In 2009, De Niro received the Kennedy Center Honor, and earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S.
DeMille Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Cecil B. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the most influential actors of his generation. Robert Anthony De Niro ( / d ə ˈ n ɪər oʊ/ də NEER-roh, Italian: born August 17, 1943) is an American actor.