Former Analyze This Co-star Billy Crystal expressed his joy upon hearing about Robert De Niro’s recent baby announcement. The Hollywood veteran shared his excitement and happiness for his longtime friend and colleague during a recent interview with PEOPLE.
“I was with him two weeks before the baby was born,” Crystal confessed during his attendance at the screening of the Yogi Berra documentary It Ain’t Over. “You know, it’s amazing.” Crystal also stated that De Niro and his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, share a desire to start a family together. “They just love each other, and they want to do this together,” he continued, “I think it’s a beautiful thing. It’s wonderful.”
Robert De Niro announces the birth of his seventh child subtly
In a recent interview with ET Canada, De Niro made a surprising announcement about his growing family. While discussing his new film, About My Father, the actor revealed that he had welcomed his seventh child when a reporter questioned him about the well-being of his six existing children. “Seven, actually,” De Niro explained. “I just had a baby.”
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While the actor maintained silence about the specific details regarding the actor’s seventh child, actress Kim Cattrall disclosed in an interview with Extra that De Niro had recently welcomed his seventh child with his rumored girlfriend, Tiffany Chen. “God bless him, his significant other. Tiffany is such a beautiful woman,” she explained. “She came to the set once with her family and watched filming, and she was gorgeous and sweet. I’m happy for both of them.”
Robert De Niro speaks about his experience as a father
In an interview with Extra, De Niro opened up about his emotions surrounding the prospect of becoming a father for the seventh time. “I’m ok with it,” the actor confessed to the news outlet. He also stated that being a father “never gets easier.”
In another interview with Access Hollywood, the Goodfellas star also shared his thoughts on the experience of fatherhood. “Sometimes I don’t think people really know what being a good father is,” De Niro admitted, “you know you have a responsibility, but it’s a mystery, it’s a lot of excitement but scary and you do your best.”