes through intensive/mental preparation for the roles he takes
-New York accent
-Usually plays antiheroes/shifty people

Trivia
-He adopted Drena De Niro, the daughter of De Niro's former wife Diahnne Abbott, who was black. A lot of people are shocked by the fact that a lot of the women that De Niro was married to were black

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-In 1997, married actress Grace Hightower

-As a child, he read playwrights
-His mother, Virginia Admiral and father Robert De Niro Sr. were both talented artists
-In 1989, formed his own film company called Tribeca Productions
-Despite being referred to as 'Italian-American', he is only a quarter Italian. His father was half-Irish and half-Italian while his mother was of English, German, Dutch and French descent. He identifies with his Italian side while visiting his Italian paternal grandfather in Syracuse, N.Y.
-The Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter" has appeared in three movies he was in: Goodfellas (1990), The Fan(1996) and Casino (1995)
-Meryl Streep has been listed as his favorite actress to work with
-In October of 2003, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and was said to have made a full recovery
-He was in Ossining, New York, which is home to the famous Sing Sing Penitentiary to film three movies: Analyze This(1999), Analyze That(2002) and Hide and Seek(2005)
-Was good friends with comedian John Belushi before his death on March 5, 1982
-He rarely does interviews and is considered highly private
-Grew up blocks apart from future director Martin Scorsese. They met at a party and realized they had seen each other many times, but had not spoken
-Good friends with actor and fellow frequent co-star Joe Pesci
-During the making of Raging Bull, he accidentally broke one of Joe Pesci's ribs
-He has played characters that are Vietnam veterans on five occasions: Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Jacknife, Meet the Parents trilogy and Grudge Match

Filmography
1969
The Wedding Party
-Cecil

1970

Bloody Mama

-Lloyd Barker

Hi, Mom!

-Jon Rubin

1973

Bang the Drum Slowly

-Bruce Pearson

Mean Streets

-Johnny Boy

1974

The Godfather: part II

-Young Don Vito Corleone

1976

Taxi Driver

-Travis Bickle

The Last Tycoon
-Monroe Stahr
1977
New York, New York
-Jimmy Doyle

1978

The Deer Hunter

-Michael Vronsky

1980

Raging Bull

-Jake LaMotta

1981
True Confessions
-Father Des Spellacy
1984
Once Upon a Time in America
-David "Noodles" Aaronson

1987

Angel Heart

-Louis Cyphre

The Untouchables

-Alphonse 'Scarface' Capone

1988

Midnight Run

-Jack Walsh

1989
We're No Angels
-Ned

1990

Goodfellas

-Jimmy "The Gent" Conway

Awakenings
-Leonard Lowe
Guilty by Suspicion
-David Merill

1991

Backdraft

-Donald 'Shadow' Rimgale

Cape Fear

-Max Cady

1993

Mad Dog and Glory

-Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie

A Bronx Tale

-Lorenzo

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

-The Creature

1995

Casino

-Sam "Ace" Rothstein

Heat

-Neal McAuley

1996

Sleepers

-Father Robert Carrillo

1997

Cop Land

-Moe Tilden

1998
Ronin
-Sam

1999

Analyze This

-Paul Vitti

2000
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
-Fearless Leader
Men of Honor
-Master Chief Billy Sunday
Meet the Parents
-Jack Byrnes
2002
Showtime
-Det. Mitch Preston
City by the Sea
-Vincent LaMarca
Analyze That
-Paul Vitti

2004

Shark Tale

-Don Lino (voice)

Meet the Fockers
-Jack Byrnes

2005

Hide and Seek

-David Callaway

2006

The Good Shepherd

-Bill Sullivan

2008

Righteous Kill

-Turk

2009
Everybody's Fine
-Frank Goode
2010
Little Fockers
-Jack Byrnes
2012
Silver Linings Playbook
-Pat Sr.

2013

Last Vegas

-Paddy

Grudge Match

-Billy "The Kid" McDonnen

Saturday Night Live

-Three Wise Guys

I have definitely got to read this!

Phil Collen, best known as the lead guitarist of legendary British hard rock band Def Leppard, has a memoir set to come out in October

Working together with journalist Chris Epting, Phil Collen will release a memoir titled Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard and Beyond. It will release on October 27 of this year and is the first book written by a member of Def Leppard

Phil says "It's fascinating for even me to look back at my life from working in a factory at 16 years old to eventually travelling the world selling over one hundred million records and all the experiences that come with that journey. I realise that there is a constant evolution of 'me' that is still a work in progress even as I continue to be vital and dynamic in my same occupation for the past 35 years well into my late 50s."

Like most bios, it will feature personal, very rare photos of Phil Collen growing up, his fellow Def Lep band mates both on and off stage

Girls who think like guys

For those of us girls who think like guys, somehow, we're called tomboys. IDK if that's a bad thing; in my mind, it isn't. What's wrong with being one of the guys? Some girls would rather hang out with the guys, drink beer and watch sports than go out shopping for the latest fashions and try on makeup and gossip over stupid stuff or obsess over the latest cute guy to catch your eye

Here are some ways to see if some girls think like guys

1. PDA- public displays of affection probably make you want to throw up

2. Flowers are wastes of money. On Valentine's Day, your preferred gift is a burrito from Chipotle, or chocolate and wine

3. 80% of the time you're hungry and can probably put away food like a man

4. Even though some think swearing is unladylike, you last only a short while before you're cussing like Ozzy Osbourne on speed or like Bill Nighy's character in Love Actually

5. Despite your astounding ability to drink virtually everyone under the table, you still wind up alone at the bar

6. Present buying is not your forte. You run around trying to find a gift that doesn't say "I forgot"

7. Blunt and direct is not always the policy. Passive-aggressive is not in your dictionary

8. You have almost nothing in common with other girls. You can only handle talk of beauty products for so long before you go bonkers!

9. When issues are bothering you, you become confrontational. People see this as a bad thing, but your mindset is solve it ASAP

10. Rather than shop all day, you prefer alcohol and sports or drinking and concerts

11. You spend precious hours of your equally precious life waiting for friends to try on everything when shopping

12. You like to get over it and not hold grudges

13. Because you're a girl, people naturally assume you like girly things and the colors pink or lilac

14. Not understanding why some girls wake up early to do their hair and makeup when that valuable time could be spent doing something productive...like sleeping

15. The idea that you're being a total bitch or rude because you're not as sweet as sugar or that because it's your "time of the month"

9 funny animal signs you have to see to believe

This is something you have to see to believe

Must be some new breed of deer

Who do you think will win this fight?

Just what kind of bugs are living here?!?!?

Awww, now even the ducks have to stay home

I just wanted to go to the zoo...

Wow. Not sure about this one

Yeah, you have nothing to worry about that...

Yeah, animals get sick too

Never take your octopus to Mardi Gras...



35 actors with strange resemblances to historical figures

This applies to those "based on a true story" movies.

Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray

Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo in Frida

Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X

Adrien Brody as Salvador Dali in Midnight in Paris

Robert Downey Jr as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin

Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull

Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady

Helen Mirren as HM Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen

Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla-Perez in Selena

Will Smith as Muhammad Ali in Ali

Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in The Doors

Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb as Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen in Sid and Nancy


That has to be the most normal I've ever seen Sid Vicious dressed!

Sean Penn as Harvey Milk in Milk

Jared Leto as Mark David Chapman in Chapter 27
-Pretty much everyone who is a Beatles fan knows who Mark David Chapman is. He's the one who killed John Lennon

Colin Firth as King George VI in The King's Speech