Robert De Niro will get key to NYC, plus his personal fest, ‘De Niro Con,’ for eightieth birthday

Robert De Niro cofounded the Tribeca Pageant — and now he’s getting a fest of his personal for his eightieth birthday.

“De Niro Con” shall be a three-day fan occasion in celebration of the enigmatic “Raging Bull” icon at Spring Studios in New York, and can run from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1.

The occasion will function appearances by De Niro himself, natch, plus “recreations of iconic movie units, immersive installations, basic movie screenings, musical performances, and panel conversations,” together with some visitor stars, a press release stated.

His Tribeca cofounder and producing associate Jane Rosenthal stated at a ceremony on Wednesday night time, the place Mayor Eric Adams offered De Niro with the important thing to town, “It’s laborious to know what to get Bob for his eightieth birthday.”

She mused: “He’s already obtained a gold watch, so we determined to rejoice him and his enduring legacy with a enjoyable stuffed fan occasion in addition to pay tribute to his unwavering dedication to his movies, artwork, and town he loves.”

The announcement was made at De Niro’s Tribeca Grill earlier than the 2023 Tribeca Pageant’s opening night time. 

Robert De Niro, Eric Adams, Martin Scorsese
Eric Adams offered Robert De Niro with a key to town.
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Robert De Niro, Eric Adams
De Niro’s additionally getting his personal fan occasion for his eightieth birthday.
Getty Pictures for Tribeca Pageant

Company included Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Zazie Beetz,  Mark Ruffalo, Brendan Fraser, Dianna Agron, Billy Porter, Julian Schnabel, Debra Messing, Noah Centineo and Piper Perabo.

Scorsese stated: “Bob’s a visionary,” and referred to as the Tribeca Pageant, “an indomitable establishment and a beacon.”

Robert De Niro
Busy De Niro additionally simply welcomed his seventh youngster.
Getty Pictures for Tribeca Pageant

Mayor Adams added of De Niro: “From ‘Imply Streets’ and ‘Taxi Driver’ to ‘Raging Bull,’ and ‘Goodfellas, [De Niro’s] work stays an iconic a part of New York Metropolis, as a lot as he’s himself… For his many years of contribution to movie and philanthropic assist of New York Metropolis, I’m honored to current Robert De Niro with a Key to the Metropolis of New York.”

De Niro, 79, later attended the opening night time of the fest — a screening of the U2 documentary “Kiss The Future” — together with his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, 45, two months after they welcomed a daughter, Gia, De Niro’s seventh youngster.

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