Raphael De Niro – White American/African American | Robert De Niro’s Son

While he once tried to follow in his father’s footsteps, Raphael De Niro became more involved in real estate later in his life. Raphael was born on November 9, 1976, to actors Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott. His parents first met in the 1970s and became married from 1976 until 1988. Raphael has African American ancestry from Abbott and White American ancestry from De Niro. Raphael made his breakthrough into acting by appearing in films alongside his father, like Raging Bull and Awakenings.

While he had a modest acting career, he became fully committed to real estate since 2003, when he pursued a real estate broker’s license. His main inspirations were his grandma Virginia Admiral’s investments towards warehouse-to-residential conversion during the 1960s and his father’s later involvement in real estate. Raphael is the current head of the De Niro Team at the real estate company Douglas Elliman. His team is regarded as the top-producing sales team in the U.S. and within the company. He is a partner, with his father, in a five-star boutique hotel in Tribeca.