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Among the celebrated friends celebrating Robert De Niro’s 80th day was longtime pal and co-star Christopher Walken! In photos you tin SEE HERE via The Daily Mail, the chap octogenarians stepped retired successful New York City to people the milestone day of the Taxi Driver icon. Christopher, besides 80, wore a navy bluish pants and athletics overgarment ensemble, with a grey t shirt. He paired the look with navy bluish sneakers astatine the event, held astatine NYC’s Locanda Verde, and walked alongside his longtime woman Georgianne.
Dave Allocca/Starpix/ShutterstockOf people Christopher, who co-starred with Robert successful 1978’s The Deer Hunter, wasn’t the only large sanction seen astatine the party. Kill Bill prima Uma Thurman and her begetter Robert Thurman were besides seen arriving for the casual shindig, arsenic were Paul McCartney and his woman Nancy Shevell. And of course, Robert’s girlfriend Tiffany Chen, with whom he secretly welcomed babe girl Gia Virginia, his 7th child, connected April 6.
Chris and Robert person enjoyed quite a friendship implicit the years, some connected and offscreen. In a 2020 interview, Robert shared however helium felt astir reuniting with the eccentric Dead Zone prima for The War With Grandpa. “Well, I was blessed that Chris did it,” De Niro told Den Of Geek at the time. “We’ve known each different a agelong time, we worked unneurotic and conscionable person been friends. But it was large that helium was portion of it. He was precise funny, he’s ever large to watch. And helium and Cheech Marin, my 2 cohorts if you will, it was fun.”
And the film’s manager couldn’t assistance but announcement their earthy camaraderie, either. Tim Hill told Looper successful 2020 that the duo was “messing around” unneurotic connected set. “I couldn’t judge it erstwhile we had them some connected the set,” helium told the outlet. “I was conscionable pinching myself. I wished we’d had much material. It’s conscionable large erstwhile they’re together. They’re laughing and they’re messing around. Then erstwhile it’s clip to work, they work… I loved doing those scenes with them. I privation I’d written a small much truthful I could person directed them more.”