Robert De Niro becomes dad again at 68
WASHINGTON — Actor Robert De Niro, 68, and his wife, Grace Hightower, have welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Helen Grace, media reports said Saturday.People magazine reported on its website that the girl was born through a surrogate mother and was in good health. The exact timing of the birth was not mentioned. Helen Grace is the second child for the couple who met in London in 1987 and married in 1997. Their son Elliot was born in 1998.
The Oscar winning actor also 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, also born through a surrogate mother, with ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith. Speaking about his approach to parenthood in 2009, the actor said: "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 care deeply about all of them, and I have made a conscious effort to talk to and to listen to them... not to lecture them, but to tell them things I think are important for them to know."
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