Background





Real name
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio

Nickname
D

Date of birth (location)
11 November, 1974 / Hollywood, California, USA.

Height
6'

Trivia

(October 1997) Ranked #75 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

(1997) Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

(1996) Was considering starring in a movie about actor James Dean but turned down the role because he felt he wasn't experienced enough to do the film.

Turned down the part for Robin in Batman Forever (1995)

Mother's name is Irmelin and his father's name is George.

He once admitted that he wanted to be an actor so he could be cool and all the girls would see him.

One of his passions is to meet people and then imitate them.

When Leo was 3 years old he was in an educational program, called "Romper Room" and was nearly kicked off for uncontrolable behavior.

Speaks German as well as English fluently.


Salary
Titanic (1997) $1,000,000

Interview
"Stern" (Germany), 1997, Iss. 12, pg. 48-50, by: Frances Schoenberger/Claus Lutterbeck, "Ein cooler Romeo"

Article
"Empire" (UK), October 1997, Iss. 100, pg. 199 by: Ian Freer and Jake Hamilton, "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time"
"Diario de Noticias, Programas" (Portugal), 2 May 1997, pg. 17, by: Joao Antunes

Magazine cover photo
"Premiere" (UK), November 1997, Vol. 4, Iss. 10, No. 46
"Veronica" (Netherlands), 1997, Iss. 7
"Imagenes" (Spain), February 1996, Iss. 145
"Premiere" (UK), November 1995, Vol. 3, Iss. 10, No. 34

Agent
Leonardo DiCaprio
Creative Artists' Agency (CAA)
9830 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825
USA


Combined filmography

  1. Man in the Iron Mask, The (1998) [Actor .... King Louis XIV/Philippe]
  2. Slay the Dreamer (1998) [Actor .... Jeffrey Jenkins]
  3. Titanic (1997) [Actor .... Jack Dawson]
  4. Don's Plum (1997) [Actor]
  5. Woody Allen Fall Project (1997 )[Actor]
  6. Marvin's Room (1996) [Actor .... Hank]
  7. Romeo + Juliet (1996) Actor (SBB) .... Romeo]
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)
  8. Total Eclipse (1995) [Actor .... Arthur Rimbaud]
    ... aka Rimbaud Verlaine (1997) (French title)
  9. Cent et une nuits, Les (1995) [Actor .... Furtive and Friendly Appearance]
    ... aka Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995)
    ... aka Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema, A (1995)
    ... aka Hundred and One Nights, A (1995)
  10. Quick and the Dead, The (1995) [Actor .... Kid]
  11. Basketball Diaries, The (1995) [Actor .... Jim Carroll]
  12. Foot Shooting Party, The (1994) [Actor]
  13. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) [Actor (S:AAN) (S:GGN) .... Arnie Grape]
    ... aka Gilbert Grape (1993)
  14. This Boy's Life (1993) [Actor .... Toby]
  15. Poison Ivy (1992) [Actor .... Guy]
  16. Critters 3 (1991) [Actor .... Josh]
  17. "Parenthood" (1990) TV Series[Actor .... Garry Buckman]

  18. "Growing Pains" (1985) TV Series[Actor .... Luke Brower (1991-1992)]

Notable TV guest appearances

  1. "New Lassie, The" (1989)
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