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Robert De Niro did not attempt to kill Ronald Reagan; instead, the actor's name was associated with the assassination attempt on Reagan due to the film "Taxi Driver." In the movie, De Niro's character, Travis Bickle, becomes obsessed with a presidential candidate, which inspired John Hinckley Jr. to shoot Reagan in 1981 in an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster, whom he believed he was mimicking from the film. De Niro himself was not involved in any criminal activity related to Reagan's assassination attempt.

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