More than a few people wonder why Robert DeNiro is still determined to make movies and movies at 79 years old when he has already won everything there is to win and has covered every possible range of acting from mobster to cantankerous grandfather in his almost sixty year career. The unofficial explanation as to why he accepts things like ‘The War with Grandpa’ or ‘Dirty Grandpa’ came today when we learned he just became a father… for the seventh time. Lots of mouths to feed, we guess.
The daddy-drino
And it turns out that in an interview, the actor has talked about his experience with children stating that “You always want to do the right thing and give them the benefit of the doubt but sometimes you can’t”. And then, the bombshell: “I have seven children, I just became a father”. It should be noted that his first daughter, Drena, and his last, are exactly 51 years apart, which is an age to keep in mind for Christmas dinner: by the time Drena celebrates retirement, his new son will be starting college. Holy cow.
No one knows anything about the identity of the mother, mind you: DeNiro divorced in 2019 from Grace Hightower, so he has hurried to spread his seed around the world again. If in Spain we were already surprised by Ana Obregón’s age when it comes to having her daughter/granddaughter, imagine DeNiro, who is eleven years older.
Of course, he has a lot of energy: after Martin Scorsese’s next film, he will premiere a new Netflix series and he will reprise his role as a double mobster in Barry Levinson’s new film, ‘Wise guys’. Come on, it’s still possible that he will surprise us again. Where seven eat, eight eat, after all.
