Robert De Niro turns 80! The actor’s daughter Drena De Niro and his Goodfellas costar Debi Mazur pay tribute to the Hollywood legend
Robert De Niro turned 80 on Thursday.
And his daughter Drena De Niro, 51, shared a sweet birthday tribute to the Goodfellas star.
Drena re-shared a black and white photo of her dad, originally posted by actress Debi Mazur, 59, with the caption, “Happy Birthday Bob!
‘I wish you a happy 80th! Much love to you & the family! Have fun tonight.’
“Happy 80 you know who!” Writing on Mazar’s post, 51-year-old Drena added a heart, hands making a heart and crown emojis.
The past year has been full of highs and lows for the Taxi Driver star.
Birthday: Robert De Niro turned 80 on August 17 and his daughter Drena De Niro, 51, shared a sweet tribute to the Goodfellas star
In April, the father-of-seven welcomed his latest child, a daughter named Gia Virginia with girlfriend Tiffany Chen, 45.
De Niro and Chen met on the set of his 2015 film The Intern, in which she played a small role.
The Casino actor is also father to Drena, Raphael, 46, twins Julian and Aaron, 27, Elliot, 24, and Helen Grace, 11 from his previous relationships and marriages.
Then, in July, his grandson Leandro died of a drug overdose after taking fake oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl.
Last week, Drena posted an emotional tribute to her late son on what would have been his 20th birthday.
“You would have turned 20 today,” she wrote alongside a carousel of 10 photos.
Thank you for the happiest and most profound 2 decades of my life, little angel. I hope you are at peace and that your spirit is filled with joy today and always. 8~11~03 – 7~2~23.’
And his acting career is as strong as ever with the Heat actor getting early Oscar buzz for her performance in the upcoming Martin Scorsese movie, Killers of the Flower Moon.
Busy year: The past year has been full of highs and lows for the Taxi Driver star.
New Daughter: He welcomed a daughter named Gia Virginia with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen in April
Loss: In July, his grandson and Drena’s son, Leandro, died of a drug overdose at the age of 19
De Niro also has another milestone to brag about.
Goodfellas, the 1990 Scorsese gangster movie that also starred the late Ray Liotta, was named the best gangster movie of all time by Ranker.
Two more DeNiro films made the top four. The Godfather Part 11, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, placed third.
Casino, the 1995 Scorsese movie set in Las Vegas, took fourth spot on the list.