Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro The film won a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay, and was nominated for four other BAFTAs, including Best Direction for Scorsese and Best Actor for De Niro. The film was generally praised by critics but did not perform well in the United States. Scorsese suggested the film "...maybe wasn't so well received because it gave off an aura of something that people didn't want to look at or know." De Niro and Scorsese collaborated again in 1990 on "Goodfellas", which also starred Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci. The film follows Henry Hill (Liotta) as he and his friends work their
Robert De Niro one child, and his son Raphael has three. In November 2018, it was reported De Niro and Hightower had separated after 20 years of marriage. De Niro announced on March 25, 2016, that his son Elliot has autism and explained his interest in its causes and treatment. In October 2003, his spokesman announced that De Niro had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He underwent surgery at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in December 2003. De Niro, who has long resided in New York City, has been investing in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood since 1989. He has residences on the east and