Billy Crystal says it’s ‘great’ that his friend Robert De Niro, 79, has a new baby… as the Goodfellas star reveals the name of the newborn with Tiffany Chen
Billy Crystal, 75, and Robert De Niro have been friends for decades.
During a red carpet interview at the premiere of Crystal’s Yogi Berra film It Ain’t Over, he revealed how he feels about his 79-year-old boyfriend welcoming his seventh child.
“I was with him two weeks before the baby was born,” Crystal shared People. “You know, it’s great.”
De Niro welcomed his seventh child with girlfriend Tiffany Chen, 45.
Crystal added that the couple “just love each other and they want to do this together.” I think it’s a beautiful thing. It’s fantastic.’
Old friends: Billy Crystal, 75, and Robert De Niro have been friends for decades. During a red carpet interview at the premiere of Crystal’s Yogi Berra film It Ain’t Over, he revealed how he feels about his 79-year-old boyfriend welcoming his seventh child.
Amazingly, “I was with him two weeks before the baby was born,” Crystal told People. “You know, it’s great”
New boy: Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro was born on April 6 weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces, he told Gayle King on CBS Mornings. The Heat actor said ‘this baby is planned’, adding that he and Chen both wanted the baby and are ‘over the moon’
De Niro revealed that he welcomed his seventh child in an interview with ET Canada.
The Taxi Driver actor was promoting his new movie About My Father when the red carpet reporter asked him how his six children were doing.
‘Seven actually. I just had a baby,” he revealed.
De Niro is father to daughter Drena, 51, and son Raphael, 46 with his first wife Diahnne Abbot and twin sons Julian and Aaron, 27, with his ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith.
He also shared son Elliot, 24, and daughter Helen, 11, with his ex-wife Grace Hightower.
The Goodfellas star commented on being a father in an interview with Access to Hollywood this week.
“Sometimes I don’t think people really know what being a good father is, you know you have a responsibility but it’s a mystery, it’s a lot of excitement but scary and you’re doing your best,” he said.
And this morning the Casino actor revealed the name of his newborn.
New movie: Crystal revealed his feelings on the red carpet before a screening of his Yoga Berra bio pic It Ain’t Over
Baby girl: Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro was born on April 6 weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces, he told Gayle King on CBS This Morning
Planned: The Heat actor said ‘this baby is planned’, adding that he and Chen both wanted the baby and are ‘over the moon’
Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro was born on April 6 and weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, he told Gayle King on CBS mornings.
The Heat actor said “this baby is planned,” adding that he and Chen both wanted the baby and are “over the moon.”
“Love brought her here,” Gayle told King over a phone call.
De Niro shared his feelings when he became a father for the seventh time Additional, saying, “I’m fine with it,” the actor said when asked if he was excited. ‘I’m okay with it.’ When asked if getting older ever gets easier, he joked, “Never easier.”