Leonardo DiCaprio (1974)

Biography of Leonardo DiCaprio

Famous actor and producer Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio has received numerous accolades for his work in the film business. He was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on November 11, 1974. DiCaprio is the only child of George DiCaprio, an underground comic artist, and Irmelin Indenbirken, a clerk who was born in Germany. He is half Italian (from Naples) and half German (from Bavaria) on his father's line. On the other hand, on his mother's side, his grandmother Helene Indenbirken was a German citizen who was born in Russia under the name Yelena Smirnova, and his grandpa Wilhelm Indenbirken was a German.

He was given the name Leonardo because his mother was carefully studying a painting by the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci in a museum when DiCaprio kicked her from inside. When he was just a year old, his parents got divorced, and they divided custody of Leonardo until 1997.

Studies and acting

He did not attend college and only studied fundamental courses at Los Angeles' John Marshall High School. When he followed his older stepbrother, Adam Farrar, into the world of television commercials, he started his career in the world of image and acting. At the age of fourteen, he appeared in a Matchbox car commercial and later took part in educational films. He also appeared in "Romper Room," a children's television program, when he was five years old, but he had to quit because it hurt his health.

Television and cinema

He was chosen to join the company of the 1990 television series "Parenthood," which was based on the same-named movie, and this marked his official television debut. Later, he was cast in small parts on a number of television shows, including "The New Lassie" and "Roseanne," as well as a cameo in "Santa Barbara." He was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor for his roles in "Parenthood" and "Santa Barbara". In 1991, he made his big-screen début in the science fiction and horror film "Critters." He later joined the ensemble of the ABC sitcom "Growing Pains" as Luke Brower, a recurring role. However, DiCaprio didn't find fame in the movie business until 1992, when Robert De Niro chose him for

In "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," which was released in 1993, DiCaprio portrayed Johnny Depp's younger, mentally handicapped sibling. Lasse Hallström, the director of the movie, acknowledged that he had originally preferred a less attractive performer but ended up choosing DiCaprio because he had developed into "the most observant actor" out of everyone who had applied. Leonardo received high acclaim for his performance in the movie, which helped him win the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and earn nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. The movie was a huge commercial and critical success. He then appeared in movies like "The Quick and the Dead" (1995) and was a protagonist in "Romeo + Juliet." (1996).

His big break, however, came from director James Cameron, who gave him the lead part in Titanic (1997), a film that was not only a cultural phenomenon but also garnered a significant number of Academy Awards. After that, DiCaprio's popularity in the film industry increased, and he appeared in a lot of movies.

Film List :

• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
• The Beach (2000)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• The Aviator (2004)
• The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
• Blood Diamond (2006)
• Gardener of Eden (2007)
• Body of Lies (2008)
• Orphan (2009, as producer)
• Shutter Island (2010)
• Inception (2010)
• Django Unchained (2012)
• The Great Gatsby (2013)
• Runner Runner (2013)
• The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
• The Revenant (2015)
• The Audition (2015).