Robert De Niro De Niro went on to have a successful working relationship with him in films such as "Taxi Driver" (1976), "New York, New York" (1977), "Raging Bull" (1980), "The King of Comedy" (1983), "Goodfellas" (1990), "Cape Fear" (1991), and "Casino" (1995). They also acted together in "Guilty by Suspicion" (1991) and provided their voices for the animated feature "Shark Tale" (2004). "Taxi Driver" was particularly important to De Niro's career. His iconic performance as Travis Bickle catapulted him to stardom and forever linked his name with Bickle's famous "You talkin' to me?" monologue, which De Niro largely improvised. The role of
Ray Liotta life. Liotta's parents were both Democrats. Liotta recalls attending parades handing out flyers for his father's run for Township Committee. He graduated from Union High School in 1973 in Union, New Jersey where he grew up. Liotta graduated from the University of Miami, where he received a degree in fine arts in 1978 and studied acting with Robert "Buckets" Lowery. He performed in musicals such as "Cabaret", "Dames at Sea", "Oklahoma", and "Sound of Music", during college, especially in his first year of acting studies. After college, Liotta moved to New York City. He got a job as a bartender