His mother was Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, The Godfather actress Drena De Niro’s child.
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, 19, passed away tragically, and Robert De Niro has released a statement in response. Leo, his cherished grandson, passed away on Monday, and the Oscar-winning actor shared his sorrow with Page Six.
“I want to thank everyone for their heartfelt condolences.
We respectfully ask for some privacy to mourn Leo’s passing.
Robert’s daughter Drena announced the terrible news on Sunday.
The 51-year-old’s Instagram post had the caption, “My beautiful sweet angel. Since the first time I felt you inside my belly, I have loved you more than I can ever express in words or in any other way. “My pride, my heart, and everything sincere and true in my life have been you. ”.
“I don’t know how to live without you, but I’ll try to go on and spread the love and light that you so made me feel in getting to be your mama,” Drena, who Robert adopted when he married Diahnne in 1976, said in a statement following the death of the son she and the artist Carlos Mare shared. ”.
She concluded by saying, “I wish that love alone could have saved you.
You were so sincerely loved and appreciated.”.
I’m so sorry, my little one.
I’m also sorry, @carlosmare. Rest in peace and enjoy eternal bliss, my sweet baby. ”.
Leandro’s father hasn’t made a statement since his son passed away, but he did post a black square to Instagram where friends and admirers have been leaving condolences. It is unknown what caused Leandro’s death.
Like his mother and grandfather before him, Leandro worked as an actor. Along with his mother, Lady Gaga, and Bradley Cooper, he starred in the 2018 film A Star Is Born. She also had roles in the crime drama Cabaret Maxine and a child’s role in the 2005 film The Collection.
Leandro was obviously quite close to his mother, having just spent Mother’s Day with her in May. “Today was a good day,” Drena wrote in the caption of one of her Mother’s Day photos, “Mother’s Day – A Lil bit of Leo, Lil bit of Mare.”. ”.
A mere month before Leandro’s passing, Leandro’s grandfather welcomed his seventh child with his current partner, Tiffany Chen. The Goodfellas actor confirmed that Gia Virginia Chen De Niro, his and Tiffany’s daughter, was born on April 6, 2023. Robert appeared to be open to the idea of having even more children in a later interview with Extra when he said, “I’m going to have a new one every year. ”.
Drena is the oldest of Robert’s seven children because she was conceived before her mother gave birth to Raphael, their first biological child, in 1976. The Irish actor and Diahnne were wed between 1976 and 1988, when they divorced.
Robert had a relationship with model Toukie Smith after divorcing Leandro’s grandmother and Drena’s mother. Toukie and the actor from New York City welcomed twins Julian and Aaron in 1995 before divorcing in 1996. Grace Hightower, a socialite and actress, and Robert were married in 1997. They had two children together, Elliot, born in 1998, and Helen, born in 2011.
