Robert de niro is gay

He was very loving. While De Niro was rocketing to Hollywood's top tier, his father was living his final days as a starving artist in Paris. He adored me… as I do my kids. For those not in the know, De Niro’s father, the visual artist Robert De Niro Sr., was gay and sadly closeted throughout his career.

In a new article for Out magazine titled "Robert De Niro: Me and My Gay Dad," the year-old. My mother didn't want to talk about things in general, and you're not interested when you're a certain age. Robert De Niro is opening up publicly about his late father's struggles with his sexual orientation.

Robert De Niro Sr, an artist who was renowned for his fearless use of colors in his works battled with his sexuality because he was gay. He was also quite hot, which is clearly a strong family trait. It was my responsibility to make a documentary about him," the actor said in the interview.

He was absent in some ways. Uncover the controversies surrounding his personal life and finally, address the speculation about his sexuality. Robert De Niro says it was his “responsibility” to make a documentary about his father, artist Robert De Niro Sr., he told Out magazine in an interview.

In the documentary, which premieres June 9 on HBO, De Niro recalls memories of his father's despair over his sexuality and his overlooked body of work. I wish we had spoken about it much more. Explore the diverse and illustrious career of Robert De Niro while delving into his intriguing dating history.

Though he did not spend a lot of time with his dad, who was divorced from his mother, poet and painter Virginia Holton Admiral, the actor said he was still close to him. I felt obligated. Discussing his father's sexuality, the Oscar winner said, "Yeah, he probably was [conflicted about being gay], being from that generation, especially from a small town upstate.

He added, "My father wasn't a bad father, or absent. I was not aware, much, of it. All rights reserved.