Robert De Niro into occasional comedic roles in the mid-1980s and has had much success there as well, with such films as "Brazil" (1985), "Midnight Run" (1988), "Analyze This" (1999), "Meet the Parents" (2000), and "Meet the Fockers" (2004). Other films include "True Confessions" (1981), "Falling in Love" (1984), "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984), "The Mission" (1986), "Angel Heart" (1987), "The Untouchables" (1987), "Goodfellas" (1990), "Awakenings" (1990), "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1994), "Heat" (1995), "The Fan" (1996), "Sleepers" (1996), "Wag the Dog" (1997), "Jackie Brown" (1997), "Ronin" (1998) and "Flawless" (1999). In 1987, De Niro was the President of the Jury at
Frank Vincent piano, and trumpet, Vincent originally aspired to a career in music but turned to acting in the 1970s, when he co-starred in the low-budget gangster movie "The Death Collector" (1976) along with Joe Pesci, where they were spotted by Robert De Niro. De Niro told Martin Scorsese about both Vincent and Pesci; Scorsese was impressed by their performances and hired Vincent to appear in a supporting role in "Raging Bull" (1980), in which he once again appeared with Pesci and co-starred with De Niro. Vincent soon thereafter appeared in small roles in two Spike Lee films: "Do the Right Thing"