Robert De Niro's Hotel Empire... He Still Had to Borrow $500,000

In 2020, Robert De Niro's lawyer told a New York court that the actor had to borrow $500,000 from his business partners to meet a capital call, because he did not have the cash. At the same time, the Nobu name he helped build sat on dozens of hotels and restaurants around the world. This video goes inside how De Niro built his business empire, piece by piece, and why owning an empire is not the same as having money. WHAT YOU WILL SEE The painter's son: Robert De Niro Sr. and Virginia Admiral TriBeCa Productions (1989) with Jane Rosenthal, and Tribeca Grill (1990) How a dinner at Matsuhisa in Los Angeles became Nobu (1994) Nobu Hotels: from Caesars Palace (2013) to 40+ hotels, mostly under licensing deals James Packer's 20% stake in Nobu for $100 million (2015) The Tribeca Film Festival after 9/11, and the MSG (2014) and Lupa Systems (2019) deals The Greenwich Hotel, and the Wildflower studio site in Astoria, Queens The 2020 court filing: Nobu's losses and the $500,000 capital call Barbuda: the Nobu Beach Inn, Paradise Found, and the land fight SOURCES: Wikipedia, Robert De Niro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_... Wikipedia, Nobu Matsuhisa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobu_Ma... Wikipedia, Tribeca Festival: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribeca... Wikipedia, Tribeca Enterprises: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribeca... The Real Deal (July 2020), De Niro says Nobu, Greenwich Hotel are struggling: https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020... Bloomberg Pursuits via Beach Club (Aug 2025), Barbuda: https://www.thebeachclub.com/press/ho... The Hollywood Reporter (Aug 2019), Lupa Systems buys majority stake in Tribeca Enterprises: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new... Commercial Observer (June 2019), Wildflower Astoria site: https://commercialobserver.com/2019/0... NOTE Figures are as reported by the sources above. This video does not estimate De Niro's net worth. Subscribe for more stories about what stars actually did with their money. #RobertDeNiro #Nobu #Tribeca #CelebrityWealth #HollywoodHoldings