Robert De Niro necessary to elicit the best performance from those with whom he is working. During the filming of "The King of Comedy", he directed a slew of anti-Semitic epithets at co-star Jerry Lewis to enhance and authenticate the anger demonstrated by Lewis' character. According to "People" magazine, the technique was successful, with Lewis recalling, "I forgot the cameras were there... I was going for Bobby's throat." De Niro married his first wife, Diahnne Abbott, in 1976. They have a son, Raphael, a former actor who works in New York real estate. De Niro also adopted Abbott's daughter Drena De Niro from
The Untouchables (film) one extra scene written for his character, and time to finish his commitment to the Broadway production of "Cuba and His Teddy Bear." Lastly, he wanted to gain about to play Capone; according to De Palma, De Niro was "very concerned about the shape of his face for the part." A month after the film was released, De Palma downplayed his role on the film: Being a writer myself, I don't like to take credit for things I didn't do. I didn't develop this script. David [Mamet] used some of my ideas and he didn't use some of them. I