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Robert De Niro, one of Hollywood’s greatest actors, celebrated his 81st birthday on August 17 by jumping off a yacht. The actor’s daughter Drena De Niro shared photos and videos on her Instagram account, paying tribute to her dad.
In a video, the Godfather actor can be seen taking a deep dive into the water. Drena also shared photos of the actor with other family members including her late son Leandro Anthony De Niro-Rodriguez. “Happy 81st Bday to my Dad and #1 ride or die .. Love you with all my #BobbyD forever,” she wrote on Instagram.
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Soon after the post caught the internet’s attention, fans gathered to wish the actor, hailing his fitness. A user wrote, “Happy birthday to the OG!!!!! May we all look this good at this age! Godless.” Another user commented, “A Happy Birthday to the best actor of all Time, for his 81st Birthday. And many more. From a very big fan.”
“Happy birthday to the absolute GOAT,” a third fan wrote. “Such a beautiful, decent, principled man. Happy Birthday Bobby D,” another fan commented.
Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943, in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia and Robert De Niro Sr. The actor is known for his roles in The Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Cape Fear, and Raging Bull, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor, among others. De Niro has also earned four Golden Globe Award nominations, and also received the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 and the Golden Globe Cecil B DeMille Award in 2010.
The Academy Award-winning actor is a father of seven children. He adopted Drena, 52, after he married Diahnne Abbott and had a son, Raphael, 47, with Abbott. He had his twin sons, Julian and Aaron, 28, in 1995, with his former girlfriend Toukie Smith. De Niro shares son Elliot, 26, and daughter Helen Grace, 12, with his ex-wife Grace Hightower. In April 2023, the actor welcomed a baby girl, Gia, with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen.
