Robert De Niro’s grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez passes away at age 19

Robert De Niro’s family suffered a great loss as the actor lost his grandson.

His eldest daughter, Drena De Niro, mom of the 19-year-old boy, shared the sad news via Instagram.

In an emotional post, the 51-year-old actress wrote, “My beautiful sweet angel. I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly.

She continued, “You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life. I wish I was with you right now. I wish I was with you. I don’t know how to live without you but I’ll try to go on and spread the love and light that you so made me feel in getting to be your mama. You were so deeply loved and appreciated and I wish that love alone could have saved you.”

“I’m so sorry my baby,” added Drena, who did not share any further details on the cause of her son’s death.

She ended her tribute by tagging Leandro’s artist father, Carlos Mare. “Rest in Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy.”

Friends and family reached out to the grieving family and offered their condolences.

Drena is the oldest of De Niro’s seven children. Her mother is his first wife, actress Diahnne Abbott.

According to E! News, like his grandfather and mother, Leandro was an actor. Most famously, he appeared alongside Drena in 2018’s A Star Is Born. In the film, he played the son of Dave Chappelle’s George “Noodles” Stone, who was best friends with Bradley Cooper’s Jackson Maine.

The news of Leandro’s death comes after the Goodfellas actor confirmed that his girlfriend Tiffany Chen recently gave birth to his seventh child, a little girl they named Gia, in May 2023.