Leonardo Di Caprio : Biography
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was destined from the beginning to be a wild
and spirited boy. He received his first name after swiftly kicking his
mother from her womb as she admired a Leonardo DaVinci painting in the
Uffizi. He was born in Los Angeles, CA on the eleventh of November of
1974 to George and Irmalin DiCaprio. Leo was an only child (though he
does have a stepbrother named Adam), and his parents divorced each other
within a year after his birth. His mother is German and his father is
Italian, and their backgrounds had a major influence on his upbringing.
His father produces underground comic books and comic arts out of his
garage. His mother was a legal secretary (before she began managing Leo's
affairs.)
Leonardo Di Caprio : Career
At five he appeared on his favorite TV show _"Romper Room" (1970)_ and
was nearly thrown off for misbehaving. After a string of commercials,
educational films ("Mickey's Safety Club"), occasional parts in TV series,
a debut film role as Josh in Critters 3 (1991), a continuing role as the
homeless boy Luke in the TV series "Growing Pains" (1985), he got his
break-through part as Toby in This Boy's Life (1993), co-starring with
Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin. He became known after his Oscar-nominated
role for Best Supporting Actor in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993).
Later films include Romeo and Juliet (1996), Titanic (1997), The Man in
the Iron Mask (1998), The Beach (2000), Gangs of New York (2002), and
The Aviator (2004, Golden Globe Best Actor; Best Actor Oscar nomination).
Leonardo Di Caprio : Films
The
Chancellor Manuscript (2006), The Departed (2006), The Aviator (2004),
Catch Me If You Can (2002), Gangs of New York (2002) , Don's Plum (2001),
The Beach (2000), Celebrity (1998), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Titanic
(1997), Marvin's Room (1996), William Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet (1996),
Total Eclipse (1995), The Basketball Diaries (1995), A Hundred and One
Nights (1995), The Quick and the Dead (1994), The Foot Shooting Party
(1994), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), This Boy's Life (1993), Poison
Ivy (1992), Critters 3 (1991)
