Leonardo DiCaprio
Biography
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.
Known For
Romeo
Romeo + Juliet
Hugh Glass (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Danny Archer
Blood Diamond
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Lost Leonardo
Billy
The Departed
Frank Abagnale Jr.
Catch Me If You Can
Arnie Grape
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Amsterdam Vallon
Gangs of New York
Richard
The Beach
Howard Hughes
The Aviator
Frank Wheeler
Revolutionary Road
Jim Carroll
The Basketball Diaries
Teddy Daniels
Shutter Island
Tobias Wolff
This Boy's Life
Kid
The Quick and the Dead
Roger Ferris
Body of Lies
Brandon
Celebrity
King Louis XIV / Philippe
The Man in the Iron Mask
Jordan Belfort
The Wolf of Wall Street
Hank Lacker
Marvin's Room
Dom Cobb
Inception
Josh
Critters 3
Self (archive footage)
Hangin' with Leo!!
Self
Adele One Night Only
Arthur Rimbaud
Total Eclipse
Self (Narrator)
IMAX Hubble
Jay Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
Bob
One Battle After Another
Calvin J. Candie
Django Unchained
(archive footage)
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim
John Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar
Self
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
Self
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Hugh Glass
The Revenant
Self - Presenter
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self / Jack Dawson (archive footage)
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Self
Earth to America
Self
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
The Love We Make
Self (archive footage)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
The Audition
Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
Crossing Criminal Cultures
Self
Before the Flood
Ernest Burkhart
Killers of the Flower Moon
Self
Spielberg
Self - Narrator (voice)
The 11th Hour
Self
A World Unseen: 'The Revenant'
Bud
The Foot Shooting Party
Derek
Don's Plum
Self
Reflections on Titanic
Guy
Poison Ivy
Self
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
Rick Dalton
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Self - Narrator
Ice on Fire
Alex (voice)
Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart
Leonardio DiCaprio (uncredited)
X-Girl
Self
Scorsese's GoodFellas
Self
Teslafy Me
Self
And We Go Green
Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self (archive footage)
Everything's Cool
Dr. Randall Mindy
Don't Look Up
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Leonardo DiCaprio: Most Wanted!
Self (archive footage)
kid 90
Self
The Wolf Pack
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Salvator mundi
Self (archive footage)
Portrait of Leonardo: The Kid Who Took Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
self (archival)
Leonardo: King of the World
Jack Dawson
Titanic
The Devil in the White City
Untitled Hawaiian Gangster Project
Home
Self
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Self
Clint Eastwood : la légende
Self
David Blaine: Fearless
Howl
Self
Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'
What Happens at Night
Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel on Tour
The Wager
Self (archive footage)
To Leo with Love
Jim Jones
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
1974-11-11
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Leo DiCaprio