Facts About The Legendary Robert De Niro

Gangster name

When De Niro was involved in gangs as an adolescent in New York, he had a gangster name that the Italian gang knew him by. They called him Bobby Milk, comparing milk to his pale complexion.

With his mother’s Irish and English background, De Niro didn’t look like the rest of his Italian gang, even though his father came from Italian heritage. In comparison to the others in the gang, De Niro was quite a restrained and modest troublemaker.