Behind Robert De Niro\u2019s celebrated career lies a painful family loss: the death of his grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, at just 19.<\/p>\n
Leandro was the son of De Niro\u2019s daughter, actress Drena De Niro, and artist Carlos \u201cMare\u201d Rodriguez. His death left his family grieving a young life cut short.<\/p>\n
What caused his death?<\/strong><\/p>\n According to findings from the New York City medical examiner, Leandro died from the combined toxic effects of several substances, including fentanyl, ketamine and cocaine. His death was ruled an accidental overdose. Source: Entertainment Weekly<\/p>\n A grandfather\u2019s heartbreak<\/strong><\/p>\n Following the loss, Robert De Niro expressed deep distress and thanked those who offered condolences. He also asked for privacy as his family mourned.<\/p>\n Leandro had begun exploring acting, appearing alongside his mother in A Star Is Born<\/em>. Those appearances offered a glimpse of a creative path that ended far too soon. Source: Entertainment Weekly<\/p>\n A mother\u2019s remembrance<\/strong><\/p>\n Drena has honored her son through photographs and personal tributes, remembering the happiness he brought into her life. His father has also shared tributes to his memory.<\/p>\n Their public remembrances tell a deeply personal story beyond the famous surname: parents mourning their only child and a grandfather remembering his grandson. This article reflects on that earlier loss, rather than reporting a new death. Source: People<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Behind Robert De Niro\u2019s celebrated career lies a painful family loss: the death of his grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, at just 19. Leandro was the son of De Niro\u2019s daughter, actress Drena De Niro, and artist Carlos \u201cMare\u201d Rodriguez. His death left his family grieving a young life cut short. What caused his death? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8473,"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8472\/revisions\/8473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}