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71 / SAG-AFTRA SPECIAL ISSUE 2020 / sagaftra.org From top to bottom, with Amy Brenneman in Heat (1995); with Samuel L. Jackson in Jackie Brown (1997); with Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000); and Analyze That (2002). M I R A M A X U N I V E R S A L P I C T U R E S W A R N E R B R O S . U N I V E R S A L P I C T U R E S / one of the driving forces behind the revitalization of downtown Manhattan into a center for the film industry. In 1989, he and Rosenthal founded the Tribeca Film Center, the first commercial space in Tribeca dedicated to housing film, television and entertainment companies. After the attacks of 9/11, De Niro and Rosenthal co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival as a way to breathe new life into their neighborhood and spur economic development through the arts. Now in its 19th year, the festival brings hundreds of thousands of visitors downtown each year and is a prominent cultural event, not only for New Yorkers, but for the entire film industry. De Niro and Rosenthal were the 2011 recipients of the Rockefeller Foundation's Jane Jacobs Medal for Lifetime Leadership. He is also co-founder and co-chair of the Tribeca Film Institute, which supports the work and stories of underserved filmmakers. In addition to his entertainment and philan- thropic work, De Niro is involved in several capital ventures, including part ownership of restaurants Nobu and Tribeca Grill, as well as the Greenwich Hotel in New York City and Locanda Verde, located inside the hotel. And he supports numerous charitable causes, including the Children's Diabetes Foundation and the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, which honored him last year with the Brass Ring award for his support of their ongoing search for a cure for the disease. De Niro has also been honored with a Silver Berlin Bear, a Kennedy Center Honor, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, a GLAAD Excellence in Media