Leonardo DiCaprio
August 25th 2010 04:58
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974.
His first role was on the sitcom Growing Pains, but his breakthrough film performance came in This Boy's Life. This was quickly followed by What's Eating Gilbert Grape; his performance as the mentally handicapped brother of Gilbert (Johnny Depp) brought him nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. DiCaprio has also been nominated for two BAFTAs, three SAGs, and seven Golden Globes. He is a Golden Globe and a Silver Bear winner.
He gained international fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic, and has starred in many other successful films including Romeo Juliet, Catch Me If You Can, Inception and Blood Diamond, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Another Academy Award nomination came for his role as Howard Hughes in The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorsese. He has also worked with Scorsese in Gangs of New York, The Departed, and Shutter Island.
The images below came from the article Leonardo DiCaprio's Life In Photos from Rolling Stone magazine here.
Leonardo DiCaprio and his step-brother Adam (from left) photographed in Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
Leonardo DiCaprio auditions at a casting agency in Los Angles, 1991.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp at the premiere of What's Eating Gilbert Grape? in Los Angeles, December 12, 1993.
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in September, 1995
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Leonardo DiCaprio.
His first role was on the sitcom Growing Pains, but his breakthrough film performance came in This Boy's Life. This was quickly followed by What's Eating Gilbert Grape; his performance as the mentally handicapped brother of Gilbert (Johnny Depp) brought him nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. DiCaprio has also been nominated for two BAFTAs, three SAGs, and seven Golden Globes. He is a Golden Globe and a Silver Bear winner.
He gained international fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic, and has starred in many other successful films including Romeo Juliet, Catch Me If You Can, Inception and Blood Diamond, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Another Academy Award nomination came for his role as Howard Hughes in The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorsese. He has also worked with Scorsese in Gangs of New York, The Departed, and Shutter Island.
The images below came from the article Leonardo DiCaprio's Life In Photos from Rolling Stone magazine here.
Leonardo DiCaprio and his step-brother Adam (from left) photographed in Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
Leonardo DiCaprio auditions at a casting agency in Los Angles, 1991.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp at the premiere of What's Eating Gilbert Grape? in Los Angeles, December 12, 1993.
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in September, 1995
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Leonardo DiCaprio.
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