After nearly dying from a drug overdose, Scorsese agreed to make the film. While Scorsese was in rehab, De Niro asked him to read Raging Bull: My Story, a book about the boxer Jake LaMotta, which Scorsese threw away and said was 'full of shit'. The film was a box-office failure, and the disappointing reception drove Scorsese into depression and drugs. Īfter Taxi Driver, De Niro collaborated with Scorsese on musical drama New York, New York (1977). De Niro was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1978, De Niro appeared in Michael Cimino's war drama The Deer Hunter, a film based on a trio of steelworkers whose lives were changed forever after fighting in the Vietnam War. De Niro's ' You talkin' to me?' dialogue was ranked number 10 on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years. He won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

In the film, De Niro portrayed Travis Bickle, who is a lonely, depressed 26-year-old living in isolation in New York City. After The Godfather Part II, he starred in Martin Scorsese's psychological drama Taxi Driver (1976). His performance in the film led him to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 1974, De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II. His early films included Greetings (1968), The Wedding Party (1969), Bloody Mama (1970), Hi, Mom! (1970), Jennifer on My Mind (1971), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), and Mean Streets (1973). is an American actor, director and producer. De Niro at the 47th Venice International Film Festival in 1990

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