Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Name

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Birth date

November 11, 1974 (1974-11-11)

Occupation

Actor, film producer

Active Years

1989 – present

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer from Los Angeles, California. He has received many awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator (2004), and has been nominated by the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Early life

Leonardo DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. His mother named him Leonardo after she saw a Leonardo da Vinci painting and he kicked for the first time. He was kicked off of the children's show Romper Room at age five for being too disruptive. He later became well known for his role on Growing Pains and later in the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape when he played the mentally disabled Arnie.

Career

Leonardo DiCaprio became even more famous for his role of Jack in Titanic. He also gained acclaim for his role in the film Inception. Recently he starred in the film J. Edgar.

Filmography

• Romeo + Juliet
• Titanic
• Inception
• Shutter Island
• The Aviator
• Body of Lies
• Runner, Runner
• The Great Gatsby
• The Beach
• Blood Diamond
• Gangs of New York
• Revolutionary Road
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape
• Django Unchained
• The Wolf of Wall Street
• The Revenant
• Before the Flood
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood