DOUBLE Oscar winner Robert De Niro cemented his place in acting history Monday by placing his hands and feet in concrete in front of Hollywood’s historic Chinese Theater.

    De Niro, 69, gave a short thank you speech with a few punchlines of his own.

    “(Actor) Joe Pesci always said I’d end up with my feet in cement. I don’t think this is what he had in mind,” said De Niro, referring to the many gangster movies he has made over his 40-year career.

    De Niro, who founded the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002 in a bid to revive lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, is in the running for a third Oscar this month for his supporting role in comedy “Silver Linings Playbook.”

    (SD-Agencies)