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Robert De Niro gets his perfectionism from his father. Robert De Niro Sr was an acclaimed Expressionist painter who studied his subjects in depth and repainted canvases hundreds of times. Growing up in New York's Little Italy – a few blocks away from Martin Scorsese – he was nicknamed 'Bobby Milk' for his pale skin. He and Martin saw each other several times in the neighborhood, but never spoke until being introduced at a party in 1972. Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have collaborated on eight films since 1973 - Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, New York, New York, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, Cape Fear and Casino. Niro and Marlon Brando are the only actors to win an Oscar for playing the same character, Vito Corleone.
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