Robert De Niro
This celebrity goo was created by player Ryan Dunn.
Scott Hardie provided the category, made minor changes to the clue provided by Ryan, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Thursday, May 28, 2009 (part of Round XXXIX)
category: 
Movies
clue: Oscar made him an offer he couldn't re-goos.
explanation: De NIro won an Oscar for playing Vito Corleone ("make him an offer he can't refuse") in The Godfather: Part II. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Joanna Woods
trivia: Ryan submitted two De Niro goos, both trying to lead some players into guessing Marlon Brando. Three separate players found the same photo with different actors credited, and wrote to Scott about why their guess didn't count, but all three had different incorrect guesses.
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