Robert De Niro in Scorsese's crime film "Goodfellas" (1990), and his role as Rupert Pupkin in the black comedy film "The King of Comedy" (1983), earned him BAFTA Award nominations. De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in the musical drama "New York, New York" (1977), the action comedy "Midnight Run" (1988), the gangster comedy "Analyze This" (1999), and the comedy "Meet the Parents" (2000). Other notable performances include roles in "1900" (1976), "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984), "Brazil" (1985), "The Mission" (1986), "The Untouchables"
Robert De Niro he was two years old after his father announced that he was gay. De Niro was raised by his mother in the Greenwich Village and Little Italy areas of Manhattan. His father lived within walking distance and De Niro spent much time with him as he grew up. His mother was raised Presbyterian but became an atheist as an adult, while his father had been a lapsed Catholic since the age of 12. Against his parents' wishes, his grandparents had him secretly baptized into the Catholic Church while he was staying with them during his parents' divorce. De Niro attended