Robert De Niro
Full profile and clips →Actor and restaurateur
Robert De Niro is one of the few actors who is a genuine restaurant operator, as co-founder of Nobu and Tribeca Grill.
- Regional connection
- Italian-American New York, with family roots in Molise and Campania
- Food on screen
- The prison kitchen in Goodfellas — razor-thin garlic, the tomatoes, the roast — is the food scene his fans quote most, even though the line is Paul Sorvino's.
Why the food connection is credible
- Co-founded Nobu with chef Nobu Matsuhisa, now a global restaurant and hotel group
- Co-founded Tribeca Grill in downtown Manhattan
- Long-running involvement in the Tribeca neighborhood's restaurant scene