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De Niro, 76, will receive the award in January,
the labor union said on Tuesday.
"I have been a member of this union for over 50 years. It’s an
honor to receive this award from SAG-AFTRA," De Niro said in a
statement.
The star of "Taxi Driver," "The Deer Hunter," "Silver Linings
Playbook" and currently "The Irishman" will join the likes of
previous lifetime recipients Alan Alda, Elizabeth Taylor, Morgan
Freeman, Clint Eastwood and Debbie Reynolds at the SAG Awards
ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan. 19.
The SAG-AFTRA awards are voted on by the 160,000-strong actor
union. The lifetime achievement award is presented to an actor
who fosters "the finest ideals of the acting profession."
De Niro, a co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York,
is already the recipient of some of the highest cultural honors
in the United States, including the Presidential Medal of
Freedom and a Kennedy Center honor.
"From the smoldering inferno of young Vito Corleone to the
raging bull Jake LaMotta and everybody’s grandpa Ben Whittaker,
(De Niro) continues to touch our hearts and open our minds to
new and exciting worlds of understanding and emotion,” SAG-AFTRA
president Gabrielle Carteris said in a statement, referring to
his roles in "The Godfather II," "Raging Bull," and "The
Intern."
The SAG awards for actors in film and television is one of the
biggest ceremonies in the Hollywood awards season that
culminates with the Oscars on Feb. 9. This year's nominations
will be announced on Dec. 11.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
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