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Raphael De Niro

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Raphael De Niro
Born (1976-11-09) November 9, 1976 (age 48)
OccupationReal estate broker
Years active1980–2013 (actor)
2003–present (real estate broker)
Spouses
Claudine DeMatos
(m. 2008; div. 2020)
Hannah Carnes
(m. 2020)
Children3
Parents
RelativesDrena De Niro (half sister)
Virginia Admiral (grandmother)
Robert De Niro Sr. (grandfather)

Raphael De Niro (born November 9, 1976) is an American real estate broker and former actor.[1][2] He often works with celebrity clients, including Jon Bon Jovi,[3] Renée Zellweger, Travis Kalanick[4] and Kelly Ripa.[1] De Niro is the son of actor Robert De Niro and actress Diahnne Abbott.[2] He has also appeared in several films: Love Streams (1984);[5] West 4th (2007);[6] James Abbott is Gone (2013);[6] Raging Bull (1980); and Awakenings (1990).[2] De Niro is a broker for Douglas Elliman, and was ranked first in The Real Deal's Manhattan top residential agents in 2017.[1]

Early life and education

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De Niro was born on November 9, 1976, in Los Angeles, but grew up in New York City.[7] He worked at various summer jobs growing up, including in a Persian rug store, as a doorman,[2] a production assistant on movie sets for his father, and as a busboy at his father’s restaurant, Nobu. He attended New York University but did not graduate.[1]

Career

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Acting

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He appeared in films which also starred his father, including Awakenings and Raging Bull.[2] He produced James Abbott is Gone (2013), the documentary West 4th (2007), and appeared in Love Streams (1984).[8][9]

Real estate

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Partly because De Niro's grandmother Virginia Admiral[2] invested in real estate, participating in some of SoHo's first warehouse-to-residential conversions in the 1960s and 1970s, and later his father's involvement, he decided in 2003 to get a real estate broker's license.[10] During his first six years in real estate, De Niro sold a total of $600 million in properties, becoming one of the top ten sellers each year at Douglas Elliman.[2] He is the head of the "De Niro Team" at the firm, which is ranked as a top-producing sales team in New York City and in the U.S.[10] He is a partner with his father Robert De Niro in a five-star boutique hotel in Tribeca, the Greenwich Hotel, launched in 2008.[10] In 2015, De Niro made headlines, along with fellow Elliman broker Sabrina Saltiel, for holding the listing for New York City's most expensive listing at the time; a trio of townhouses on East 42nd Street, listed as a package for $120 million.[11][12]

De Niro is a member of the board of directors of the Tribeca Film Institute.[13]

Personal life

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De Niro married Claudine DeMatos in March 2008.[14] They separated in 2015[15] and their divorce was finalized in January 2020. They have three children together.[15] De Niro married fashion stylist Hannah Carnes in March 2020.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Closing: Raphael De Niro". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Haughney, Christine (2011-01-28). "Raphael De Niro's Name Rings a Bell". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  3. ^ "Raphael De Niro - 10 Real Estate Pros at the Top of NYC's Market". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  4. ^ "Uber's co-founder Travis Kalanick picks up $36M Soho penthouse with heated rooftop pool". 6sqft. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  5. ^ Love Streams (1984), retrieved 2018-12-26
  6. ^ a b "Raphael De Niro". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  7. ^ "Raphael De Niro". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  8. ^ Love Streams (1984), retrieved 2019-01-20
  9. ^ James Abbott is Gone (2013), retrieved 2019-01-20
  10. ^ a b c "Raphael De Niro". Wharton Business Radio. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. ^ Fowler, Brittany. "Robert De Niro's son nabs record-breaking, $120 million NYC listing". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  12. ^ Sessums, Kevin (27 March 2009). "Robert De Niro's New Hotel". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  13. ^ "Board of Directors". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  14. ^ "Claudine DeMatos, Raphael De Niro". The New York Times. 2008-03-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  15. ^ a b Simpson, Kaitlin (2023-05-12). "Blended Brood! Meet Robert De Niro's 7 Children and Their Moms". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  16. ^ "Robert De Niro taken aback by reporter's question about baby: 'How could you not?'". celebrity.nine.com.au. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-06-15.