Robert De Niro’s Grandson Dead At 19, Teen’s Mom Confirms: ‘I Wish I Was With You’

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The De Niro household has suffered a heartbreaking loss. Robert De Niro’s grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, has died. He was conscionable 19 years old. His mom, Drena De Niro, confirmed her son’s decease successful a July 2 connection she shared connected Instagram.

“My beauteous saccharine angel. I person loved you beyond words oregon statement from the infinitesimal I felt you successful my belly. You person been my joyousness my bosom and each that was ever axenic and existent successful my life. I privation I was with you close now. I privation I was with you,” her devastating connection began.

She continued, “I don’t cognize however to unrecorded without you but I’ll effort to spell connected and dispersed the emotion and airy that you truthful made maine consciousness successful getting to beryllium your mama. You were truthful profoundly loved and appreciated and I privation that emotion unsocial could person saved you. I’m truthful atrocious my baby, I’m truthful atrocious @carlosmare. Rest successful Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy.”

Leandro is Drena’s lone child. She had precocious shared saccharine photos of Leandro arsenic they celebrated Mother’s Day successful May 2023. Leandro’s begetter is New York-based creator Carlos Mare. A origin of decease has not been revealed. HollywoodLife has reached retired to Robert’s squad for a statement.

Drena De Niro confirmed her son’s decease successful an Instagram post. (Instagram)

Drena is the girl of Robert and his ex-wife Diahnne Abbott. The Raging Bull histrion adopted Drena aft helium joined Diahnne successful 1976. Robert and Diahnne divided successful 1988. The 79-year-old Oscar-winning histrion precocious welcomed his seventh child with girlfriend Tiffany Chen.

Like his grandfather, Leandro was an actor. Leandro was seen connected the large surface astir precocious successful the 2018 deed movie A Star Is Born alongside Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. Leandro played Leo Stone, the lad of Dave Chappelle’s George “Noodles” Stone (Jackson Maine’s champion friend) and Drena’s Paulette Stone. His further credits included the 2005 movie The Collection and the 2018 movie Cabaret Maxime.

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