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Robert De Niro About his gay son
Robert De Niro has spoken about his gay son’s experience of Trump’s America in a new interview.
The iconic actor revealed the two argue his child’s ‘worries’ about being treated a certain way in the current political climate
Speaking to The Guardian, De Niro said: ‘Yeah, I worry, and one of my kids is gay, and he worries about being treated a certain way. We talk about it.’
Double Oscar winner De Niro has starred in films like Taxi Driver and The Godfather.
‘He just got worse’
De Niro did not clarify which of his four sons is gay. He has six mixed-race children, including two daughters, in total.
The iconic actor has previously revealed his late father, Robert De Niro Sr., was gay. He revealed in the documentary Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr that he never discussed his father’s sexuality with him.
He said in the film: ‘Obviously, I realize now that it was hard for him.’
The star furthermore continued: ‘He had a lot of classic conflicts abou
Robert De Niro Opens Up About His Openly Gay Father, Remembers Him in New Documentary
Robert De Niro is opening up about his late father Robert De Niro Sr., who was a NYC artist and just happened to be openly gay.
In a revealing new interview with Out magazine, the Oscar winner talks about making a documentary to showcase all of his dad's artwork and shed light on his legacy.
"I felt I had to. I felt obligated," De Niro says of the film, which is called Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr. and airs on HBO Jun. 9. "It was my responsibility to make a documentary about him. I was always planning on doing it, but never did. Then Jane Rosenthal, my partner at Tribeca [Enterprises], said, ‘We should verb doing that now.' It was not intended to be on HBO. It was just something I wanted to do."
In the documentary, it's revealed that De Niro's father felt somewhat conflicted about his homosexuality.
"Yeah, he probably was, being from that generation, especi
Robert De Niro talks about his late gay father
We all comprehend Robert De Niro as a tough guy, but it turns out he's a big softie as well. The actor has made a documentary about his late father, Robert De Niro Sr., who lived openly as a gay man, and gets emotional talking about it in an interview with OUT magazine, at times shaking and sobbing.
On “coming out” for his father through the upcoming documentary:
“I felt I had to. I felt obligated. It was my responsibility to form a documentary about him. I was always planning on doing it, but never did. Then Jane Rosenthal, my partner at Tribeca [Enterprises], said, ‘We should start doing that now.’ It was not intended to be on HBO. It was just something I wanted to do."
On his father’s confliction about his homosexuality:
"About his homosexuality? Yeah, he probably was, being from that generation, especially from a small town upstate. I was not attentive, much, of it. I desire we had spoken about it much more. My mother didn’t want to talk about things in general, and you’re not interested when you’re a certain ag
Robert De Niro Remembers His Gay Father
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Robert De Niro gets emotional when talking about the father he is named after, Robert De Niro, Sr., a figurative painter who was also gay.
"To me, he was always a great artist," the acting legend told Out magazine.
Discussing his father's sexuality, the Oscar winner said, "Yeah, he probably was [conflicted about being gay], being from that generation, especially from a small town upstate. I was not aware, much, of it. I wish we had spoken about it much more. My mother didn't desire to talk about things in general, and you're not interested when you're a certain age."
Robert De Niro Honors His Tardy Father in New Documentary
Now 70, De Niro, who has preserved his father's final home and studio in New York Capital, is opening up about the late painter in a recent HBO documentary, "Remembering The Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr."
Though he did not spend a lot of time with his dad, who was divorced from his mother, poet and painter Virginia Holton Admiral, the actor said he was still lock to him.