Leonardo DiCaprio

Known for ActingBorn 1974-11-11 (age 51)Los Angeles, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart

Teen Choice Awards

Inception

The Last Dance

Scorsese's GoodFellas

Mr. Scorsese

Django Unchained

Shutter Island

Yanuni

The Departed

Path of the Panther

Everything's Cool

The Wolf of Wall Street

Virunga

Adele One Night Only

Catch Me If You Can

Leonardo: King of the World

Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

Critics Choice Awards

The Titans That Built America

Teslafy Me

Sea of Shadows

Titanic

Before the Flood

A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

The Ivory Game

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

The Wolf Pack

Spielberg

Earth to America

Shining Girls

A Plastic Ocean

The Revenant

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Killers of the Flower Moon

Blood Diamond

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

The Savior for Sale

One Battle After Another

Richard Jewell

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

When Two Worlds Collide