Julian De Niro Plays Young Obama in The First Lady

Julian De Niro's Dad Is Robert De Niro

Julian is following in his dad Robert De Niro's footsteps by getting into acting. Robert, for his part, is pretty private about his six kids and rarely talks about them. In 2019, he told Us Weekly, "I love my children, just being with them. It's not easy. Sometimes it's fun and you love your kids, and sometimes you want to kill them! Then, when you have the good moments, you forget about the ones that weren't good."

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Julian's Mom Is Toukie Smith

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Julian's mom is also an icon. Toukie Smith not only worked as a model for brands like Chanel, Versace, and Thierry Mugler, but she also acted on the NBC sitcom "227."

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Julian De Niro Is a Twin

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Julian and his twin brother, Aaron, were born in 1995. They have four other siblings from their father's other relationships. Julian's two older siblings, Raphael and Drena, have also worked as actors in the past.

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"The First Lady" is Julian De Niro's First Major Role

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"The First Lady" is Julian's first major role. Julian has one other credit, 2016's "In Dubious Battle," which adapted the John Steinbeck novel of the same name and was directed by James Franco.

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Julian De Niro Went to NYU

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Julian majored in computer science at NYU. In 2018, he coauthored a piece for The Washington Post about research into what people on Twitter said they desired.

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