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.Robert De Niro has become a father again at the age of 68.
The Oscar-winner and wife Grace Hightower De Niro, 56, welcomed their daughter through a surrogate mother, Entertainment Tonight reports.
Baby joy: Robert De Niro and his wife Grace Hightower have welcomed a daughter via surrogate
The baby, whom they've named Helen Grace Hightower, weighed in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces.
They also have a 13-year-old son, Elliot.
De Niro has four other children - daughter Drena, 40, and son Raphael, 35, with former wife Diahnne Abbott, as well as 16-year-old twin sons Julian and Aaron, born via surrogate with ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith.
The couple have been been married for almost 14 years but are rarely photographed together, choosing to keep their relationship out of the spotlight.
Solid couple: De Niro and Hightower at the Kennedy Centre Honours in Washington earlier this month
Top of his game: The couple attended the New York premiere of his film, New Year's Eve, on December 7
De Niro and Hightower met in 1987 and married ten years later.
After hitting a rough patch, the pair managed to reconcile and renew their vows in front of friends and family at a romantic ceremony back in 2004.
The couple's early marital troubles played out on a public scale, with a 1999 divorce filing by Robert De Niro and a 2001 custody case over their son Elliot.
But after their second set of vows, the couple became resolutely private about their renewed relationship.
We are family: De Niro and Hightower with their son Elliot at the Cap d'Antibes, during the Cannes Film Festival, in May this year
Hands on father: De Niro admits it's difficult with children by different mothers, but he's determined to be there for all of his brood
They've been solid ever since, and De Niro is a devoted father to all this children.
He told the Daily Mail: 'One of the most important lessons I've learned in my years as a father is to keep the lines of communication open with my kids.'
'I have five of them, ranging in age from 14 to their 30s, by three mothers, so I guess you could call it a fractionalised family of sorts.'
Always by his side: De Niro arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party with Hightower in 2009
'But I care deeply about all of them, and I have made a conscious effort to talk to and to listen to them.'
'Sometimes it's hard to talk to kids, especially when they're teenagers.
They're in their own world, and they don't look like they're even listening to you.'
'But that's the time when it's most important to find a way to talk to them - not to lecture them, but to tell them things I think are important for them to know.'
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He's a new man! Robert De Niro shows his tender side as he cradles baby daughter on family boat trip in Italy
style="font-size:1.2em;">But it seems that with age Robert De Niro has developed something of a softer side.The
actor looked every inch the new man as he took his turn at baby duty
during a family boat excursion in Italy that showed his tender side.
Doting dad: Robert De Niro, 70, held baby daughter Helen Grace on Thursday as his family travelled by boat in Italy
Pink bow: Helen Grace was born in December 2011 via surrogate mother
The
69-year-old carefully cradled one-year-old Helen Grace gently to his chest while
travelling by small boat with wife Grace Hightower and their 15-year-old
son Elliot.De Niro clutched the infant and kept her safe while the family motored across picturesque Lake Como to a villa spa.
The Oscar-winning actor and his wife had Helen Grace via surrogate mother.
Baby makes three: Grace Hightower lead the way as her husband and daughter followed
The 58-year-old former NYPD Blue actress was spotted smiling broadly as the family trekked across the lake.
She was dressed casually in a khaki green jacket and sunglasses and held onto a newspaper.
De Niro was wearing a black polo shirt, green cap and tan trousers as he carried Helen Grace around.
Baby makes three: Grace Hightower lead the way as her husband and daughter followed
Helen Grace sported a pair of red-and-white striped shorts, a white sweater and had a bright pink bow tied in her hair.
The couple have been married since 1997 but are rarely photographed together.
They met in 1987 and married ten years later.
Teen and tot: The family outing included 15-year-old son Elliot
Caught in the rain: Robert and son were offered umbrellas as they headed to the Villa Serbelloni spa in Italy
Their
marriage hit a rough patch in the late 1990s, but they managed to
reconcile and renew their vows in 2004 in front of friends and family in
a romantic ceremony.The
couple's early marital troubles played out on a public scale, with a
1999 divorce filing by De Niro and a 2001 custody case over their son
Elliot.But after their second set of vows, the couple became resolutely private about their renewed relationship.
De Niro also
has four other children, including an adult daughter and son with
former wife Diahnne Abbott and twin sons Julian and Aaron born via
surrogate with ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith.
Spa time: Robert and son Elliot hit up a spa in Lake Como
Baby makes three: Grace Hightower lead the way as her husband and daughter followed
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