Robert De Niro’s daughter Drena, 56, shares epic photo of him leaping off yacht on his 81st birthday
Robert De Niro doesn’t let his age stop him from unleashing his inner daredevil.
The Taxi Driver actor is celebrating his 81st birthday today and his daughter, Drena De Niro, 56, shared a few photos of her father in honor of his big day.
In the first photo he jumps off a yacht in red and blue striped swimming trunks.
The second was a short video clip showing his impact on the water.
“Happy 81st birthday dad and #1 ride or die.. I love you with all my ♥️♥️♥️ #BobbyD forever,” she captioned the carousel of photos, adding a crown emoji.
Robert De Niro’s daughter Drena shared photos of her father jumping off a yacht to show how lively he was as he celebrated his 81st birthday
De Niro is the father of seven children. Drena is the oldest at 56 and Gia is the youngest at one. De Niro is seen here at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival
In the other photos, Drena shared pictures of her father with her late son Leandro at different points in his life.
Leandro was found dead by a friend on July 2, 2023, sitting in a chair in his New York City apartment, at the age of 19.
His death was ruled an accident, caused by a “toxic” combination of illegal drugs including fentanyl, bromazolam, alprazolam, 7-aminoclonazepam, ketamine and cocaine.
Meanwhile, De Niro’s youngest child, Gia, recently turned one. He shares the toddler with girlfriend Tiffany Chen, 45.
The Goodfellas star reflected on becoming a father again at 80 with AARP The Magazine.
“I’m an 80-year-old father and it’s wonderful,” he told the newspaper in January.
‘Everything that I’m busy with or worried about, or this and that, just disappears when I look at [Gia]. That in itself is miraculous.’
De Niro wants Gia to become bilingual in English and Chinese, he revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone in December 2023.
‘[She is] “I’m half-Chinese. I want to teach her Chinese and show her nursery rhymes in English and Chinese,” he told the outlet. “I’m trying to get her to learn both.”
As the acting legend celebrates his 81st birthday, his daughter shared a selection of family photos
Drena also shared photos of her father over the years with her late son Leandro
The teenager was found dead on July 2, 2023 at the age of 19 from a toxic combination of drugs
Meanwhile, De Niro’s youngest child, Gia, recently turned one. He shares the toddler with girlfriend Tiffany Chen, 45
The Goodfellas star reflected on becoming a father again at 80 with AARP The Magazine. “I’m an 80-year-old dad and it’s amazing,” he told the outlet in January, seen here in 2024
And for Gia’s first birthday in March, the Oscar winner revealed that the little one enjoyed some cake.
“Well, she’s pure delight,” De Niro said AND.
“There’s nothing about her, there’s no judgment, there’s nothing, she’s just who she is, and that’s just pure joy, for God’s sake,” he cheered.
The acting legend is also the father of six other children: Drena, 56, and Raphael De Niro, 47, with whom he has a son, ex-wife Diahnne Abbott; twin sons Julian De Niro and Aaron De Niro, 28, with whom he has a son, ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith; and Elliot De Niro, 16, and Helen Grace De Niro, 12, with whom he has a son, ex-wife Grace Hightower.