Leonardo Dicaprio
Leonardo Dicaprio Biography
Name : Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio
Profession : Actor
Date of Birth : November 11, 1974
Place of Birth : Los Angeles, CA
Born in Hollywood, California on November 11, 1974 of
German and Italian descent, DiCaprio's first brush with fame
came when as a child he was kicked off the set of Romper
Room for unruly behavior. By 15 the fledgling actor already
had his first agent, beginning a classic Hollywood battle
against changing his style of clothes, his haircut and his
name - to Lenny Williams. DiCaprio forged ahead in his own
style and under his own name, eventually winning a notable
recurring role on TV's Growing Pains.
His breakthrough film performance in This Boy's Life in
1993 won raves, as did his role a year later playing Johnny
Depp's mentally retarded younger brother in What's Eating
Gilbert Grape, garnering the 19 year-old an Oscar nomination
for Best Supporting Actor.
More notable performances followed, with the actor
winning international recognition in William Shakespeare's
Romeo & Juliet in 1996 and in the mega-hit, Titanic the
following year. He again dominated the screen in 2002 with
starring roles in both The Gangs of New York opposite
Cameron Diaz and in Stephen Speilberg's Catch Me If You Can,
playing the youngest criminal to ever land on the F.B.I.'s
10-most-wanted list.
The actor's current project has already earned lots of
Oscar buzz, along with a Golden Globe award to DiCaprio
himself for Best Actor for his starring role as eccentric
millionaire Howard Hughes in The Aviator.
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