Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro, Kate Hudson, and two other celebrities have children who prefer staying out of the limelight. These children rarely appear in public or with their parents, but there are several pictures of them.
Robert De Niro kisses his wife, Diahann Abbott, on the set of the film “New York, New York” during a location shooting in Los Angeles on April 26, 1977 | Source: Getty Images
Abbot had a daughter, Drena, from a previous relationship, and the actor adopted her before his separation from the singer in 1988. De Niro later dated African-American model Toukie Smith in the mid-1990s, and although they never got married, they had twins Julian Kendrick and Aaron Henry, via in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy in October 1995.
Robert De Niro pictured with longtime girlfriend and actress Toukie Smith in 1990 in New York City | Source: Getty Images
Sadly, De Niro and Smith broke up shortly afterward. Their twins, Julian and Aaron, unlike their older siblings, have maintained a laid-back life, regardless of their father’s fame. Still, they might decide to model in the future.
Toukie Smith and her twin boys Aaron and Julian De Niro, in New York, on November 6, 1998 | Source: Getty Images
The duo, who turned 28 in March 2023, are relatively private about their lives but have attended red-carpet events with their parents as youngsters and adults. They lead quiet lives. When asked about his kids, De Niro said:
“I love my children, just being with them. [But] It’s not easy. When you have the good moments [though], you forget about the ones that weren’t good.”
Robert De Niro and his son Julian De Niro pose backstage at the hit play “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” on Broadway on April 24, 2011, in New York City | Source: Getty Images
Although he prefers privacy, Julian has an Instagram account with four posts and 1,187 followers, and he’s following 306 accounts. His posts give some insight into his personal life and his adventures.
On April 6, 2023, De Niro embraced fatherhood again when he and his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, welcomed his youngest daughter. The actor, then 79, shared the news about welcoming his seventh baby a month after her birth. But like most of his other children, Gia Virgina Chen-De Niro has been kept out of the public eye.
Shortly after announcing the shocking news of his seventh child’s arrival, his girlfriend was seen holding a child that appeared to be less than a month old. The child was dressed in a pink onesie, and Chen lifted the baby from the stroller she had previously been pushing as they walked.
Many wondered if De Niro had planned for the baby, to which he replied affirmatively. During an interview, the interviewer mentioned they knew he had six children, at which point he clarified he had just become a father for the seventh time. When asked if being a parent became more manageable with each child, he confirmed it never did.
Israel’s President Shimon Peres walks past Robert De Niro and his son Julian Henry De Niro during their meeting at the President’s residence on June 18, 2013, in Jerusalem, Israel | Source: Getty Images
In the same interview, De Niro confessed he didn’t think he was a cool dad and didn’t think that his children saw him that way, either. The actor said while he’s had arguments with his children over the years, he still shared good relationships with each of them.
Getting candid about raising biracial children, the director spoke about fatherhood and being a grandfather of four in January 2020. At the time, he said having kids changed his world perspective:
“When you become a parent, there are certain things that you become more aware of, more sensitive about.”
Being a dad to biracial children gets him scared sometimes, especially when it comes to the massive issue of racism in the country. “My children are all half black, and I don’t have, even me; I take certain things for granted,” he noted, referring to having more opportunities as a white man.
He said when people advise their kids on how to behave when stopped by the police, telling them to keep their hands where officers could see them, keeping them on the steering wheel, and remaining still, he understands. De Niro acknowledged how scary it was and that it needed to change.
Julian Henry De Niro, John David Washington, Danielle Brooks, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robert De Niro pose backstage at “The Piano Lesson” on Broadway on November 2, 2022, in New York City | Source: Getty Images
In his role as a father, the New York native said it was not easy being a dad, and in April 2019, he confessed how challenging it was. The next star with a rarely seen child is a Spanish actress.
