One of the most controversial and controversial actors in Hollywood - Leonardo DiCaprio - was born in the city of Los Angeles on November 11, 1974 in the family of Italian immigrant George DiCaprio and German Irmeline Indenbirken. The parents did not have mutual understanding, and they often quarreled. In the end, there was a divorce, and Leonardo stayed with his mother. At that time, the boy was only a year and a half. To the question of today's fans of the actor about how old Leonardo DiCaprio is, one can answer unequivocally: this year he will be 40 years old.
Irmelin tried to provide the growing son with everything necessary, although for this the woman had to work from morning to night. But her efforts were not in vain, Leonardo grew up and entered the Seeds Elementary School, which he successfully graduated in 1992 and immediately applied to the university. After four years of study, he received a bachelor’s diploma, but did not begin to get a job.
Commercials
From an early age, the boy showed artistic abilities and at the age of 14 he began to dream about the stage. His appearance allowed us to hope for success in the world of art. Leonardo DiCaprio's height was already above average (now it is 183 cm). The young man stood for hours in front of the mirror, trying to bring his images to the movies in his own way. His idol was Carey Grant - an actor worthy of imitation. Leonardo was 12 years old when Grant passed away. This event left a deep mark in children's memory.
Impressed by Hollywood films, realizing that he has good external data, Leonardo decided to become a film actor. After some time, he managed to get acquainted with an agent who was engaged in the selection of performers of small roles in advertising short films. So began a movie career for the young Leonardo DiCaprio, whose biography can be an example of success.
Filming and school
A sonorous name, a beautiful face, a slender figure - all this opened the way to cinema for the young man. Leonardo was not embarrassed that he plays advertising characters, and his role lasts only one minute. He felt like a real actor, capable of reincarnation.
At first, he had to combine shooting with his studies, and he began to think about leaving school. But his mother convinced him of the need for education. Then the future actor learned how to allocate his time so that classes at school remain in first place, and shooting in commercials takes place in hours free from school. Leonardo was pleased with his life as a novice actor, in addition, he received little money for participating in promotional films and was proud of it.
First series
The young artist Leonardo DiCaprio, whose photo was in the agency, was noticed by television producers. He received an invitation to participate in the TV series "Rosanna." That was in 1988. The young man happily agreed and diligently performed the microscopic role of Darlene's student. The series "Rosanna" was at that time the most successful project with a huge number of nominations and prizes. Leonardo did not even enter the list of actors indicated in the credits, but he was happy that he was participating in such a project. The following year, the young actor played a boy in the TV series "New Adventures of Lassie", then a child in the film "Santa Barbara", and after that in "Outcasts".
Movie debut
As time went. Leonardo DiCaprio, whose biography already contained the first pages, turned into a handsome young man. He became famous in certain circles related to film production. And in 1991, Leonardo DiCaprio had a full-fledged film debut - he played the role of Josh in the horror film "Critters."
From now on, the commercials were over. Leonardo became a film actor, which he confirmed by his participation in the film "What Gilbert Grape Eats." The plot of the picture is deeply dramatic. The role of Arnie Grape, the mentally defective brother of the protagonist, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, required the highest acting skills, and the young aspiring artist brilliantly coped with it, having received the first nominations for an Oscar and Golden Globe.
Creativity development
1995 was a year for DiCaprio under the sign of participation in the film "Fast and Dead", where he played the role of the Kid. The director of the film, Sam Raimi, brought together a truly stellar cast. The film was attended by Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman and Russell Crowe. An exciting action-packed scenario kept everyone on the set in suspense. Even after the operator turned off the camera, no one wanted to leave. Spontaneous discussions began on the work done, which lasted until late at night.
In the same year, Leonardo took part in the creation of the basketball diary, in which he played the main role of Jim Carroll - a sixteen-year-old teenager, gifted, but without a future. Films shot from 1991 to 1996 are the best films of Leonardo DiCaprio as an aspiring actor.
DiCaprio and Shakespeare
In 1996, Leo appeared on the set of the film "Romeo Plus Juliet" directed by Baz Lurman. The plot of the picture repeats the classic story of two lovers, the tragedy of the English playwright William Shakespeare in a modern interpretation. Leonardo DiCaprio was a little taller than Romeo was tall. And the operator had to raise the camera to visually reduce it. Juliet was played by actress Claire Danes. This was her first major role. The film was a resounding success and became the first box office successful film by DiCaprio.
The next work of Leonardo was the family drama "Marvin's Room." This was the role of the teenager Hank, involved in the difficult ups and downs of kinship. The partnership of stars such as Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro added Leo confidence and acting experience. He was already ready for his next picture, which would turn his fate around.
"Titanic"
It was the James Cameron film "Titanic" - a picture that became fundamental to the future career of actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The role of the young Jack Dawson brought him worldwide fame and glory. Nevertheless, the actor at first wanted to refuse to participate in the film because of self-doubt. The plot of "Titanic" seemed to him too complex, responsible. Leonardo DiCaprio, whose roles had not been impressed with his depth before, believed that he could not cope with his new work as a young man. However, the director Cameron tried to convince Leo of his abilities, and filming began.
"Titanic" was a shock to moviegoers, the main event in the cultural life of 1997. The picture collected an unprecedented number of Oscars (eleven). However, film academics decided not to pamper Leo with the highest prize. But even if Leonardo DiCaprio received an Oscar for Best Actor, then most likely it would not have affected his career. After all, thanks to this film, he became one of the highest paid Hollywood actors. And the magazine People included him in the list of 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
Movie roles and box office
For a long time after the movie "Titanic" in the assets of Leonardo DiCaprio, whose biography was already very rich, works of a similar scale did not appear. He starred in the film "The Man in the Iron Mask" and in the film "Celebrity". Both films were shot in 1998, but for Leonardo they were the usual movie roles. His creative ego was not satisfied.
The actor was slightly encouraged by an adventure film called "The Beach", filmed in 2000 by director Danny Boyle. DiCaprio played the main role in the film - the American traveler Richard, looking for extreme sensations. The “Beach” was conceived as a species picture with tropical episodes, but it was not successful, although the box office was not bad.
Creative growth
In 2001, Leonardo DiCaprio became interested in the film project "American Psycho", namely the role of Patrick Bateman, but, thinking, refused to participate, and in the end the role was played by Christian Bale. And the image of Peter Parker in the production based on the super-comic book "Spider-Man", intended for Leo, after his refusal, was brought to life by Toby Maguire.
But the script for the movie “Catch Me If You Can” interested DiCaprio with his criminal tragicomicity, and he agreed to the role of Frank William Abignale, an extraordinary sixties criminal. The picture was shot by the famous director Steven Spielberg. All work on the film was done in record time and took a month and a half. The box office was impressive nonetheless, and the actor was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. The creative growth of Leonardo DiCaprio continued.
The first Golden Globe
Then Leo participated in a rather interesting project for himself, directed by Martin Scorsese, called “Gangs of New York” on the confrontation between New York criminal groups and visiting “guest performers”. The film was a success, DiCaprio's game was highly praised, but still he lost the palm to his partner on the set - actor Daniel Lewis.
Martin Scorsese's painting "The Aviator" was Leonardo's last film in 2004. He played the American billionaire Howard Hughes, whose image was woven from contradictions and required lengthy preparation of the actor. For a year and a half, DiCaprio studied the life and life of a great businessman. The film was a great success, and Leonardo received his first well-deserved Golden Globe. The Oscar, which was also nominated by DiCaprio, went not to him, but to Jamie Foxx.
DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese
In 2006, Leonardo DiCaprio, whose filmography includes about fifty paintings, starred in the movie "Blood Diamond" - an adventure drama directed by Edward Zwick about diamond smuggling. There was also a tape called “The Departed” by Martin Scorsese - this is a story about the Irish mafia and police officer William Costigan opposing criminal assaults by the mafia. The main roles in these two films were added by DiCaprio nomination for the Oscars and BAFTA, as well as for the next Golden Globe. Leonardo’s collaboration with Martin Scorsese continued in 2010 on the Isle of the Damned project. It was a psychological thriller film based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Leo played Marshal Teddy Daniels.
Travel to Petersburg
November 2010 was free from filming, and Leonardo DiCaprio, whose biography until then did not contain travel pages, went to St. Petersburg to the International Forum, organized by the animal welfare society on the endangered population of Bengal tigers. The trip did not work out from the very beginning. DiCaprio's plane made two unplanned emergency landings: the first in New York and the second in Helsinki. The flight took place in an atmosphere of emergency tension, but in the end the airliner with a Hollywood superstar landed at Pulkovo International Airport.
Personal life
The personal life of Leonardo DiCaprio is an inexhaustible topic for newspaper articles. Each of his steps is widely illuminated, each word is retold in every way. DiCaprio has never been married, but he does not deny himself the pleasure of chatting with a famous and beautiful woman for a month or two. All the girls of Leonardo DiCaprio are from the world of fashion or show business. Each of his alliances invariably ends with a press statement: "Then and then the couple announced the separation ..."
In 1990, Leo met Helena Christensen, a Danish model, a very beautiful woman. A year later, another model appeared, this time Brazilian - Gisele Bündchen. Then there were meetings with a model from Israel, Bar Rafaeli. DiCaprio met with her for three years, from 2006 to 2009, and in March 2010, the couple announced a breakup. Then they met again and even wanted to get married. This mutual desire lasted until May 2011. Given how old Leonardo DiCaprio is, many fans would love to know when he decides to start a family.
The Caribbean
June 2011 marked the beginning of DiCaprio's alliance with actress Blake Lively. And six months later, according to newspaper reports, the lovers broke up, but swore to each other in unbreakable friendship. Since December 2011, Leo has been dating model Erin Heatherton. Exactly one year later, they parted because of mutual employment. Six months later, the actor suggested that Fraulen Tony Garrn, a model from Germany, start a relationship.
Leonardo DiCaprio, unlike most colleagues in the workshop, is not an active buyer of real estate. He has only one house in Los Angeles, an apartment in Manhattan in Battery Park, and a small island in the Caribbean, which he acquired to realize his idea of ecological tourism.