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    ‘Crazy’ Robert De Niro leaps off a yacht on his 81st birthday in daughter Drena’s tribute

    By Eric Todisco,

    5 hours ago

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    Daredevil De Niro.

    Robert De Niro jumped off a yacht in a video from his daughter Drena De Niro’s Instagram post celebrating the actor on his 81st birthday.

    The post which was shared Saturday began with a photo of the “Raging Bull” star jumping into the water while wearing an orange and white bathing suit.

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    Robert De Niro jumping in the water on his birthday. Drena De Niro/Instagram

    The next slide was a video of De Niro landing in the blue sea after diving from the yacht.

    “Woah, he’s so crazy,” Drena, 56, could be heard saying.

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    Robert De Niro. Drena De Niro/Instagram

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    She then asked her famous dad “oh my god, are you alright?”

    “Yeah, I’m okay,” De Niro replied while swimming.

    Drena was then told by someone that De Niro jumped 36 feet from the ship to the water.

    “Wow,” she said in response.

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    Robert De Niro and Drena De Niro at the 20th Annual Hollywood Film Awards. Penske Media via Getty Images

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    Drena’s Instagram tribute to her dad also featured photos of De Niro with Drena’s late son Leandro, who died at age 19 from an accidental overdose after taking pills that were laced with fentanyl last July.

    “Happy 81st Bday to my Dad and #1 ride or die .. Love you with all my ♥️♥️♥️ #BobbyD forever ✨👑✨,” Drena wrote in her caption.

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    Robert De Niro with his late grandson Leandro. Drena De Niro/Instagram
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    Robert De Niro with his late grandson Leandro. Drena De Niro/Instagram

    De Niro shares Drena with ex-wife Diahnne Abbott. The former couple also have a son, Raphael, 47.

    The “Meet the Parents” actor has five other children : twins Julian and Aaron, 28, son Elliot, 26, and daughters Helen Grace, 12, and Gia , who was born in April 2023.

    Last year, De Niro’s family experienced tragedy when Leandro accidentally overdosed .

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    De Niro issued a statement to Page Six after learning the news of his grandson’s death at the time.

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    Robert De Niro and Drena De Niro at the CHANEL Tribeca Film Festival Artists Dinner in April 2017. WireImage

    “I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,” he said at the time. “We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone. We ask that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo.”

    Drena announced her son’s death in an emotional Instagram tribute to her “beautiful sweet angel.”

    “I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly,” the actress and filmmaker captioned a throwback photo. “You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life.”

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    Grace Hightower, Robert De Niro and Drena De Niro at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Dimitrios Kambouris

    De Niro opened up about the tragedy in an interview with People earlier this year, saying Leandro’s death came as a “shock.”

    “[I] never thought it would happen. And I just then started thinking about all the things I could have, should have done maybe with him,” the “Killers of the Flower Moon” star said.

    “I don’t know if that would’ve made a difference. And so that’s always playing through my mind. It shouldn’t have happened,” he added.

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