Harvey Keitel, the celebrated actor famous for his roles in films like “Pulp Fiction” and “Reservoir Dogs,” was spotted enjoying a rare night out with his wife, Daphna Kastner, this past Friday.
The 86-year-old Hollywood icon and his 65-year-old actress wife were seen dining with a group of renowned friends at Nobu Malibu to mark her birthday.
The couple, who have been married since 2001, were in the company of other stars such as Al Pacino, 85, Robert De Niro, 82, and Tobey Maguire, 50, among others.
Keitel cut a dashing figure in a black sweater paired with a blazer, trousers, and sunglasses, his white-grey hair slicked back stylishly.
Kastner, on the other hand, looked elegant in a long beige dress complemented by a matching patterned coat.
She accessorized with slightly tinted glasses, allowing her long blonde hair to cascade naturally.
Harvey Keitel, known for roles in Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, enjoyed a rare public outing with wife Daphna Kastner on Friday night
The longtime couple, who wed in 2001, were spotted with Al Pacino, 85
Pacino wore a satin, grey, button-up shirt topped by a single-buttoned black blazer.
Like his friend Keitel, he also wore sunglasses and his grey hair was neatly combed back.
For his part, Maguire wore a nondescript black baseball cap and black sweater while rocking a scruffy, grizzled beard.
Keitel and Kastner are parents to one son, Roman, who was born in 2004.
Keitel has two other children from previous relationships: Stella, born in 1985 with actress Lorraine Bracco, and Hudson, born in 2001 with Lisa Karmazin.
The family resides in New York City, where they maintain a relatively private life away from the public eye.
In 2021 Keitel shared the story of how he met Kastner over 20 years ago, revealing that De Niro played a role in their introduction.
‘I met my wife in Rome at a party for Robert,’ Keitel said of their first meeting in the 80s on The Late Show.
‘She allowed me to take her to dinner at the [Dal Bolognese Roma]. Then I called her back again a second night. She came and we had dinner together a second night.
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Tobey Maguire, 50, was also at the star-studded dinner party
Keitel pictured in 1991’s Reservoir Dogs, directed by Quentin Tarantino
‘And then I asked her if she would like a drink in my hotel room – and she said, “No, thank you.” And I spent a lot of money on her. It was a good restaurant,’ he added while laughing.
He went on to reveal that he didn’t see Kastner again for 17 years – when they reconnected at another party hosted by De Niro.
‘And there was this girl who I bought two dinners at the Dal Bolognese 17 years ago and it was my wife, Daphna. And we stayed together,’ he recalled.
‘And seven weeks later, I was going to a film festival in Italy and I asked her to come with me. She said “yes.”‘
He continued the story, ‘And on the flight, I said, “What do you think about getting married?” She gave a great answer: she said, “OK.”‘
Wrapping up the anecdote, the Hollywood legend said, ‘The topper was, we get pregnant about a year later, and our son is born on Robert De Niro’s birthday.’
