Mom Leonardo DiCaprio (the growth of the actor is known to all his fans) in an interview explained the reason for choosing such a name for her son. Being pregnant, she admired one of Da Vinci's paintings, and at that moment the child began to push very hard. Then Irmelin decided that her son would be called Leonardo. Let's find out how the life path of a person began, who is now included in the top 10 leading Hollywood actors.
Childhood
Leonardo DiCaprio, whose height, whose weight you will learn below, was born in 1974 in Los Angeles. In the 50s of the last century, his mother emigrated from Germany and immediately got a job as a secretary. The boy's father, George, is a descendant of Germans and Italians. He was involved in the creation and sale of comics. When Leo was one year old, his parents divorced. The boy stayed with his mother, but regularly talked with his father and went to museums with him. Just like his dad, the future actor collected comics and baseball cards. At the age of 2.5, DiCaprio, whose growth is slightly higher than the average, first spoke to the audience on a television show for children.
Carier start
The boy decided to start an acting career at the age of fourteen. Then he found an agent for himself. Since the beginning of the nineties, he regularly appears in commercials. Leo got his very first role in the legendary TV series Santa Barbara. And in 1991 he made his film debut in the low-budget science-fiction film "Critters." The agent advised the future star to change the name to something more familiar to the hearing of Americans. He proposed a variant of Lenny Williams. Young DiCaprio, whose growth had not yet reached his maximum at that time, refused.
In 1993, a casting was announced for the film "The Life of this guy." Leo walked around four hundred young actors. He played flawlessly. You could even say that on equal terms with Robert De Niro. After the film was released, venerable directors and critics began to pay attention to the young actor.
Finest hour
The first nomination for an Oscar and Golden Globe was brought to him by the drama What Gilbert Grape Eats ?, where he played the brother of the protagonist. After the shooting, the director Lass Halstrom said that he was looking for a less attractive young man for this role, but of all the applicants, Leo turned out to be the most talented and mature actor. In 1995, jeopardizing her image, the future star played in the movie "Total Eclipse", which tells about the homosexual relationship between Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud. The film gathered a small box office, but was praised by critics. In 1996, a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet was released, staged by Baz Lurman, where Leo played the main role. The painting raised $ 146 million.
Career breakthrough
1997 was a breakthrough in the career of a twenty-three-year-old actor. He got the main role in the epic melodrama "Titanic", which broke all records in the history of cinema. DiCaprio received $ 1 million in royalties. After the release of the film, he was offered at least 20 million per project. Having played the poor artist Jack, who conquered the heart of a young aristocrat, Leo became the idol of millions and the recognized star of cinema. The role in Titanic earned him the 2nd Golden Globe nomination.
Other projects
The 2000 Beach movie put together a good box office, but received a cool response from critics. In 2002, DiCaprio found "his" director - Martin Scorsese, which provided his career with a new impetus. The historical drama "Gangs of New York", where the actor played the main role, was a huge success. In 2006, Leo again collaborated with Scorsese. The result was a beautiful picture - “The Departed”. 2010 pleased the fans of DiCaprio with two films: the drama "Beginning" and the thriller "Island of the Damned." These two projects gathered a huge box office, once again showing that Leo is one of the most talented stars in Hollywood.
In 2011, the painting “J. Edgar ", where the actor brilliantly played the head of the FBI. In 2012, “Django Unchained”, filmed by an extraordinary director Quentin Tarantino, was released. The main character is a slave, miraculously released and looking for his wife. Leo played one of the slave owners. Of course, not the main role, but very colorful. The last two works of the actor, released in 2013: “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “The Great Gatsby”. Unfortunately, successful projects brought very few movie awards to Leonardo DiCaprio. The actor has not yet received an Oscar, although he has been nominated for it many times. But, given Leo's talent and high skill, the treasured figurine will surely come to him in the near future.
Height and weight
These parameters of the actor are very interesting to many of his fans. This is also asked in many forums created by star fans. So how tall is DiCaprio? Most sources indicate 183 cm. As for weight, it ranges from seventy-four to seventy-nine kilograms.
Love for animals and childhood dreams
In his interviews, Leo talked a lot about love for animals. He cried for a long time when Germain, his beloved cat, died in childhood. Mom’s lover just threw her in the trash. DiCaprio also had the Rocky Rottweiler, which the actor took to himself and cured of epilepsy. As a child, the boy dreamed of becoming a lawyer, businessman, transport agent or oceanographer, but that he had to be able to travel the world. In these travels, DiCaprio wanted to see the animals listed in the Red Book. That was the main goal. Young Leo also read many books about all extinct animals. He still recalls this with sadness.
Personal life
The actor maintains friendly relations with Toby Maguire. They met as teenagers at the casting of the series "Parents". DiCaprio is also friends with Kate Winslet, Lucas Haas and Kevin Connolly. In his personal life, he prefers exclusively to supermodels. In the 90s, DiCaprio, whose growth was indicated above, met with several models: Helena Christensen, Emma Miller and Kristen Zang. Since 2001, Leo's beloved has become a model from Brazil Gisele Bundchen. The relationship lasted for five years. After parting, the actor found consolation in the arms of the Israeli model Bar Rafaeli, with whom he met until 2011. Then there were a few more models. Since mid-2013, Leo has an affair with Tony Garrn (German model).