Meet Tiffany Chen! She is the current girlfriend of actor Robert De Niro, who, at the age of 79, share a photo of his and Chen’s newborn daughter, Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro. Baby Gia, born on April 6, 2023, is the Academy Award actor’s 7th child.
Robert de Niro Quick Biography
Robert De Niro the son of painters of Robert De Niro Sr. and Virginia Admiral born Robert Anthony De Niro on August 17, 1943, in New York City, is an award-winning actor, director, and producer with a distinguished career spanning over five decades. He has established himself as one of the most talented and prolific actors in film history. His impressive list of credits include iconic films such as:
- Raging Bull (1980), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- The Godfather Part II (1974), for which he won his second Academy Award
- Goodfellas (1990).
He also starred in international box office hits such as Meet the Fockers (2004), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), The Intern (2015), and The Irishman(2019). Over the years, De Niro has received numerous awards, including two Oscars, four Golden Globe Awards, and numerous BAFTA nominations. In addition to acting, DeNiro has directed several well-received films such as A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd(2006).
He is also a respected producer whose projects have been nominated for multiple Emmy awards. Beyond his work on screen, De Niro launched Tribeca Film Festival in 2002 with Jane Rosenthal to celebrate creativity in independent filmmaking.
He also co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002 to help promote independent cinema in New York City. Throughout his long career, he has been lauded for his commitment to excellence which is evident by all his many accolades and accomplishments. In 2020, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Tiffany Chen 6 Facts You Need to Know
- New Yorker, Tiffany Chen, 63, is the daughter of Tai Chi Grandmaster and actor William C.C. a Martial arts instructor.
- Tiffany Chen had a small role in Robert De BNiro’s 2015 film The Intern alongside Anne Hathaway. She also starred as Esther in Alice Wang’s 2010 film Good Manners, with actors Fay Ann Lee and Jeffrey Chyau.
- In addition to Tai Chi, Tiffany took ballet, Hula dance, swimming, and gymnastics at age 5 and figure skating three years later. By the time she turned 11, she had won three gold medals in regional Figure Skating Competitions.
- Tiffany once said that when she was still doing ice skating she thought of taking ballroom classes to help her with her moves on the ice, but that changed when she overheard other skaters about taking Tai Chi for the same purpose.
- For that reason, she started training at her father’s school. Tiffany was 16, when she entered her first Push Hands competition at the U.S.W.K.F. National Chinese Martial Arts Competition in Orlando, FL.
- Tiffany Chen won one Yang Style Tai Chi Form and 42 Gold Medals, Four Silver Medals, and Two Bronze medals for Fixed-Step, Restricted-Step, and Moving-Step T’ui Shou (Push Hands).
Robert De Niro Wives, GF and Children
Before De Niro started dating Tiffany Chen, he married actress Diahnne Abbott from April 28, 1976 to 1988, and actress Grace Hightower from June 17, 1997, to 2018. He also dated model Toukie Smith from 1988 to 1996.
Robert De Niro has two children from his marriage to Abbott, Raphael De Niro, born in November 1976, and Drena De Niro, Abbott’s daughter from a previous relationship, who De Niro later adopted.
Twin sons, Julian and Aaron, were born in October 1995 via surrogate from his relationship with Toukie Smith; their children Elliot was born in 1998, and Helen Grace was born in 2011, from his marriage to Grace Hightower.