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Robert De Niro, 79, was noticed spending some high quality father-son time along with his 24-year-old son Elliot in New York City on Friday. The pair have been photographed on an informal stroll on March 17, throughout which they chatted it up earlier than coming into a constructing. Elliot is an avid tennis participant and the fifth of six De Niro kids. The two-time Oscar winner additionally has daughters Drena, 51, and Helen Grace, 11, and sons, Raphael, 46, twins Julian and Aaron, 27, and Elliot, 25.
Elliot and Robert dressed casually for his or her stroll. The Meet the Fockers star stored heat in a collared shirt, a black jacket, and black sweatpants. He additionally donned a black beanie and a grey and black scarf. His son, who’s a couple of inches taller, additionally wore a black jacket, which he paired with blue denims, vibrant blue sneakers, and a inexperienced beanie.
Elliot didn’t comply with his father’s footsteps into appearing, however he’s a proficient tennis participant and even appeared in a promotional video main as much as the fiftieth Anniversary of the Special Olympics. Elliot has autism, and his father stated previously that he and Elliot’s mom, Grace Hightower, signed him up for the game to assist him handle his particular wants. “He wasn’t crazy about it, at times. His mother was good at pushing [him], and wanting him to be physical and work out,” the star admitted in a video for ESPN.
“He has realized, ‘Oh, I can accomplish this,’” Grace added. “It has helped him socially,” she continued earlier than the Godfather jumped again in. “It helps him be more confident when he sees that he’s actually good at this,” he famous. “That’s the best self-motivator one can have. He’s gonna feel better about himself, which he does. So, it’s a win-win for everybody, especially [Elliot].”
Elliot is one among 4 kids between Robert and Grace, who divorced in 2018 after 20 years of marriage. Robert shares his 4 youngest kids with Grace, his twins along with his former companion, mannequin Toukie Smith, and his son Raphael along with his first spouse, Diahnne Abbott. Drena is Diahnne’s organic little one from a earlier marriage, who Robert adopted as a toddler.
Robert has stated previously that being a father is his best blessing, regardless of it being tough at instances. “I love my children, just being with them,” he informed Us Weekly in 2019. “It’s not easy. Sometimes it’s fun and you love your kids, and sometimes you want to kill them! Then, when you have the good moments,” he continued, “you forget about the ones that weren’t good.”