Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the grandson of Robert De Niro, has died at the age of 19. This was reported by De Niro’s daughter, Dren, on Instagram (the owner, Meta, was considered an extremist in Russia and was banned).
“I don’t know how I will live without you, but I will try to move on and radiate love and light. You are so deeply loved and appreciated, and I wish only love could save you. I’m so sorry baby,” the actress’ daughter shared on her social media account. She did not disclose the details of her son’s death.
Drena is De Niro’s adopted daughter. His mother is the first wife of the artist, actress Diane Abbott. De Niro adopted Drena after marrying Abbott and gave her his last name. The 55-year-old De Niro heir never saw his biological father.
Robert De Niro announced that he became a father for the seventh time in May 2023. In response to an ET Canada journalist who said the actor had six children, he replied, “seven actually.” On April 6, daughter Gia was born. The girl’s mother was martial arts instructor Tiffany Chen, whom the actor met while filming The Intern in 2015.
Lawrence Thurman, former Oscar-nominated producer of The Graduate dead 96 years old.