Jake LaMotta, Legendary Boxer and Inspiration for 'Raging Bull,' Dies at 95, Robert De Niro Pays
Boxing career As a middleweight in his first fifteen bouts, LaMotta went 14-0-1 (3 KOs) before losing a highly controversial split decision to Jimmy Reeves in Reeves' hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Chaos erupted after the decision was announced. Fights broke out around the ring and the crowd continued to boo for 20 minutes.
Jake LaMotta, Legendary Boxer Immortalized in 'Raging Bull,' Dies at 95 NBC News
Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull. Photograph: Allstar/United Artists Film blog Raging Bull Jake LaMotta: a flawed character alchemised by Raging Bull into a mythical.
Jake LaMotta Dies ‘Raging Bull’ Boxer Was 95 Deadline
Jake LaMotta, the middleweight champion boxer famed for his ferocity in the ring in the 1940s and early '50s, died this week — nearly 40 years after his obituary was written. That obituary, of.
Jake LaMotta dead 'Raging Bull' boxing legend dies aged 95
LaMotta's combustable life, both inside and outside the ring, were brilliantly captured in Raging Bull, the 1980 Martin Scorsese film that won Robert De Niro, who portrayed LaMotta, an Oscar.
Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese pay tribute to Jake LaMotta, the reallife boxer from the
Just like he'd done with Jake LaMotta decades earlier, Robert De Niro brought the story of Frank Sheeran to Martin Scorsese's attention and begged him to make a movie about the hitman who claimed to have killed Jimmy Hoffa. The resulting effort, The Irishman, is one of the duo's finest collaborations. After waiting for CGI technology to catch up to his vision, Scorsese shot a poignant.
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The film begins in 1941, with Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro) fighting in the ring and fighting his first wife, Ida. It's shocking - though not as shocking as in an earlier draft of the screenplay.
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Jake LaMotta, 'Raging Bull' in and Out of the Ring, Dies at 95 - The New York Times Jake LaMotta, 'Raging Bull' in and Out of the Ring, Dies at 95 105 Jake LaMotta, left, in a bout.
Robert De Niro gained 60 pounds to play the older Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" (1980)
United Artists/Photofest. Jake LaMotta, the tough-as-nails middleweight champion with the granite chin who was immortalized by Robert De Niro in the revered Martin Scorsese drama Raging Bull, died.
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Jake LaMotta, the uncompromising fighter portrayed by Robert De Niro in Raging Bull, has died aged 95. The former world middleweight boxing champion died in a nursing home due to.
Jake LaMotta Dead, Robert De Niro Mourns 'Raging Bull'
Jack La Motta, the fiery boxer whose life story was immortalized in the 1980 Martin Scorsese -directed film Raging Bull, has died. He was 95 years old. TMZ first reported the news on Wednesday,.
The Raging Bull Tribute to Jake LaMotta RDX Sports Blog
Robert De Niro's Oscar-winning performance as Jake LaMotta remains chilling yet it's a defiant refusal to soften a deeply unlikable lead character that hits hardest
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Raging Bull Raging Bull is a 1980 American biographical sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana and Frank Vincent. The film is an adaptation of former middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta 's 1970 memoir Raging Bull: My Story.
Jake LaMotta Mort du boxeur de légende et de "Raging Bull", Robert de Niro ému Purepeople
After Raging Bull inspiration Jake LaMotta's death at the age of 95, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro are honoring the legendary boxer, the latter with a short but fitting tribute. De.
Raging Bull Ending Explained Jake LaMotta Loses It All
Vickie LaMotta was open enough to the idea of a movie about her ex-husband that she let Martin visit her in Florida and pick her brain about her relationship with the volatile pugilist. 4..
È morto Jake LaMotta, il 'Toro scatenato' di Robert De Niro Rolling Stone Italia
Boxer Jake LaMotta, the former world middleweight champion and the inspiration for the movie Raging Bull, has died at age 95. His longtime partner Denise Baker told NPR that LaMotta died.
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In Martin Scorsese's 1980 magnum opus, Raging Bull, the self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta goes from the greatest to a washed-up parody of himself, clinging to his memories of the good ol' days.