Hollywood actor Robert De Niro recently welcomed his 7th child, he revealed in an interview with ET Canada. The 79-year-old Oscar winner spoke candidly about parenting in an interview while promoting his forthcoming film, “About My Father.”
“I mean, there’s no way around it with kids. I don’t like to have to lay down the law and stuff like that. But, [sometimes] you just have no choice,” he shared while explaining his take on fatherhood.
“And any parent, I think, would say the same thing. You always want to do the right thing by the children and give them the benefit of the doubt but sometimes you can’t.” When the interviewer asked about his six children, he corrected, “Seven, actually.”
“I just had a baby,” he revealed. However, he did not reveal details about his newest family member or about his partner.
Robert De Niro is a father to seven children
Later, a De Niro spokesman acknowledged that the actor is in fact a father to seven children.
The recipient of an Academy Award has six children. The actor and his first wife, Diahnne Abbott, have two children: son Raphael, 46, and daughter Drena, 51. Julian and Aaron, twin sons who are now 27 years old, were born to him and his ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith in 1995. In addition, according to People, De Niro and his ex-wife Grace Hightower have a son named Elliot, 24, and a daughter named Helen Grace, 11.
In addition, the Godfather actor is a grandfather. He claimed that encouraging children to pursue their ambitions is the best thing a parent or grandparent can do for their offspring.
“For my kids, I tell them, ‘If you want to be an actor or you want to do this or that, that’s fine as long as you’re happy. Just don’t sell yourself short,’ ” De Niro told People in January 2020. “That’s the most I would say – push yourself a little more and reach for what you really think it is you want to do. Don’t be afraid.”
