Meet Robert De Niro’s 7 children – from actors to a broker and an aspiring model
Starring in Netflix’s thriller The Whisper Man, the 83-year-old has built a blended family spanning four relationships and an age gap of over 50 years
Two of Robert De Niro’s seven children, Drena and Julian, are following in their famous father’s footsteps, and the Godfather star is fully aware of the pressure that comes with their famous surname and “nepo baby” status.
“It’s a commitment,” the 83-year-old, who is starring in Netflix’s latest thriller The Whisper Man, told People in a recent interview. “And you have to show, especially if you’re a kid in a situation like mine, no matter what [the kids] say, how they behave, what they do, they’re saying, ‘Show me’,” he said. “And if you don’t look like you’re really sincere about it and busting your ass and working hard, it’ll have a negative impact.”
“If you really can, over time, cumulatively impress people that you really are sincere about it and will go the distance, then it’ll work the other way 10 times,” the two-time Oscar winner continued.
Here’s everything you need to know about De Niro’s seven children – and the five decades between them.
Drena De Niro
She began her career as a model before dabbling in DJing and fashion consulting. At 25, she made her acting debut in the 1996 film Grace of My Heart. She has since appeared in Joy, Hands of Stone and A Star is Born, the last of which also starred her late son Leandro De Niro Rodriguez.
Drena, who is about to turn 55, made the Goodfellas actor a grandfather when she and her then-boyfriend, artist Carlos Rodriguez, welcomed their son in 2003. In July 2023, Drena announced that Leandro had died at the age of 19 but did not reveal his cause of death.