Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro was an actor from Earth during the 20th century.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
He starred in the 1976 film Taxi Driver, portraying the character Travis Bickle. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"87","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
While on the SS Madame de Pompadour, Mickey Smith quoted De Niro's portrayal of Travis Bickle, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"87","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) saying "you lookin' at me?" to a camera containing a human eye. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace [+]Loading...["The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Robert De Niro is not named directly in The Girl in the Fireplace [+]Loading...["The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)"]. Instead, the connection is later made by Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"].
A deleted scene from the episode Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"] also references De Niro. In the scene, John Smith sings the song "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." by Bananarama as he studies himself in the mirror, before stopping, seemingly confused by the name and asking himself "Robert De who?"[1]
