(CNN) — Robert De Niro has become a father again, a representative for the actor confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.
The Oscar winner first shared the news Monday in an interview with ET Canada to promote his new movie, aptly named “About My Father.”
Speaking of fatherhood in the interview, the 79-year-old actor politely corrected interviewer Brittnee Blair when she brought up the six children De Niro had previously fathered.
“Seven, actually,” De Niro said, adding, “I just had a baby.”
De Niro has six children from previous relationships, but it’s unclear who is the mother of his seventh child.
The “The Godfather” actor also shared that he enjoys being a father, saying he believes in “being loving to (his) children,” even if he has to be “tough on things” at times.
“I don’t think I’m a father coolDe Niro said modestly, going on to joke about how his 11-year-old daughter, whom he “adores,” sometimes “pity” him.
“And my little daughter now, that more will come,” she added with a smile.
The actor was previously married to Diahnne Abbott from 1976 to 1988 and they are the parents of two children, Drena and Raphael. In 1995 he had twin sons, Aaron and Julian, with his girlfriend at the time, Toukie Smith. De Niro was also previously married to Grace Hightower before splitting in 2018, and the couple are parents to his son Elliot and daughter Helen Grace.
— CNN’s Lisa Respers France contributed to this report.
