De Niro: Life sucked before I was a star

Robert De Niro claims not graduating from high school was an "advantage".

Mon, 28 May, 2012 - 20:00

Robert De Niro claims not graduating from high school was an "advantage".

The 68-year-old actor received an honorary doctorate of fine arts at Bates College in Maine yesterday and joked that leaving school early to pursue a movie career had been the best thing he could have done financially.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Maine Person: De Niro Person: Robert de Niro Person: Gwen Ifill Person: Bonnie Bassler Organisation: Bates College Organisation: Harvard

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