Robert De Niro Current Affairs, GK & News

Jake LaMotta (95), legendary American boxer, passed away

Jake LaMotta (95), the legendary American boxer, has passed away in Aventura, Florida. He was given the nickname “The Raging Bull” for his aggressive style in the ring, and was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the film Raging Bull, which examined his tumultuous life outside of the ring. The film, directed by Martin Scorsese, ..

Topics: Decades • Film • Jake LaMotta • LaMotta • Martin Scorsese • Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro • Raging Bull • Raging Bull: My Story • Robert De Niro

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres receives America’s highest civilian honour

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is America’s highest civilian honour. President Obama honoured 21 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the White House including actors, performers, scientists, athletes, among others. The prominent awardees were actors Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford and Cicely Tyson, musicians Bruce Springsteen and Diana Ross, Philanthropists ..

Topics: Actors • American people of German descent • Awards • Bruce Springsteen • Civil awards and decorations of the United States • Ellen DeGeneres • Entertainers • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Presidential Medal of Freedom • Robert De Niro • Robert Redford • Tom Hanks