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sagaftra.org / SAG-AFTRA SPECIAL ISSUE 2020 / 70 Clockwise from left, Raging Bull (1980); with Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990); Cape Fear (1991); Casino (1995); The Mission (1986). U N I V E R S A L P I C T U R E S 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 . worked alongside Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Jonathan King, Jane Rosenthal, Jeff Skoll and Berry Welsh to tell the real-life story of the events surrounding the 1989 Central Park jogger case. He also served as an executive producer for the NBC series About a Boy, starring Minnie Driver. The SAG Life Achievement Award is a unique honor in the entertainment industry because it is not solely based on the professional accomplishments of multihyphenate performers. The SAG-AFTRA National Honors and Tributes Committee, which bestows the Life Achievement Award, also considers the nominees' humanitarian and public service endeavors. "Robert De Niro is not only one of the finest actors of his generation," said HATS Committee Chair Jenny O'Hara, "but as a philanthropic fundraiser and patron of the arts, De Niro has helped uplift our country and our culture. He is most deserving of this award." The physical manifestation of De Niro's humanitarian work is centered in New York. He was