Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor and producer who was born in 1974 in Los Angeles, California. He has Italian, German, and Russian ancestry. He started his career as a child actor in TV shows and commercials. He is known for his roles in biopics and period films, such as Titanic, The Aviator, and The Revenant. He has won many awards, including an Oscar and three Golden Globes. His films have grossed over $7 billion worldwide.
Name
Profession
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio
Actor and film producer
Nick names
Other names
Leo
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Personal details
Date of birth: November 11, 1974
Age: 48
Sex: Male
Religion: Unknown
Height: 6 ft (1.83 m)
Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Profession: Actor and film producer
Hobbies: Collecting action figures, scuba diving, video games
Habits: Smoking, vaping, environmental activism
Favorites
Favorite color: Green
Favorite actor: Robert De Niro
Favorite song: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Favorite music: Rock, classical, techno
Favorite holiday spot: Belize
Family details
Father: George DiCaprio, an underground comix artist and distributor
Mother: Irmelin Indenbirken, a legal secretary
Spouse: None
Brothers: None
Sisters: None
Children: None
Education details
School: John Marshall High School, Los Angeles (dropped out)
Institutions: None
Others: Earned a GED (General Educational Development) certificate
Profession details
What works did: Acted in numerous films and television shows, such as Titanic (1997), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), Inception (2010), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Revenant (2015), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and Don’t Look Up (2021
Where worked: Hollywood, California, U.S. and various locations around the world
Houses: Several properties in Los Angeles, New York and Malibu
Villas: An island in Belize
Interesting facts
He was named after Leonardo da Vinci because his pregnant mother felt him kick while looking at a painting by the artist in a museum
He received his first Oscar nomination at age 19 for his role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
He is an environmental activist who founded the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 to support projects that protect biodiversity, conserve natural resources and combat climate change[
Trivia
He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards and has won one for his performance in The Revenant (2015)
He is one of the highest-paid actors in the world, earning an average of $25 million per film He has dated several models and celebrities, such as Gisele Bündchen, Bar Refaeli, Blake Lively and Camila Morrone He is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team and the Oakland Raiders football team He speaks some German and Italian, as his mother is German-born and his father is of Italian and German descent
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