De Niro

Robert De Niro is considered by many to be the greatest screen actor of our time: film portrayals like the young Vito Corleone in "The Godfather II, Travis Bickle in "Taxi Driver, and Jake La Motta in "Raging Bull are among the most vivid ever committed to celluloid. The actor is famously perfectionistic, and the lengths to which he will go to create his characters are legendary. Based on scrupulous research and conversations with De Niro's friends and colleagues, and featuring a complete filmography, John Baxter's biography sheds new light on the life and career of this fiercely private star. As well as his film roles, he examines De Niro's private life, his fruitful collaborations with directors and actors like Martin Scorsese and Meryl Streep, and the ambitious off-screen activities that have increasingly engaged him in recent years. John Baxter, a British film critic, is the author of "Hollywood Exiles, The Cinema of Josef von Sternberg, and "The Cinema of John Ford.