Hollywood legend Robert De Niro has become a father for the seventh time at the age of seventy-nine years old.
The star announced the news in a recent interview, revealing that he had ‘just had a baby’.
Now, De Niro is a legend of American cinema, working as an actor producer, and director in his time.
Born in 1943 in New York City, De Niro began his acting career in the 1960s, appearing in various films and stage productions.
He gained critical acclaim for his role in the 1973 film Mean Streets and went on to star in several iconic movies, including Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Raging Bull and The Godfather Part II. De Niro even won 2 Academy Awards for his role in these last 2 listed movies.
It’s no surprise really that he is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time with such fantastic films under his belt. However, he is by no means slowing down, and continues to inspire generations of actors with his performances.
More recently, De Niro’s work has included roles in movies such as The Irishman, War With Grandpa and Amsterdam.
Outside of his professional life, De Niro also shows no sign of slowing down! In fact, the New York native has just welcomed his seventh child, as he revealed in an interview with ET Canada.
In the interview, the star opened up about parenthood while discussing his latest movie, About My Father. Interviewer Brittnee Blair started a question by saying: “I know you have six kids.”
“Seven, actually,” De Niro corrected her. “I just had a baby,” he added.
“I mean, there’s no way around it with kids. I don’t like to have to lay down the law and stuff like that. But, [sometimes] you just have no choice,” he explained in his approach to fatherhood.
“And any parent, I think, would say the same thing. You always want to do the right thing by the children and give them the benefit of the doubt but sometimes you can’t.”
It is thus far unclear who the mother of De Niro’s seventh child is, but he has been linked to Tiffany Chen since 2021, per Page Six.
He has two children with his first wife Diahnne Abbott, Drena, fifty-one, and son Raphael, forty-six.
In 1995, the star welcomed twin sons Julian and Aaron, twenty-seven, with his girlfriend at the time, Toukie Smith.
De Niro’s previously youngest kids are with his ex-wife Grace Hightower, with whom he shares son Elliot, twenty-five, and daughter Helen Grace, eleven.
Fans have responded to the news of De Niro’s latest arrival on social media.
One person said: “Imagine being 51 (as Robert De Niro’s eldest child is) and getting a new baby sibling! wild!!”
Another wrote: “Moral of the story, never give up!”
