Robert De Niro's daughter enjoyed the actor, struggling to catch up with her teenage slang.
The 81-year-old “Taxi Driver” actor recently admitted to asking his daughter to read the list of the Z Lingo generation.
“My daughter let me read the full list of expressions so that she could enjoy showing her friends and laughing at me,” De Niro explained Tuesday, “The Drew Barrymore Show.”
Robert De Niro, 79, says he is more “aware” certain “family dynamics” as an older parent
“The Godfather II” star Robert De Niro says his daughter made fun of him by having him read the list of Z Lingo generations. (Laurent Koffel/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images)
He noted that they agreed to participate on conditions that maintain interaction with themselves.
“I did that, yeah… just don't send it. Read it… show it to them, but don't send it anywhere,” he said.
De Niro didn't mention which words were on the list, but he shared that he didn't learn new slang.
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The 81-year-old did not reveal which words were on her daughter's list. (Christof Simon/AFP)
“No, I didn't want to. I said, 'These are the things you guys have been saying recently, I'm fine.”
Barrymore screamed at her own experience and shared conversations with the child.
“The other day I said 'fire' and they said 'it's dead.' … “Freak?” They were like, “Oh god.” ”
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Robert De Niro and his girlfriend Tiffany Chen at the New York premiere of “Altonites.” (Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images)
In 2023, De Niro welcomed his seventh child, Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro, along with girlfriend Tiffany Chen.
De Niro welcomed his seventh child, Gia Virginia Chen-de Niro, along with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen in 2023. (Variety by Gilbert Flores/Getty Images)
He discussed at the time that he enjoyed becoming a father again later in his life.
“When you get older, you are aware of the specific things in life, the specific things in dynamics. All, the dynamics of family. You can't avoid ways to learn certain things and then deal with them.
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De Niro has six other children, from his first marriage to Diahnne Abbott, with three women, Drena, 53, and Raphael, 48. twins Julian and Aaron, 29 years old, formerly Torkey Smith. Elliott (27) and Helen Grace (13) have remarried Grace Hightower. The former couple divorced in 2018.
