Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio  is an American actor and film producer. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and ten Golden Globe Awards. He starred in Shutter Island which is a very popular thriller film.

Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor whose portrayal of destroyed suitor Jack Dawson in Titanic in 1997 which made him a generation's definition of a heartthrob and probably one of the most popular celebrities in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Throughout his career, DiCaprio has  show a high standard of acting, from his film role as a mentally-challenged teenager in What's Eating Gilbert Grape in 1993, through his work with Martin Scorsese in Gangs of New York in 2002 and The Departed in 2006. More recently, DiCaprio earned critical notice for his starring roles in Christopher Nolan's Inception in 2010 and J. Edgar in 2011, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.

Leonardo DiCaprio was born in 11 November, 1974 in Los Angeles, California. His father is of Italian and German descent, and his mother, who is German-born. His parents signed him with a talent agent when he was a child, and DiCaprio began appearing on a number of television adverts and educational shows. Although the actor had small roles, this started off his career.

In 1992, DiCaprio joined what became the final season of Growing Pains in 1985. The sitcom's cancellation corresponded with an new chance in his career, including the starring role in Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries in 1995 and his high status portrayal of Romeo in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet in 1996. Although DiCaprio's Romeo raised his profile with audiences, his status grew even bigger in Titanic in 1997 and graduated the actor to A-list status.

In addition to a lot  collaborations with Scorsese, DiCaprio has also starred in films directed by Steven Spielberg Catch Me If You Can in 2002, Ridley Scott Body of Lies in 2008 and Sam Mendes in Revolutionary Road in 2008, in roles that involve a wide emotional and dramatic scenes. This then continued, as in his upcoming film appearances as a mustache-twirling villain in Django Unchained in 2012, which was then followed by  his performance in The Great Gatsby in 2013.

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