Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is a famous American actor and film producer who is known to be one of the most successful actors in Hollywood. DiCaprio started his career when he was about 15 years old, appearing in commercials and television series. DiCaprio gained world-wide recognition for starring in James Cameron’s epic romance film ‘Titanic’. He has since delivered one box office success after another and has remained one of the most consistently successful actors to appear in Hollywood films.
One of the most highly nominated film actors ever, DiCaprio has as many as 167 award nominations across various categories. He has been nominated 6 times by the Academy Awards, four times by BAFTA, and has another 9 nominations from the Screen Actors guild awards of which he has won one award each. He also has 11 Golden Globe award nominations, winning 3. Aside from his acting, DiCaprio is also known for his environmental activism and his philanthropy.
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Early Life and Education
DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles, California on 11 November, 1974 to legal secretary Irmelin Indenbirken and underground comix artist, producer and comic books distributor, George DiCaprio. DiCaprio is of Italian and German descent on his father’s side and German and Russian descent on his mother’s side. He was named after the Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci because his then pregnant mother was admiring a painting by the artist in an Italian museum when DiCaprio first kicked. When he was one year old, DiCaprio’s parents separated and he was raised by his mother in Los Angeles. DiCaprio first studied at Seeds Elementary School and later enrolled into Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies where he studied for four years. After completing his third year at the John Marshall High School, DiCaprio dropped out but eventually earned himself a general equivalency diploma.
Career Rise
DiCaprio made his television debut with the series ‘The New Lassie’ in 1989 and also appeared on the soap opera Santa Barbara and the 1991 sitcom Growing Pains. He made his silver screen debut with the film Critters 3 in 1991. In 1993, he started in the memoir film ‘This Boy’s Life ‘ portraying the life of Tobias “Toby” Wolff. He had a supporting role in the 1993 film ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ for which he received critical acclaim. DiCaprio gained nationwide recognition for his role in the 1995 film ‘The Basketball Diaries’ in which he essayed the character of Jim Caroll and the 1996 romantic drama film Romeo + Juliet in which he played Romeo Montague. DiCaprio became a world-wide phenomenon after starring as Jack Dawson in the epic romance film ‘Titanic’ by James Cameron, the highest grossing film of its time.
Since 2000, DiCaprio’s career achieved newer heights, establishing him as one of the most consistently successful and viable actors of his generation. Some of his most successful films include the 2002 films ‘Catch Me If You Can’ and ‘Gangs of New York’ which became the first of his many future collaborations with Academy award winning director Martin Scorsese. DiCaprio received critical and commercial success for his roles in films like ‘The Departed’ in 2006, ‘Body of Lies’ and ‘Revolutionary Road’ in 2008, ‘Shutter Island’ and’ Inception’ in 2010, ‘J. Edgar’ in 2011, ‘Django Unchained’ in 2012, ‘The Great Gatsby’ in 2013.
After being nominated six times, DiCaprio won his first Academy Award for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in the 2015 film ‘The Revenant’, also winning awards at the Golden Globes, The Screen Actors Guild Awards and BAFTA for the film. He also won a Golden Globe each for his portrayals of Howard Hughes in the 2004 film ‘The Avaiator’ and Jordan Belford in the 2013 film ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’.
Personal Life
DiCaprio’s romantic relationships have garnered mass media attention. He is known to have been in relationships with British singer Emma Bunton, actress Bijou Phillips, models Emma Miller and Kristen Zang.
With Emma Bunton
With Ex-girlfriend Bijou Phillips
Leonardo DiCaprio and model Emma Miller
With Kristen Zang
One of his longest relationships was with Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen whom he dated from 2000-2005. He was also in a relationship with Bar Refaeli, an Israeli model from 2005 to 2011.
With Brazilian Model Gisele Bündchen
With Bar Refaeli
Since his split with girlfriend Nina Agdal, DiCaprio has been dating Argentinian model Camila Morrone, who is 23 years younger than him. In fact, DiCaprio is two years older than Camila’s mother Lucila Solá, who is dating the 77-year old actor Al Pacino.
With Girlfriend Nina Agdal
With Model Camila Morrone,
Leonardo DiCaprio – Childhood Pictures
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Leonardo DiCaprio – Houses
The 6 feet tall Leonardo DiCaprio owns a huge mansion in Malibu, Los Angeles, California which includes 4 bedrooms, 2 guest bedrooms and a loft which features an extra bedroom, an office and a gym, which he has put up on sale for approximately $23 Million. He also owns a 4551 square foot, eco-friendly home that uses the sun as its primary energy source in Hollywood Hills. He also owns an eco-friendly apartment in Riverhouse, New York’s Battery Park City. DiCaprio purchased an island off the mainland of Belize in 2009 and is the process of converting it into an eco-friendly resort. He is also the owner of the original residence of late American singer and actress Dinah Shore in Palm Springs, California.
Cars
DiCaprio is an environmentalist and is known to drive mostly eco-friendly hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius, the convertible Tesla Roadster and a Lexus Hybrid. However, he claims that his hybrid luxury car Fisher Karma 2 is his favourite and had even invested in the company a few years ago.
Philanthropy
Leonardo DiCaprio has always been in the forefront when it comes to taking a stand on environment protection. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation which he started in 1998, has pooled in more than $10 million towards various ecosystem preservation projects. The foundation is focussed on three things – climate change, biodiversity protection and conservation of forests and oceans. In a personal capacity, Leonardo DiCaprio keeps donating on a regular basis towards pet projects geared toward environmental protection.
Leonardo DiCaprio – Net Worth, Salary and Acting Fees
DiCaprio has an estimated net worth of approximately $245 Million . He is paid an average of $25 million per movie; this was his Leonardo DiCaprio’s acting fees for The Wolf of Wall Street. But since his pay also includes producing fees, whenever the movies go overbudget, he has to part with some of his salary.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s salary is just one segment of his earnings, the earnings add in the form of streaming TV revenue, pay-TV revenue, DVD sales, and back end profits. For instance, he earned an estimated $59 million for ‘Inception’. He also earns an average of $6 -$13 million per endorsement.
