Leonardo Di. Caprio - Wikipedia. Leonardo Di. Caprio. Di. Caprio in 2. 01. Born. Leonardo Wilhelm Di. Caprio(1. 97. 4- 1. November 1. 1, 1. Los Angeles, California, United States.

It's a great time to be a superhero fan! Find new releases, premiere dates, trailers, photos, and more. Find more superheroes. Monsters University is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Dan Scanlon. The Hollywood Reporter is your source for breaking news about Hollywood and entertainment, including movies, TV, reviews and industry blogs. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (/ d ɪ ˈ k æ p r i. oʊ /; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor, film producer, and environmental activist. DiCaprio began his.

Residence. Occupation. Years active. 19. Works. Filmography.

Political party. Democratic[1]Parent(s)Awards. Full list. Website. Leonardo Wilhelm Di. Caprio (; born November 1. American actor, film producer, and environmental activist.[2] Di. Caprio began his career by appearing in television commercials in the late 1.

Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains. He began his film career by starring as Josh in Critters 3 (1. He starred in the film adaptation of the memoir This Boy's Life (1. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1. He gained public recognition with leading roles in The Basketball Diaries (1. Romeo + Juliet (1. James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1.

Cameron's science fiction film Avatar (2. Since 2. 00. 0, Di. Caprio has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of film genres. Di. Caprio's subsequent films include The Man in the Iron Mask (1. Catch Me If You Can (2. Gangs of New York (2. Martin Scorsese. He was acclaimed for his performances in the political war thriller Blood Diamond (2.

The Departed (2. 00. Body of Lies (2. 00. Revolutionary Road (2. Shutter Island (2.

Inception (2. 01. J. Edgar (2. 01. 1), the western Django Unchained (2.

The Great Gatsby (2. Watch And Now For Something Completely Different 4Shared. Di. Caprio's portrayals of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2. Hugh Glass in The Revenant (2. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and his role as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2.

Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He also won his first Academy Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for his performance in The Revenant. Di. Caprio is the founder of his own production company, Appian Way Productions. Early life. Leonardo Wilhelm Di. Caprio was born on November 1.

Los Angeles.[3] He is the only child of Irmelin (née Indenbirken), a legal secretary, and George Di. Caprio, an underground comix artist and producer and distributor of comic books.[4] Di. Caprio's father is of Italian (from Naples) and German (from Bavaria) descent.[5][6][7] Di. Caprio's maternal grandfather, Wilhelm Indenbirken, was German.[8] His maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken (born Yelena Smirnova; 1. Russian- born German citizen.[1. In an interview in Russia, Di.

Caprio referred to himself as "half- Russian" and said that two of his grandparents were Russian.[1. Di. Caprio's parents met while attending college and subsequently moved to Los Angeles, California.[5]Di.

Caprio was named Leonardo because his pregnant mother was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Italy when he first kicked.[1. His parents separated when he was a year old, and he lived mostly with his mother.[1. The two lived in several Los Angeles neighborhoods, such as Echo Park and Los Feliz (his Los Feliz residence was later converted into a public library), while his mother worked several jobs.[5] Di.

Caprio attended Seeds Elementary School (now UCLA Lab School) and John Marshall High School a few blocks away, after attending the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies for four years.[1. However, he dropped out of high school following his third year, eventually earning his general equivalency diploma (GED).[1. Di. Caprio spent part of his childhood in Germany with his maternal grandparents, Wilhelm and Helene. He is conversant in German and Italian.[1.

Career. Early career. Di. Caprio's career began with his appearance in several commercials and educational films.

After being removed from the set of children's television series Romper Room for being disruptive at the age of five,[2. Adam Farrar into television commercials, landing an ad for Matchbox cars at 1.

In 1. 99. 0, he got his break on television when he was cast in the short- lived series based on the movie Parenthood. After Parenthood, Di. Caprio had bit parts on several shows, including The New Lassie and Roseanne, as well as a brief stint on the soap opera Santa Barbara, playing the young Mason Capwell. His involvement in Parenthood and the daily soap earned him a nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor each.[2. Breaking into film. Di. Caprio's debut film role was in the comedic sci- fihorror film. Critters 3, in which he played the stepson of an evil landlord, a role that Di.

Caprio described as "your average, no- depth, standard kid with blond hair."[2. Released in 1. 99. Soon after, he became a recurring cast member on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains, playing Luke Brower, a homeless boy who is taken in by the Seaver family. Di. Caprio made his big screen breakthrough in 1. Robert De Niro out of 4.

This Boy's Life.[2. Later in 1. 99. 3, Di.

Caprio co- starred as the mentally handicapped brother of Johnny Depp's character in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, a comic- tragic odyssey of a dysfunctional Iowa family. Director Lasse Hallström admitted he was initially looking for a less good- looking actor but finally settled on Di. Caprio as he had emerged as "the most observant actor" among all auditionees.[2. Budgeted at US$1. Di. Caprio, who was awarded the National Board of Review Award and nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his portrayal. New York Times critic Janet Maslin praised Di.

Caprio's performance, writing "the film's real show- stopping turn comes from Mr. Di. Caprio, who makes Arnie's many tics so startling and vivid that at first he is difficult to watch. The performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end."[2. Di. Caprio's first effort of 1. Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead, a western film.

Sony Pictures was dubious over Di. Caprio's casting, and as a result, co- star Sharon Stone decided to pay the actor's salary herself.[2. The film was released to a dismal box office performance, barely grossing US$1. US, and received mixed reviews from critics.[2. Di. Caprio next starred in Total Eclipse, a fictionalized account of the homosexual relationship between Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine.

He replaced River Phoenix, who died during pre- production on the project.[2. A minor art- house success, the film grossed US$0. Di. Caprio appeared in the mostly improvised short film called Don's Plum, as a favor to aspiring director R. D. Robb.[2. 1] When Robb decided to expand the black- and- white film to feature length, however, Di.

Caprio and costar Tobey Maguire had its release blocked by court order, arguing that they never intended to make it a theatrical release, as it would have commercial value thanks to their stardom.[2. The film eventually premiered at the 2. Berlin International Film Festival, where it was well received by critics.[3. Di. Caprio's last film of the year 1. The Basketball Diaries, a biographical film about Jim Carroll.[3.

Mainstream success. In 1. 99. 6, Di. Caprio appeared opposite Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann's film Romeo + Juliet, an abridged modernization of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of the same name, which retained the original Shakespearean dialogue. The project achieved a worldwide box office take of $1. Later that year, he starred in Jerry Zaks' family drama Marvin's Room, reuniting with Robert De Niro. Based on Scott Mc. Pherson's screenplay adaptation of his own 1. Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton, who are reunited through tragedy after 1.

Di. Caprio portrayed Hank, Streep's character's troubled son, who has been committed to a mental asylum for setting fire to his mother's house.[3. Di. Caprio at a press conference for The Beach in February 2. In 1. 99. 7, Di. Caprio starred in James Cameron's Titanic (1. Jack Dawson, a penniless Wisconsin man who wins two tickets for the third- class on the ill- fated RMS Titanic.

Di. Caprio initially refused to portray the character but was eventually encouraged to pursue the role by Cameron, who strongly believed in his acting ability.[3. Against expectations, the film went on to become the highest- grossing film to date (it was surpassed in 2. Cameron's film Avatar), grossing more than $1.