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Birth Name:
Robert Mario De Niro Jr
Birth Place:
New York City, USA
Date of Birth:
August 17, 1943
Ethnicity:
Italian, Irish, German, French, Dutch, English
The American actor is famous for starring in the films, Once Upon a Time in America and Good Fellas, among many others. Despite starring in numerous films as an American Italian character, De Niro is only a quarter Italian.
His father was of Italian and Irish descent while his mother was of German, French, English and Dutch descent.
He was asked to be an Italian citizen, and he stated that he identifies with his Italian ancestry more than his other roots.
Source:
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5982475/
- http://www.contactmusic.com/info/robert_de_niro
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Deniro 100% white but 100% black woman lover. lol. Good for him. His kids are very beautiful too.
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Couldn’t agree more.
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Fake Italian…lmao.
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De Niro actually has more Irish in him than Italian.
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You’re right. I saw some profile of him on Reelzchannel. A reporter said that he’s 2/3 Irish (not too sure on that). But yes he is more Irish than Italian. He considered himself more Italian because he grew up with a bunch of them.
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my hair is brown and red streaks so does that mean that i’m irish
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no it just means youre a sexy beast.
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For one thing, if you study genetics you will know that it depends on what genes you took from your parents. Just because he is a quarter Italian “technically” doesn’t mean much. He may have received more Italian DNA than he did something else. That’s why he looks Italian! And I’m really sick of people talking about Native American blood! I am technically 1/4 Cherokee but i look mostly Indian. I took most of my DNA from the Indian side. And so what if a celeb doesn’t look native?? Maybe they are proud of their heritage!
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LOL @ the comment above me
LOL!!!!!!!!! XD XD XD XD
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u guys need to go baack to school… if he is from 5 places that makes him 1/5 Italian!!! U guys r such idiots.
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Even though he is only a Quarter Italian….Its his Italian roots that seem to shine through the most :)
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Wow, Im Italian and I always thought Deniro was 100% Italian. Its cool though, he’s still a Pisan to me!
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Sara, don’t you know: Women of color are some of the most exotic, sexy, erotic women that have graced the face of this earth! And not to mention their various skintones, which can range from creamy caramel, warm cocoa, to deep, sensuous dark chocolate. Yum. But, I digress. It seems as if the Italian guys don’t like you too much, and I don’t wonder why. You, my dear, are an idiot.
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