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Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Birthday: 1974-11-11 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. Known for his work in biopics and period films, DiCaprio is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. As of 2019, his films have grossed over $7.2 billion worldwide, and he has been placed eight times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors. Born in Los Angeles, DiCaprio began his career in the late 1980s by appearing in television commercials. In the early 1990s, he had recurring roles in various television shows, such as the sitcom Parenthood, and had his first major film part as author Tobias Wolff in This Boy's Life (1993). At age 19, he received critical acclaim and his first Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his performance as a developmentally disabled boy in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He achieved international stardom with the star-crossed romances Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Titanic (1997). After the latter became the highest-grossing film at the time, he reduced his workload for a few years. In an attempt to shed his image of a romantic hero, DiCaprio sought roles in other genres, including crime drama in Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Gangs of New York (2002); the latter marked the first of his many successful collaborations with director Martin Scorsese. DiCaprio portrayed Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004) and received acclaim for his performances in the political thriller Blood Diamond (2006), the crime drama The Departed (2006), and the romantic drama Revolutionary Road (2008). In the following decade, DiCaprio starred in several high-profile directors' projects, including the science fiction thriller Inception (2010), the western Django Unchained (2012), the biopic The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), the survival drama The Revenant (2015), for which he won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), all of which were critical and commercial successes. DiCaprio is the founder of Appian Way Productions, a production company that has produced some of his films and the documentary series Greensburg (2008–2010), and the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting environmental awareness. He regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on the environment. In 2005, he was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts, and in 2016, he appeared in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Killers of the Flower Moon

as    Ernest Burkhart

2021
Don't Look Up

as    Dr. Randall Mindy

2021
Leonardo DiCaprio: Most Wanted!

as    Self - Actor (archive footage)

2021
The Savior for Sale

as    Self - Actor (archive footage)

2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

as    Rick Dalton

2019
And We Go Green

as    Self

2019
Ice on Fire

as    Self - Narrator

2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

as    Hugh Glass (archive footage)

2017
Spielberg

as    Self

2016
2016
Before the Flood

as    Self

2015
The Revenant

as    Hugh Glass

2015
The Audition

as    Leonardo DiCaprio

2013
The Great Gatsby

as    Jay Gatsby

2013
The Wolf of Wall Street

as    Jordan Belfort

2012
Django Unchained

as    Calvin J. Candie

2012
Reflections on Titanic

as    Self

2011
J. Edgar

as    John Edgar Hoover

2010
Inception

as    Dom Cobb

2010
Hubble

as    Narrator

2010
Shutter Island

as    Teddy Daniels

2008
Revolutionary Road

as    Frank Wheeler

2008
Body of Lies

as    Roger Ferris

2007
The 11th Hour

as    Himself - Narrator