Robert De Niro’s 19-year-old grandson has died, the actor said Monday.
In a statement, De Niro said he was “deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson,” Leandro Anthony De Niro-Rodriguez.
“We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone,” De Niro said. “We ask that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo.”
A cause of death was not announced and more information was not immediately available.
According to an IMDB page, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez was a budding actor, appearing in films including “A Star Is Born” and “Cabaret Maxime.”
Robert De Niro, 79, told Entertainment Tonight Canada in May that he welcomed a seventh child.
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