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Robert De Niro Recalls Feeling 'Disbelief' After Grandson Leandro's Death


Robert De Niro recalled feeling ‘disbelief’ after his grandson Leandro died at age 19 in July 2023 from an accidental overdose

During a Wednesday, February 7, interview with People, De Niro, 80, recalled feeling “disbelief” after learning Leandro had died at age 19 in July 2023. The Oscar winner became a parent in 1976 when he welcomed son Raphael with his first wife, Diahnne Abbott, whom he married after working on the film Taxi Driver together. Us Weekly looks back at the stars who died before their time, including Amy Winehouse, Prince and Whitney Houston — see the most shocking celeb deaths

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Robert De Niro, 80, says he was in 'shock and disbelief' over grandson Leandro's fatal overdose at age 19: 'I never thought it would happen'