Leonardo DiCaprio
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Full Name: Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (named after artist Leonardo da Vinci, as his pregnant mother was standing in front of a da Vinci painting at a museum in Italy when DiCaprio first kicked).
Nicknames: Leo
Sex: Male
Birthdate: November 11, 1974
Birthday: Monday
Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Grew Up In: 1874 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Feliz district of Los Angeles, California, USA.
Residence:
- Leonardo DiCaprio owns a home in Los Angeles and an apartment in New York.
- Leonardo DiCaprio bought an island in Belize where he is planning to create an eco-friendly resort.
Nationality: American
Race / Ethnicity: Italian-American
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Education:
- Leonardo DiCaprio attended John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, California.
- Leonardo DiCaprio attended the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies.
- Leonardo DiCaprio took summer courses in performance art at Seeds Elementary School at UCLA
Occupation: Three-time Academy Award-nominated, SAG Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning Actor.
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Father: George DiCaprio (an Italian-American distributor of comic books ; divorced Irmelin when Leo was one)
Mother: Irmelin Indenbirken (a German-American and former legal secretary)
Brothers: 0
Sisters: 0
Stepbrother: Adam Farrar
Stepmother: Peggy Anne Farrar
Ex-Girlfriends:
- Cessi, Bobbie Brown
- Emma Bunton
- Karen Butler
- Naomi Campbell
- Mariah Carey
- Helena Christensen
- Linnea Dietrichson
- Carmen Electra
- Sara Foster
- Bridget Hall
- Natasha Henstridge
- Eva Herzigova
- Paris Hilton
- Kendra Jade
- Carla Paneka
- Bijou Phillips
- Alicia Silverstone
- Alyssa Sourovoya
- Amber Valletta
- Gisele Bündchen (2002-2005)
Girlfriend: Bar Refaeli (an Israeli international supermodel)
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Favorite Food: Sushi
Political Party: Democrat
Net Worth: > US$100 million
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Filmography
- 1991: Critters 3 - Josh
- 1991-1992: Growing Pains (TV series) - Luke Brower
- 1992: Poison Ivy
- 1993: This Boy's Life - Toby
- 1993: What's Eating Gilbert Grape - Arnie Grape
- 1994: The Foot Shooting Party
- 1995: A Hundred and One Nights
- 1995: The Quick and the Dead - Kid
- 1995: The Basketball Diaries - Jim Carroll
- 1995: Total Eclipse - Arthur Rimbaud
- 1996: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet - Romeo Montague
- 1996: Marvin's Room - Hank
- 1997: Titanic - Jack Dawson
- 1998: The Man in the Iron Mask - King Louis XIV/Philippe
- 1998: Celebrity -Brandon Darrow
- 2000: The Beach - Richard
- 2001: Don's Plum - Derek
- 2002: Gangs of New York - Amsterdam Vallon
- 2002: Catch Me If You Can - Frank Abagnale Jr.
- 2004: The Aviator - Howard Hughes
- 2006: The Departed - Billy Costigan
- 2006: Blood Diamond - Danny Archer
- 2006: 11th Hour - Narrator
- 2007: The Chancellor Manuscript - Peter Chancellor
- 2007: Blink
- 2008: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt
Awards and Nominations
ACADEMY AWARD
- 1993: Nominated: Best Supporting Actor, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- 2004: Nominated: Best Actor, The Aviator
- 2006: Nominated: Best Actor, Blood Diamond
BAFTA AWARD
- 2005: Nominated: Best Actor, The Aviator
- 2007: Nominated: Best Actor, The Departed
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD
- 1993: Nominated: Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- 1998: Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Titanic
- 2003: Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Catch Me If You Can
- 2005: Won: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, The Aviator
- 2007: Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, The Departed
- 2007: Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Blood Diamond
