LEONARD

O
DICAPRIO
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
(LEONARDO WILHELM
DICAPRIO) –
AMERICAN ACTOR
AND FILM PRODUCER.
HE WAS BORN
NOVEMBER 11, 1974 IN
LOS ANGELES, UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO WAS QUITE
POSSIBLY ONE OF THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL CHILD ACTORS TO
FULLY TRANSITION INTO A CAREER
AS AN ADULT.
His parents divorced when he was still a toddler.
DiCaprio was mostly raised by his mother, a legal
secretary born in Germany. Despite his parents’ early
divorce, DiCaprio remained close to his father, a
comic book artist and distributor. With his parents’
urging, DiCaprio explored his creative side,
developing an early interest in acting.But he didn’t
have much success in Hollywood until he reached his
early teens.
The first major role was entrusted to him to
play in the comedy “Critters 3”.
• When he won the Academy Award for Best Actor
for “The Revenant” in 2016, it was not a surprise
to many as it was long-awaited because even after
getting nominated three times before, for ‘The
Aviator’ (2005), ‘Blood Diamond’ (2007), and ‘The
Wolf of Wall Street’ (2013), the award had always
slipped from his grab.
HE ACTOR, WHO WON HIS FIRST
ACADEMY AWARD IN 2016 FOR HIS
WORK IN THE REVENANT,
• Leonardo founded the
Leonardo DiCaprio
Foundation.
• Leonardo worked with 24
orphaned children from
the SOS Children's Village
in Maputo, Mozambique
for his film, “Blood
Diamond”.
• On July 7, 2007, DiCaprio
was a presenter at the
American leg of Live Earth.