Jake LaMotta, the brutish former boxing champion whose life of violence in and out of the ring was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the movie "Raging Bull," died on Tuesday, according to one of his daughters.
LaMotta, who admitted intentionally losing a fight at the behest of mobsters, was in his 90s, listing his birthday as July 10, 1922, while other sources had the year as 1921.
His daughter Christi LaMotta announced the death on her personal Facebook page on Wednesday, as did other relatives, but did not disclose the cause of death.
TMZ reported that LaMotta died in a nursing home after suffering pneumonia.
Jake LaMotta admitted intentionally losing a fight at the behest of mobsters.
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Jake LaMotta, the former boxing champion whose life was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the movie "Raging Bull".
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FILE - This 1980 undated handout file photo shows Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta in a boxing scene from Martin Scorsese's film "Raging Bull." The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a copyright dispute over the 1980 Oscar-winning movie "Raging Bull" can go another round in court. The justices said in a 6-3 decision that Paula Petrella, daughter of the late screenwriter Frank Petrella, did not wait too long to file her lawsuit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer claiming an interest in the film. (AP Photo, File)
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