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Meryl Streep Honors Longtime Friend Robert De Niro at A Celebration of Film Gala in Austin

Meryl Streep Honors Longtime Friend Robert De Niro at A Celebration of Film Gala in Austin

Meryl Streep is honoring her longtime friend Robert De Niro.

The 73-year-old Mamma Mia! actress attended the A Celebration of Film Gala held in honor of the 79-year-old Taxi Driver actor on Saturday evening (September 24) at The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas.

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The event comes several months after The De Niro Curator of Film endowment was announced back in June, which focuses on film history preservation and puts Robert’s scripts, costumes, props, and more on exhibit at UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center.

During the event, Meryl took to the stage to share some sweet words about Robert.

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“He has the quality of consistency of character, but as an actor, he’s almost completely unpredictable,” Meryl said, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Next month, Robert will be appearing in the star-studded flick Amsterdam - check out the trailer here!

Click through the gallery for 10+ pictures of Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro at the event…

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