50 years old (Born on November 11, 1974)
Actor; He is famous from Romeo + Juliet, Titanic, Gatsby.
Won the role of Rimbaud in Total Eclipse (1995) after the death of actor River Phoenix in 1993. Leonardo likes to play basketball, hockey, football, rollerblade, and go surfing. Was originally cast in The Good Shepherd (2006). In 2006, he produced, co-wrote and partly narrated on screen his environmental documentary, The 11th Hour. In 2002, his Foundation received the Martin Litton Environmental Warrior Award from Environment Now.Leonardo Dicaprio's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Leonardo Dicaprio
He once said that playing Arnie in What's Eating Gilbert Gr*pe (1993) was "the most fun I've ever had".
Attended John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, California. (unknown)
Very good friends with actress Kate Winslet. (unknown)
Leonardo was nominated for 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards(2006-2007), for his leading role in Blood Diamond and his supporting role in The Departed.
Boyfriend of Gisele Bu00fcndchen [2002-2005]
Leonardo was chosen as one of People Magazine`s Sexiest Men Alive 2007.
In March 2007, Shimon Peres, the Israeli Vice Premier, invited Leo and Bar Refaeli and asked for his help in promoting the peace process in the Middle East and to continue his environmental protection campaign.
Leonardo is offering financial sponsorship to a young orphan girl he met on the set of Blood Diamond, as well as her orphanage.
He created a spoken word piece entitled Global Warning. It`s about Global Warming and Climate Change.
Ranked #75 in Empire (UK) magazine`s "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] (unknown)
Screen tested for the part of Robin in Batman Forever (1995).
Considered for the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in _Spider-Man (2002)_.
A Manhattan appeals court decided to go ahead with a $45 million lawsuit against DiCaprio by actor and screenwriter Roger Wilson for allegedly encouraging his friends in a street fight with Wilson over advances DiCaprio's friends made toward Wilson's girlfriend, Elizabeth Berkley. [2000]
His favorite food is pasta. His favorite drink is lemonade. (unknown)
In March 2007, Leo was dating the 21-year-old Israeli model, Bar Refaeli.
His performance in What`s Eating Gilbert Gr*pe, earned him an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1994 at the age of 19.
Leonardo received a 2007 Oscar Nomination for Best Actor for his role in Blood Diamond.
Leonardo was required to master a Zimbabwean accent for his role in Blood Diamond, but initially sounded more like an Australian than a Zimbabwean. A dialect coach helped him reach his goal.
At age 10, his agent advised him to change his name to a more American- friendly Lenny Williams. Needless to say, he did not follow that advice. (unknown)
In 2006 in "The Independent", he named his ten favorite movies as: Ladri di biciclette (1948), Taxi Driver (1976), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), 8u00bd (1963), The Third Man (1949), Yojimbo (1961), Sunset Blvd. (1950), The Shining (1980) and East of Eden (1955).
Turned down Michael Pitt's role in The Dreamers (2003) because he felt he was too old to play a twenty-year-old student.
Leonardo was ranked #31 in the VH1 countdown of 100 Greatest Teen Stars in 2006.
In 1998, he donated a room full of computers and equipment to the new Los Feliz Library, built on the site of his childhood home.
Ranked #42 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #74 in 2002 and #60 in 2001.
Childhood friends with Tobey Maguire and the late Christopher Pettiet. (unknown)
Attended Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies before attending Marshall High
Was cast in the lead role in Baz Luhrmann's doomed Alexander The Great-project.
Of 3/4 German and 1/4 Italian descent. His paternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant (unknown)
Mentioned in an interview with Katie Couric that while filming The Aviator (2004), it brought back his own obsessive-compulsive disorder that he had as a child. (December 23, 2004).
Father was a comicbook dealer.
Early in his career he appeared as a contestant on a game show called "Fun House" where stunts were performed - his involved trying to catch fish in a small pool with only his teeth. (unknown)
Sues Playgirl magazine over plans to publish pictures --including full frontal nudity -- of himself. [March 1998] (unknown)
Good friends with Mark Wahlberg, Lukas Haas, and Kevin Connolly. (unknown)
Very close friends with Vincent Gallo. (unknown)
He admires Martin Scorsese.
In January 1999, his lawyers filed an application to allow DiCaprio to copyright his own name. (unknown)
In March 2007, Israeli police arrested two members of Leonardo’s security team after they fought with photographers during a visit to Jerusalem by Leonardo and his girlfriend, Bar Refaeli. While Leonardo and Bar were taking a private tour of the Western Wall tunnels, photographers waited for them to emerge. A fight broke out between the photographers and Leonardo’s minders.
Was initially set to star as Alan Jensen in Harvard Man (2001), but the film's low budget could not afford to pay his salary, so he dropped out and Adrian Grenier took the lead.
Chosen by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." [1997] (unknown)
Was set to star in American Psycho (2000) but had to drop it due to scheduling conflicts. Christian Bale took the part instead. (unknown)
At one point he was said to be interested in playing Alexander the Great in a biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann. This was abandoned after Oliver Stone made Alexander (2004) starring Colin Farrell.
Has a stepbrother, Adam Farrar.
Leonardo has produced and appeared in a campaign to encourage young voters to vote for the 2008 elections.
Leonardo supports environmental causes.
Leo`s childhood pet was a rottweiler named Rocky. He also has a bearded lizard named Blizzard.
Was once attached to star in American Psycho (2000) and was reputedly offered over $20 million for the role.
Considered for the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man, the role went finally to childhood friend Tobey Maguire
In 2005, he created his second spoken word piece entitled Water Planet.
Leonardo is a very private person, feeling that if his audience knows too much about his personal life, they will not believe him in his character roles. To achieve a long career as an actor, he feels he must guard his privacy.
Has once said his favorite female performance is Gena Rowlands' Mabel Longhetti in A Woman Under the Influence (1974).
Has said his two favorite performances are Robert De Niro's Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976) and James Dean's Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955).
He can speak a little German.
He and Jason Robards received Oscar-nominations for portraying Howard Hughes. Robards played Hughes in Melvin and Howard (1980) and Leonardo played him in The Aviator (2004)
Named #36 on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars. (2007).
He is an environmental conservationist and often advocates and supports natural causes. (unknown)
Appeared in the television series "Parenthood" (1990), in the role originally played by Joaquin Phoenix. In the original film, Phoenix's grandfather is played by Jason Robards, who, like DiCaprio, has played Howard Hughes.
When five years old, he was in an educational TV program, called "Romper Room" (1953) and was nearly kicked off for uncontrollable behavior. (unknown)
Openly supported John Kerry in the 2004 election. He went around 11 states and gave 20 speeches about the environment and how the Bush Administration has damaged it.
Refers to his German grandmother as "Oma". (unknown)
Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson are his favorite actors. (unknown)
His German grandmother died at the age of 93 in August 2008. (unknown)
Was considered for the role of Anakin Skywalker for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002). But much to the relief of hardcore Star Wars fans, the role went to Hayden Christensen instead.
In his childhood, he and his mother lived in poor neighborhoods in Los Angeles which he describes as "Ghettos of Hollywood". (unknown)
He and his family funded a state-of-the-art computer center at the Los Feliz branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, which was rebuilt after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
He and Gisele Bu00fcndchen were chosen by People Magazine as the "Most Beatiful Couple in the World", in 2004. (unknown)
Was offered the role of the porn star Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997) at around the same time as he was offered his role in Titanic (1997). The Dirk Diggler role eventually went to Mark Wahlberg. (unknown)
In 2003, at The Russian International Film Festival, he was awarded the Tower Award for Contributions to International Cinema.
Filed police charges after being attacked with a bottle by an animal-rights activist while leaving a nightclub in June 2005. Although the wound was very close to his jugular vein, it was not expected to delay production on his latest movie.
Good friends with Mark Wahlberg.
Attended the same high school as Bo Barrett, Heidi Fleiss, Anne-Marie Johnson, and Julie Newmar.
Leonardo has `adopted` a South African baby girl. He met the girl in an orphanage in South Africa while he was filming Blood Diamond. Leonardo won’t be taking the child home with him, instead, he will continue checking on her progress by chatting to her over the phone and will send her a monthly cheque.
When his camera went missing, he offered a substantial reward of many thousands of pounds for its return. [November 2003]
Was considering starring in a movie about actor James Dean but turned down the role because he felt he wasn`t experienced enough to do the film. [1996] (unknown)
Leonardo was chosen as one of People Magazine`s annual "100 Most Beautiful People in the World", in May 2007.
Martin Scorsese is his favorite director. (unknown)
He received the Environmental Leadership Award from Global Green USA.
Chosen by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." [1998]
In August 2002, he joined Global Green USA.
Leonardo DiCaprio wanted to play Jay Gatsby because he was drawn to "the idea of a man who came from absolutely nothing, who created himself solely from his own imagination. Gatsby's one of those iconic characters because he can be interpreted in so many ways: a hopeless romantic, a completely obsessed wacko or a dangerous gangster, clinging to wealth."
Attended Seeds Elementary School at UCLA where he took summer courses in performance art
His first publicity spot was about MILK. (unknown)
He purchased a 104-acre island off the coast of Belize in 2005 and plans to develop a resort with renewable energy sources. Purchase price for the island, Blackadore Caye, was estimated to be $1.75 million.
Ranked #6 in Star TV's "Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s" (2003).
Leo`s parents are Irmelin and George DiCaprio
A the age of 14, he appeared in a series of commercials and educational films.
In 2005, he purchased a 104-acre island off the coast of Belize.
Good friends with Lukas Haas and Kevin Connolly.
While filming The Beach (2000/I) off the coast of Thailand, Leonardo and others were swept off a camera boat by strong winds and waves. No one was injured. [16 April 1999]
His father Geoge is of half German, half Italian descent and his mother is German.
Before he signed on to star in James Cameron`s Titanic, he admitted that he was hesitant at first since this wasn`t the kind of film he had told himself he wanted to make.
Was trained by renowned Hollywood Gun Coach Thell Reed, who has also trained such actors as: Brad Pitt, Val Kilmer, Edward Norton, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster and Girard Swan.