• by Justin Thomas
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August 17, 2011 at 6:00 am

We’re posting a gallery of rare Robert De Niro photos because today is Robert De Niro’s birthday. The legendary actor is 68 years old today and has been a major Hollywood star since 1974, when he played the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part 2, for which he won an Academy Award. Since then, Robert De Niro has been a mainstay of cinema, and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. If you see Robert De Niro today, tell him we said “Happy Birthday”. In the meantime, enjoy these rare Robert De Niro photos.

Robert De Niro as a child

Robert De Niro and his father, Robert De Niro, Sr.

Robert De Niro & Harvey Keitel

Robert De Niro & Bob Dylan

Robert De Niro in Kuwait

Robert De Niro & Al Pacino

Robert De Niro & 2 Actual Mob Bosses

Jerry Lewis, Robert De Niro, & Martin Scorcese

Martin Scorcese & Robert De Niro, on the set of Taxi Driver

Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli, & Martin Scorcese

Sean Penn & Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro, Martin Scorcese, Liza Minnelli, & a very bored Al Pacino

Jodie Foster & Robert De Niro

Burt Young, Robert De Niro, & Ralph Macchio, 1986

Robert De Niro, from the 1969 Softcore Sam’s Song

Martin Scorcese & Robert De Niro

Robert de Niro & Jeremy Irons, on the set of The Mission

Jodie Foster & Robert De Niro

Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, & Robert De Niro

Robert de Niro & Al Pacino

Robert De Niro & Joe Strummer

Robert De Niro & Martin Scorcese