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Born on November 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, California
DiCaprio, an only child, was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Irmelin , is a former legal secretary; born in Germany. His father, George DiCaprio, is an underground comic artist and producer and distributor of comic books. DiCaprio's father is of half Italian and half German descent. -
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The life of Léonardo DiCaprio by Virginie
Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor known for his good looks and edgy, unconventional roles. -
First movie
In 1991, DiCaprio took a leap forward when he was cast as a semi-regular on the family comedy Growing Pains with Kirk Cameron and Alan Thicke. He acted in his film debut in the low-budget horror flick Critters 3 that same year. -
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
DiCaprio turned heads again when he had a role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape with Johnny Depp. His portrayal of a child with mental disabilities earned him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. The accolades he received from this film solidified DiCaprio's reputation as a gifted actor. -
Little role
It shows during 1995 in several films, including Rimbaud Verlaine, in which he plays the role of the poet Arthur Rimbaud, then in Basketball Diaries, an adaptation of the autobiography of the poet and musician Jim Carroll New York where he plays a young drug addict alongside Mark Wahlberg and Juliette Lewis. It then connects with the western Sam Raimi, Dead or Alive, alongside Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman and Russell Crowe, and plays in the family drama Simple Secrets, where he starred with Meryl -
Iron Mask and Romeo + Juliet
Despite its good performance, Leonardo DiCaprio accesses a prominent status in 1996 with Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann, crazy and modern adaptation of the work of William Shakespeare. It continues with a brief appearance in Woody Allen's Celebrity, and then performs two roles (King Louis XIV and his twin brother and enemy) in The Man in the Iron Mask alongside John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and Gabriel Byrne. -
The best movie: TITANIC
It was another tragic love story that helped propel DiCaprio's career to a new level in 1997. He s He had the leading role with Kate Winslet in James Cameron's Titanic about the sinking of the legendary ocean liner Titanic in 1912. In the film, he plays Jack, a poor artist who falls for the rich and beautiful Rose (Winslet) on board. The couple faces danger not only from Rose's fiancé (Billy Zane), but the ship itself after it strikes an iceberg. Capture the splendor of the legendary ship -
The beach
After Tiatanic,He maintains this status with the Danny Boyle film, he had the leading role in "The Beach", in 2000. -
The Aviator
He acted In The Aviator (2004), DiCaprio took on the challenge of playing one of America's most famous businessmen. He received another Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the eccentric and later reclusive Howard Hughes. DiCaprio continued to impress critics and audiences alike with his daring roles -
Blood Diamonds
In 2006 he starred in a pair of well-received films Blood Diamond and The Departed. DiCaprio earned his third Academy Award nomination for Blood Diamond, a dramatic thriller about the pursuit of a precious gem in war-torn Sierra Leone. For the compelling Martin Scorsese-directed crime saga The Departed, he co-starred with Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson. -
Revolutionnary Road ...
Ten years after Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio finds Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road, directed by the husband of the actress at the time, Sam Mendes and adapted from the novel Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. In 2008, the actor turns Lies, directed by Ridley Scott, a spy movie and action taking place in the Middle East and where he starred with the British director's favorite actor, Russell Crowe . -
Shutter Island , Inception
Collaboration with Martin Scorsese Leonardo DiCaprio continues for the fourth time with the thriller Shutter Island, adapted from the novel by Dennis Lehane, released in theaters in early 2010. It connects with the filming of Inception, Christopher Nolan, alongside Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy and Michael Caine. This sci-fi thriller big budget (160 million dollars.6), which deals with the architecture of dreams and handling of the spirit. -
Django Unchained
In 2012, DiCaprio plays a sadistic landowner in Django Unchained.Leonardo was awarded the National Board of Review Awards 2012 Best Actor in a Supporting rôle7. -
The Great Gatsby
DiCaprio also reteamed with Baz Luhrmann to play one of literature's most intriguing characters, Jay Gatsby. He stars in the adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby along with Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire -
The wolf of wall street
At the end of 2013 out on the screens the film The Wolf of Wall Street, his fifth collaboration with director Martin Scorsese, which he also produced. This film is based on years of ultra-speculation in finance. The actor thus embodies the former trader, gambler and raver, who in the 90s will experience a downward spiral after participating in a massive fraud case. Actors Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey and the French Jean Dujardin give him the reply.
