In 1980,he won his second Oscar, as Best Actor, for his extraordinary portrayalof Jake La Motta in Scorsese's Raging Bull. In 1974, De Niro received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor forhis portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Part II. By 1973, De Niro had twice won the New York Film Critics' Awardfor Best Supporting Actor in recognition of his critically acclaimed performancesin Bang the Drum Slowly and Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets.
ROBERT DE NIRO (Sam 'Ace' Rothstein) launchedhis prolific motion picture career in Brian De Palma's The Wedding Partyin 1969.
