Leonardo DiCaprio

 

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and environmentalist. He is often seen in biographical and period films and in unconventional roles. As of 2019, his films have grossed $7.2 billion worldwide, and he ranks eighth on the annual list of the world's highest-paid actors. He has received numerous award nominations and won one Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and one BAFTA Award.

Born in Los Angeles, DiCaprio began his career in the late 1980s working in television commercials. In the early 1990s, she appeared in several episodes of various television series, such as the sitcom Parenthood. His first major roles were in This Boy's Life and supporting roles in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, for which he received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He rose to global stardom playing the role of Jack Dawson in the epic romantic film Titanic.

The film was the highest-grossing film at the time and for the next decade. Several of his subsequent films were commercial failures, and in 2002 he starred in the biographical film Catch Me If You Can and the historical film Gangs of New York. Through Gangs of New York, DiCaprio teamed up with director Martin Scorsese, which went on to become the backdrop for several successful films.

DiCaprio received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his performances in the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator (2004) and the political thriller Blood Diamond (2006). He also won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama for his performance in The Aviator and received acclaim for his roles in the crime drama The Departed (2006) and the romantic drama Revolutionary Road (2008). In the 2010s, DiCaprio starred in the science fiction film Inception (2010),[1] the western Django Unchained (2012), and the biographical film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and an Academy Award nomination for the latter film. He won his first Academy Award and BAFTA Award and third Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in the survival-drama film The Revenant (2015).

Leonardo DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974, in Hollywood, California. His father, George DiCaprio, was a comic artist and comic book distributor, and his mother, Ermeline (née Indenbarken), a legal secretary. He is the only child of his parents. DiCaprio's father was of Italian (Napoles) and German (Bavaria) descent. DiCaprio's paternal grandfather, Wilhelm Indenberken, was a German. His maternal grandmother, Helene Indenberken, was a German citizen of Russian descent. In an interview in Russia, DiCaprio identified himself as half-Russian and said his parents are Russian on both sides. DiCaprio's parents met while in college and later married and lived in Los Angeles, California.

Leonardo DiCaprio's christening is said to have happened when his mother was pregnant while looking at Leonardo da Vinci's paintings in a museum in Italy. At that time, he first felt the movement of the baby in the stomach. His parents divorced when he was one year old and he lived with his mother most of the time. Due to his mother's job, the mother and son lived in different parts of Los Angeles, such as Echo Park and Los Feliz. DiCaprio attended Seeds Elementary School (now UCLA Lab School) and John Marshall High School after four years at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies. He dropped out of school after three years, but by then had earned an equivalent Diploma in General Educational Development. DiCaprio spent much of his childhood in Germany with his maternal grandparents Wilhelm and Helen. He is fluent in German and Italian.

DiCaprio said as a child he wanted to be a marine biologist or an actor. But he chose acting as a career, as he loved imitating various characters and personalities. When he was two years old he went on stage at a performance festival and danced spontaneously. The enthusiastic response from the audience made him interested in acting. When his older half-brother earned $50,000 from a television commercial, DiCaprio was impressed and decided to become an actor. In 1979, a five-year-old DiCaprio was cast from the children's television series Romper Room for his vandalism. At the age of 14, he worked on a commercial for Mattel's Matchbox car. It is recognized as his first work. He then worked in a few commercials for Kraft Foods, Bubble Yum, and Apple Jacks. In 1989, he played the role of Glenn in two episodes of the television show The New Lassie

DiCaprio's career began at the age of five by appearing in a few commercials and educational films. He was dropped from the drama for vandalizing the set of the Romper Room television series, he later appeared in television commercials at the age of 14, holding the hand of his older half-brother, Adam Ferrer, and advertising Matchbox cars.

In 1990, DiCaprio got his first television acting opportunity. He acted in the mini-series of the same name based on the movie Parenthood. He then went on to play the role of Chota Khat in the television series The New Lassie and Roseanne, and as Mason Capwell's younger self in the soap opera Santa Barbara. She received nominations for Young Artist Awards for her performances in Parenthood and Santa Barbara.

DiCaprio made his film debut in the 1991 comedy science fiction film Critters 3. In this film he played the role of the stepson of a landlord. Soon after, he played orphan Luke Brewer in ABC's Growing Pains. DiCaprio's first big acting break came in 1992 when he was selected from 400 child actors by Robert De Niro himself for This Boy's Life.

In 1993, he played Johnny Depp's mentally disturbed younger brother Ernie Grape in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Director Lasse Hallström initially wanted someone a little ugly for the role, but DiCaprio's performance was his favorite of all those who auditioned. The film was critically acclaimed and DiCaprio won a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. Critic Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised DiCaprio's performance, writing that his performance as Ernie was startling and clear from start to finish.

In 1995, DiCaprio starred in the Western genre, The Quick and the Dead, directed by Sam Raimi. When Sony Pictures was hesitant to take him on, his co-star and film producer Sharon Stone decided to pay for his work herself. The film grossed $18.5 million at the box office and received mixed reviews from critics. He then played French poet Arthur Rimbaud in Total Eclipse. The film depicts the same-sex relationship between Arthur Rimbaud and poet Paul Verlaine. He originally got the chance to star in this film as River Phoenix died. The film was fairly successful commercially.

DiCaprio rising director R. D. At Rob's request, Don's Plum acted in a short film. But when Rob wanted to turn the film into a feature film, DiCaprio and his co-star Tobey Maguire sued, saying they never wanted the film to be released in theaters. However, the film was screened at the Berlin Film Festival in 2001 and received positive reviews from critics. In late 1995, he starred in The Basketball Diaries. Scott Calvert directed the film based on the biography of author Jim Carroll.

In 1996, DiCaprio starred in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's romantic drama Romeo and Juliet. Claire Danes played the role of Juliet opposite him. The film was a commercial success and grossed $147 million worldwide. In the same year, he starred opposite Robert De Niro in the family drama Marvin's Room, directed by Jerry Jacks. Based on Scott McPherson's 1991 play of the same name, the film also stars Meryl Streep and Diana Keaton. They play the role of two sisters. DiCaprio plays Meryl Stipe's son.

In 1997, DiCaprio played the role of 20-year-old Jack Dawson in James Cameron's Titanic. She initially didn't want to play the role, but Cameron's confidence in her acting skills convinced her to take on the role. The film grossed $1.843 billion at the box office, making it Hollywood's highest-grossing film of the year prior to 2010. DiCaprio soon became a superstar in commercial films and became a hot topic among teenagers and young adults, which became known as "Leo-mania". For example, in May 1998, DiCaprio appeared on the cover of at least four teen magazines, and three of them made it to the top six of The New York Times bestseller list. In addition, over two hundred fans contacted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences asking why DiCaprio was not nominated for the 70th Academy Awards. She received her second Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in the film and won an MTV Movie Award.

The following year, DiCaprio starred in the self-parody film Celebrity (1998). The film was directed by Woody Allen. That year he played the dual roles of King Louis XIV and his brother Philippe in The Man in the Iron Mask. Directed by Randall Wallace, the film is based on the 1939 film of the same name. The film received mixed and negative reviews, but was a box office success, grossing $180 million worldwide. Entertainment Weekly critic Wayne Gleiberman praised DiCaprio's performance but won the Golden Raspberry Award for the worst on-screen pairing of the year for dual roles.

In 2000, DiCaprio starred in the drama The Beach. The film is based on Alex Garland's 1996 novel of the same name. In the film, he plays an American traveler who plans to live on a deserted island in the Gulf of Thailand. The $50 million budget film grossed $144 million, but like DiCaprio's previous films, the film received negative reviews for his performance. As a result, he was again nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award.

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