How much is Robert De Niro worth?
| Net Worth: | $465 Million |
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| Profession: | Professional Actor |
| Date of Birth: | August 17, 1943 (age 79) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) |
About Robert De Niro
De Niro is The Godfather (II) of film — he’s starred in classics like Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Casino. He is particularly well known for working in crime films and collaborating with Martin Scorsese as well as his later transition into comedy. He began his career in 1963 and even today, he continues to work both as an actor and as a producer.
Besides playing an important part in the global phenomenon Godfather, De Niro also took part in the films – Midnight Run, Cape Fear, The Deer Hunter, GoodFellas, Once Upon a Time in America, and Heat. Some of his latest film appearances have been in Joker and also in The Irishman both of which premiered in 2019. As well as a comedy role in The War With Grandpa (2020).
Throughout his five decade long acting career, the talented actor has received 67 awards and achievements. Among some of them are two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, and honored with one Cecil B. DeMille, and one Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
He was born and raised in New York City. Robert became interested in acting at the age of 16, which is the reason why he dropped out of high school. In his very first roles, the actor starred in Three Rooms in Manhattan, Encounter, and Les Jeunes Loups, all released in the late 1960s.
In his first major role, De Niro starred in the satirical film Greetings, which follows the struggles of men that are trying to avoid the Vietnam War drift. In the early 1970s, De Niro continued to improve his acting skills and took part in the movies Bloody Mama, Hi, Mom!, and Jennifer on My Mind.
One of the reasons why Robert De Niro became so popular is because of his collaborations with Martin Scorsese. Their very first work together was in the crime film Mean Streets from 1973. Which was Martin Scorsese’s third feature length film.
Just a year later, the young actor was granted the pivotal role of young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II. De Niro auditioned for the epic’s first installment, however, he quit the project just before filming began.
The success of The Godfather Part II and his collaborations with Martin Scorsese boosted the actor’s popularity in the 1970s. Starting then, he was given roles for which he was highly paid. Among the movies that he starred in at the time were Taxi Driver, 1900, The Deer Hunter, and True Confessions.
His career hit a peak at the end of the 20th century when he continued to appear in crime films that were met with positive reviews and gained international success. Among some of them are Goodfellas, Casino, and Heat.
It was also around that time that the talented De Niro decided to participate in dramas and thrillers and even direct his first movie – A Bronx Tale (1993).
Even though many critics claim the actor’s career took a downturn in the early 2000s because he began working in less dramatic films than the ones from the previous decades, Robert De Niro’s earnings actually increased. He continues to build his legacy and establish himself as one of the most famous actors, regardless of genre.
His poorest performing film is the fantasy drama Godsend from 2004, which was a notable failure. Some of the actor’s latest roles have been in the movies Joker and The Irishman from 2019 and in 2020, he appeared as Ed in The War With Grandpa and will be appearing as Gil in Amsterdam, some time in 2022/3.
De Niro’s Total Net Worth
Robert De Niro is much richer than many might at first think. He earned $15 million dollars in 2001 for his role as Nick in The Score, three years earlier he had earned a reported $14 million dollars for Ronin, and in total, De Niro has earned more from the crime movie genre than any other actor.
One of the reasons why De Niro is so rich is because he decided to trade in the tough guy image that he had earned in the crime genre, to make a fortune in comedy. While some critics have said that he sacrificed his image and in some ways chipped away at the very genre that he had helped to recreate. It did also add to his net worth.
Meet the Fockers, Little Fockers and Analyze That earned De Niro $60 million dollars alone. It came out more recently, in the divorce proceedings with his ex wife Grace Hightower, that, “Robert De Niro has an admitted net worth of $500 million and makes $30 million dollars a year,” according to his lawyer.
Overall, it is estimated that De Niro’s total career earnings, including not only his acting performances but also his producing credits and other work behind the scenes, are about $650 million dollars. That figure also includes all of the appearances that he has made as himself over the years, including in advertising. Of that amount, around $39-70 million will have been paid in business related costs. The remainder, $595.5 million, will have been taxed at around 53% as De Niro has been residing in the state of New York and while taxes have shifted a lot during De Niro’s career, they have likely stabilized around that figure.
After tax, it is estimated that De Niro’s career earnings are at around $279.88 million, having paid around $315.62 million in taxes. He has had a lesser burden of taxes over the years by residing in the state of New York and not in California. To Robert, that has definitely been a win in both directions considering he is much more of a Manhattan kinda guy.
Robert De Niro married Diahnne Abbott in 1976 and they divorced twelve years later, in 1988. They have two children together, Drena and Raphael De Niro. Robert’s career was still maturing at the time of the divorce and federal taxes were high, around 50% on earnings over $100-150,000 until 1987, and even more before 1982. Still, De Niro was already a top actor with a net worth of about $8-10 million dollars at the time. That’s similar to about $24-30 million dollars today.
After paying a settlement amount, as well as spousal support and child support. It is estimated that about $1-3 million dollars has gone in Diahnne Abbott’s direction. In 1997 Robert married again, this time to Grace Hightower and they also had two children together, Elliot and Helen Grace De Niro.
Robert and Grace divorced in 2018 after twenty-one years of marriage. The awaited divorce settlement had been majorly hyped, there were reports that Grace was going to receive half of Robert’s net worth. Allegedly, there was a prenuptial agreement made in 2004 that considered De Niro’s reported $500 million net worth as marital assets. However, if that were the case, it was overturned by a February 2021 court ruling. In the end, there was an agreement that Grace be paid just $1 million dollars per year with the contingent that she “not remarry or until one of them passes”. She was also awarded $6 million dollars toward a new residence.
In his lifetime, it is estimated that De Niro may have spent around $18-25 million dollars, including his personal legal expenses, staff costs, donations and so on. Not to mention, Grace was allegedly spending an average of $215,000 a month on credit cards and $160,000 in cash. Robert also probably possesses assets valued at around $8-14 million, including items like displayed artwork, furniture and cars, some of which may have appreciated a little. Not including his investment assets. His spending is just a tiny fraction of course, of what he has earned by investing large portions of the remainder of his income. He has bought and sold property in New York, including a $12 million dollar townhouse in West Village in 2021. It is also estimated that he has earned majorly from investing his money into securities. Not to mention from his businesses, like his restaurants, Nobu and TriBeca Bar and Grill, as well as a part ownership of the downtown New York boutique hotel, The Greenwich Hotel.
In total, it is estimated that De Niro has probably earned around $174-240 million dollars in investment returns. That is, considering it is so much easier to invest large sections of income into the stock market when one’s earnings are so high and Robert has been investing for a long time. The estimated figure also includes likely losses, fees and other costs. It does not include the principle investment amount.
With major earnings, and massive growth in his investments, it is estimated that Robert De Niro has a net worth of around $465 million dollars.
Summing-Up
When it comes to Robert De Niro, he is easily one of the best actors of all time. His incredible acting skills and passion for the crime films and the characters that he portrayed came across in his work. He pulled audiences in and made it feel like they were sitting in the room with him, an effect that was multiplied by the great Scorsese and Coppola directing and some of the best producing work. It didn’t take long for him to rise from an unknown actor to one of the biggest movie stars. Whether it was in an action, drama, comedy, or thriller, the talented Robert De Niro has delivered time and time again and in almost every possible way.
