Robert De Niro

Hollywood actor Robert De Niro is planning a new career: gangster rapper. The 66-year-old planned professional change after becoming good friends with hip-hop star 50 Cent on the set of ”Righteous Kill” last year. The Oscar-winning star contemplated the idea of recording a track with the singer. “We had some good conversations. As for any future collaborations or rapping, you never know,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying. The father-of-five further revealed he never thought of what to do if his acting failed to hit the mark. He added: “I didn”t have a Plan B. I never quite got to the point of needing one. ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There isn't much that's fine in "Everybody's Fine," an embarrassing misfire for Kirk Jones, who once gave us the exhilarating comedy "Waking Ned Devine," and for Miramax, a storied company now reduced to little more than a film library. Despite a cloyingly sentimental story that rings false in every moment, the production did attract a substantial cast headed by Robert De Niro. It's not going to help though when Disney's downsized specialty unit releases the film December 4. Sometimes a filmmaker and a project just don't make any sense and "Everybody's Fine" is a case in point. The film ... Read Full Story

Getty Images It wasn't overnight that Robert De Niro became one of the most famous actors in the world, and to him, that's a good thing. The 66-year-old thinks struggling early on in his career kept him grounded, and he feels today's young stars need time to find their feet. De Niro seems like a good guy to take advice from (Photo Agency) He explained: "I think it's important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else. Then it goes crazy, and all of a sudden people behave differently toward you, they're agreeing with you ... Read Full Story

Jay-Z owns the Big Apple. He knows it, Mayor Bloomberg knows it, and so does everyone within earshot of his latest album – The Blueprint 3. Songs from the album – ‘ Run this Town’ and ’ Empire State of Mind’ - are aimed squarely at propogating the myth of J Hova’s absolute dominance of all things New York. Jay-Z If you’re not a New Yorker, you can buy your Jay-Z tickets for the BP3 Tour, same as everyone else. But not in the Big Apple - because Empire State of Mind is also a candidate to replace Sinatra’s New York, New York as ... Read Full Story

Hollywood star Robert De Niro is planning a new career as a rapper after becoming good friends with hip-hop star 50 Cent. The 66-year-old actor wants to work with 50 Cent after they got to know each other while shooting the movie "Righteous Kill" last year and thinks a track recorded by the pair would do wonders, reports contactmusic.com. "We had some good conversations. As for any future collaborations or rapping, you never know," he said. Last updated on Nov 18 th , 2009 at 23:33 pm IST --IANS Read Full Story