Leonardo DiCaprio, birth name Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprioDate of birth : November 11, 1974Place of birth : Los Angeles, California, USA
Profession : American actor, producer
Marital status : single
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Leonardo DiCaprio: how many years are there in a year?
This year the actor turns . He was born in Los Angeles, California, USA on November 11, 1974 . Zodiac sign: Scorpio. Leonardo DiCaprio’s weight is 75 kg and height is 183 cm.
Leonardo DiCaprio was born into an international family of a court employee and comic book creator. My father has German-Italian roots. My mother’s family is German-Russian. Leo himself considers himself half Russian. Perhaps it is for this reason that Russian viewers have special feelings for the star. Of course, without begging his rare talent. The actor owes his name, which is quite unique for an American, to his mother’s impressionability and her belief in signs of fate. The creations of Leonardo da Vinci, which she saw in the museum, aroused such delight in the woman’s soul that the child began to stir in her stomach and the question of choosing a name was no longer raised.
A year after the birth of their son, the parents divorced. The father married again, but continued to communicate with Leo, and the mother preferred loneliness. While she tried to provide for her family, working several jobs, the boy remained in the care of his Russian grandmother, whose maiden name was Elena Smirnova, who emigrated from the Russian Empire after the October Revolution, first to Germany and then to the United States.
Young DiCaprio did not like school. It prevented me from doing what I loved – rehearsing in a theater studio, acting in commercials, TV series and films, which also brought in good money. And poverty weighed more and more on Leo. As a result, he dropped out of school and devoted himself to his already chosen profession. Although he later received his education at the acting department of the university.
Career and creativity
Having starred in three dozen commercials and several TV series, including “Santa Barbara,” “The New Adventures of Lassie” and “Roseanne,” DiCaprio hired an agent and focused all his efforts on finding offers in a big movie.
Having made his debut in 1991 in the comedy horror film “Critters 3”, just a couple of years later the aspiring actor played the role of the mentally retarded boy Arnie, the brother of the main character in the drama “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” so convincingly that he received an Oscar nomination. The first of many to come.
After The Basketball Diaries and Total Eclipse, Leo played Shakespeare’s Romeo in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. “Silver Bear” in the “Best Actor” category at the forty-seventh Berlin International Film Festival was a well-deserved reward for his brilliant performance.
In the family drama Marvin’s Room, DiCaprio had a rare opportunity to meet the legendary Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep on the set. It should be noted that the young actor was not inferior to them in skill.
James Cameron’s Titanic made Leo a world-class star, although at first he was not particularly eager to play the role of poor artist Jack Dawson. The duet with the British Kate Winslet turned out to be incomparable and served as the beginning of a long friendship between the actors. The reward for her excellent work was a nomination for the Golden Globe and a place in People magazine’s list of the fifty most beautiful people on the planet. But among the eleven received by the film, DiCaprio did not receive an Oscar or even a nomination. He was so offended (which he had every right to be, according to fans) that he did not come to the ceremony. If the actor knew then how long he would have to wait for the coveted statuette…
But our hero is not only famous for his talent. He is distinguished by exceptional spiritual qualities and concern for his neighbor. In 2009, Leo, together with Kate Winslet, paid all the living expenses of the last living passenger of the Titanic in order to save her from having to sell her valuables.
The beginning of the new millennium, unfortunately, brought great grief to the star. For two films with his participation: “The Beach” and “The Man in the Iron Mask,” DiCaprio received a Golden Raspberry for “Worst Actor” in the first and for “Worst Acting Duo” for the roles of Louis XIV and his twin brother in second.
If Leo experienced failure, the public did not know about it. Since soon the idol of millions again rode the wave of success and played absolutely brilliantly in Martin Scorsese’s western “Gangs of New York”, in the detective tragicomedy “Catch Me If You Can”, in the biopic about Howard Hughes “The Aviator” by Martin Scorsese, in the adventure films “ The Departed” and “Blood Diamond”, in the thriller “Shutter Island”, in the black comedy “The Wolf of Wall Street” by Martin Scorsese, in the comedy western “Django Unchained” by Quentin Tarantino, in the drama “The Great Gatsby” by Baz Luhrmann and many others. DiCaprio performed consistently excellently, consistently receiving Golden Globes and nominations for various awards, including an Oscar. And I didn’t consistently receive the main prize. Each time it went into different hands.
The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts paid attention to Leo and appreciated his talent only in 2016, awarding him a gold statuette for his role as Glass in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s film “The Revenant,” filmed not in a pavilion, not using chromakey, but in the eerie natural conditions of the northern latitude DiCaprio performed all the stunts himself, suffered from cold, swam in icy water, wore twenty spare sets of suits and even ate raw beef liver for authenticity. The audience greeted the winner standing. Fans “threw their caps into the air.” Finally, after so many years in the profession, after dozens of unique transformations, the actor received the well-deserved honor.
Leo celebrated his victory so actively in the restaurant that he forgot the hard-earned reward there, taking a bottle of alcohol instead. An employee of the establishment brought the forgotten prize to the star’s car. But this Oscar was not the only one. Our compatriots distinguished themselves. The women of Yakutia donated their silver jewelry, Yakut craftsmen cast a silver copy of the figurine and sent it to their favorite. Well, who else knows how to please the one he loves with all his heart? Touched by DiCaprio, having received the parcel, he posted a photo with a silver Oscar in his hands.
In 2019, Leonardo, after a four-year pause in his work, appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s drama “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” in the image of a former, forgotten Western star, playing wonderfully alongside Brad Pitt.
Two years later, DiCaprio partnered with Jennifer Lawrence in the sci-fi comedy Don’t Look Up. The plot of the film about the authorities ignoring the impending catastrophe is very similar to reality.
Next year, the premiere of the Western thriller “Killers of the Flower Moon”, based on the work of David Grann “Killers of the Flower Moon. Oil. Money. Blood”. Leo will bring Martin Scorsese’s ideas to life on screen for the sixth time and will again perform in a duet with Robert De Niro.
Personal life
The favorite of millions of women is not married. He has not been married and does not seem to be interested in it. He changed a huge number of lovers. One is more beautiful than the other. But none of them became Mrs. DiCaprio. Among those whom the enviable and eternal groom of Hollywood blessed with his attention at different times were: Danish model Helena Christensen, Brazilian Gisele Bündchen, Israeli Bar Refaeli, actress Blake Lively, Argentine model Camila Morrone, stepdaughter of actor Al Pacino and many, many, many other.
The star is no less passionate about charity work. He takes care of a South African girl whom he met in Africa during the filming of the film Blood Diamond. Through his own Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, he funds dozens of projects related to the protection of wildlife, for which he was appointed UN Ambassador of Peace on Climate Issues in 2014. He took part in the Tiger Summit, dedicated to supporting the Amur tiger population, in St. Petersburg. And he almost died in a plane crash on the way. Together with actor Will Smith, he released sneakers, the proceeds from the sale of which are transferred to fight fires in the Amazon forests. He also transferred five million dollars to the Fund for the Protection of Biodiversity. Apparently, he is right when he says that he is half Russian.
Movies with Leonardo DiCaprio
1988—1997 — Roseanne (orig. Roseanne), the role of Darlene’s classmate
1989-1991. – The New Adventures of Lassie (orig. The New Lassie), the role of a boy
1990 – Santa Barbara (season 7) (orig. Santa Barbara), the role of Mason Capwell as a child
1990 – The Outcasts (orig. The Outsiders), the role child
1990 – Parents (orig. Parenthood), the role of Harry Buckman
1991 – Growing Pains (orig. Growing Pains), the role of Luke Brower
1991 – Critters 3 (orig. Critters III), the role of Josh
1992 – Poison Ivy, the role of the guy
1993 – This Boy’s Life, the role of Tobias “Toby” Wolfe
1993 – What’s eating Gilbert Grape, the role Arnie Grape
1994 – The Foot Shooting Party, the role of Bud
1995 – Total Eclipse, the role of Arthur Rimbaud
1995 – The Quick and the Dead (the Quick And The Dead), the role of the Kid
1995 – The Basketball Diaries, the role of Jim Carroll
1996 – Romeo + Juliet (orig. Romeo + Juliet), the role of Romeo
1996 – Marvin’s Room (orig. Marvin’s Room), the role of Hank
1997 – Titanic (orig. Titanic), the role of Jack Dawson
1998 – The Man in the Iron Mask (orig. The Man in the Iron Mask), the role of King Louis XIV / Philippe
1998 – Celebrity (orig. Celebrity), the role of Brandon Darrow
2000 – The Beach (orig. The Beach), the role of Richard
2001 – Don’s Plum Cafe (orig. Don’s Plum), the role of Derick
2002 – Gangs of New York ( orig. Gangs of New York), the role of Amsterdam Vallon
2002 – Catch Me If You Can (orig. Catch Me If You Can), the role of Frank William Abagnale
2004 – The Aviator (orig. The Aviator), the role of Howard Hughes
2006 g. – The Departed, the role of Billy Costigan
2006 – Blood Diamond, the role of Danny Archer
2007 – The Eleventh Hour, the role of the narrator
2008 – Body of Lies, role of Roger Ferris
2008 – Revolutionary Road, role of Frank Wheeler
2010 – Shutter Island, role of Teddy Daniels
2010 – Beginning (orig. Inception), the role of Dominic Cobb
2011 – J. Edgar (orig. J. Edgar), the role of J. Edgar Hoover
2012 – Django Unchained (orig. Django Unchained), the role of Calvin Candy
2013 – The Great Gatsby (orig. The Great Gatsby), the role of Jay Gatsby
2013 – The Wolf of Wall Street (orig. The Wolf of Wall Street), the role of Jordan Belfort
2015 – Audition (orig. The Audition), the role of himself
2015 – The Revenant ( orig. The Revenant), role of Hugh Glass
2016 – Save the Planet (orig. Before the Flood), the role of himself
2019 – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (orig. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), the role of Rick Dalton
2021 – Don’t Look Up (orig. Don’ t Look Up), the role of Doctor Randall Mindy
2023 – Killers of the Flower Moon (orig. Killers of the Flower Moon), the role of Ernest Burkhart
Awards and prizes
Oscar
1994 – Best Supporting Actor – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape – Nominated
2005 – Best Actor – The Aviator – Nominated
2007 – Best Actor – Blood Diamond – Nominated
2014 – Best Picture – The Wolf of Wall Street – Nominated
2014 – Best Actor – The Wolf of Wall Street – Nominated
2016 – Best Actor – The Revenant – Win
2020 – Best Actor – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Nominated
Golden Globe
2013 – Best Supporting Actor – Django Unchained – Nominated
2014 – Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) – The Wolf of Wall Street – Win
2016 – Best Actor (Drama) – The Revenant – Win
2020 – Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood –
2022 Nomination – Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) – Don’t Look Up – Nomination
Screen Actors Guild Award
1997 – Best Cast – Marvin’s Room – Nominated
1998 – Best Cast – Titanic – Nominated
2005 – Best Actor – The Aviator – Nominated
2005 – Best Cast – The Aviator – Nominated
2007 – Best cast – The Departed – Nominated
2007 – Best Actor – Blood Diamond – Nominated
2007 – Best Supporting Actor – The Departed – Nominated
2012 – Best Actor – J. Edgar – Nominated
2016 – Best Actor role – The Revenant – Win
2020 – Best Actor – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood –
2020 Nomination – Best Cast – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood –
2022 Nomination – Best Cast – Don’t Look Up – Nomination
BAFTA
2005 – Best Actor – The Aviator – Nominated
2007 – Best Actor – The Departed – Nominated
2014 – Best Actor – The Wolf of Wall Street – Nominated
2016 – Best Actor – The Revenant – Win
2020 – Best Actor – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood –
2022 Nomination – Best Actor – Don’t Look Up – Nomination
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