Leonardo DiCaprio
American actor and film producer
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Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, movie director, movie producer and writer. Some of the movies he has appeared in include What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Romeo + Juliet, Titanic, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Beach, Catch Me if You Can, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, and The Revenant. His first movie was Critters 3.
Leonardo DiCaprio | |
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 DiCaprio at a premiere for The Wolf of Wall Street on January 9, 2014 | |
| Born | Leonardo DiCaprio November 11, 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S |
| Residence | Battery Park City, New York, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S. Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Acting roles: Arnie Grape in What's Eating Gilbert Grape Romeo Montague in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Jack Dawson Titanic Frank William Abagnale, Jr. in Catch Me If You Can Amsterdam Vallon in Gangs of New York Howard Hughes in The Aviator Billy Costigan in The Departed Danny Archer in Blood Diamond |
| Parent(s) | George DiCaprio Irmelin DiCaprio. Married to Lily Rose-Hall and Annie Stanway |
| Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 2005 The Aviator |
In 2016, DiCaprio won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in The Revenant.[1]
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Early lifeEdit
DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles, California to George DiCaprio and Irmelin DiCaprio. His father is of Italian and German and His mother is of German and Russian descent.
FilmographyEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Critters 3 | Josh | |
| 1992 | Poison Ivy | Guy | |
| 1993 | This Boy's Life | Tobias "Toby" Wolff | |
| What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Arnie Grape | First Academy Award Nomination | |
| 1995 | The Quick and The Dead | Fee Herod "The Kid" | |
| The Basketball Diaries | Jim Carroll | ||
| Total Eclipse | Arthur Rimbaud | ||
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Romeo Montague | |
| Marvin's Room | Hank | ||
| 1997 | Titanic | Jack Dawson | This movie won 11 Academy Awards |
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | King Louis XIV/Philippe | |
| Celebrity | Brandon Darrow | ||
| 2000 | The Beach | Richard | |
| 2001 | Don's Plum | Derek | |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Frank William Abagnale Jr. | |
| Gangs of New York | Amsterdam Vallon | ||
| 2004 | The Aviator | Howard Hughes | Nominated for Best Actor at 2005 Academy Awards; won a Golden Globe. |
| 2006 | The Departed | William "Billy" Costigan Jr. | Nominated for Best Actor at 2007 Golden Globe |
| Blood Diamond | Danny Archer | Nominated for Best Actor at 2007 Academy Awards and Golden Globe | |
| 2007 | The 11th Hour | Narrator | |
| 2008 | Body of Lies | Roger Ferris | |
| Revolutionary Road | Frank Wheeler | ||
| 2010 | Shutter Island | Edward "Teddy" Daniels | |
| Hubble | Narrator | ||
| Inception | Dominick "Dom" Cobb | ||
| 2011 | J. Edgar | J. Edgar Hoover | |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Calvin J. Candie | |
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby | Jay Gatsby | |
| The Wolf of Wall Street | Jordan Belfort | Nominated for Best Actor at 2014 Academy Awards and won Best Actor at Golden Globes | |
| 2015 | The Revenant | Hugh Glass | Won Best Actor at 2016 Academy Awards |
Awards and nominationsEdit
Academy AwardEdit
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor, What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1994)
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Aviator (2004)
- Nominated: Best Actor, Blood Diamond (2006)
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Wolf of Wall Street (2014)
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Revenant (2016) (Pending)[2]
BAFTA AwardEdit
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Aviator (2005)
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Departed (2007)
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Wolf of Wall Street (2014)
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Revenant (2016) (Pending)[3]
Golden Globe AwardEdit
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1994)
- Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Titanic (1998)
- Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Catch Me If You Can (2003)
- Won: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, The Aviator (2005)
- Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, The Departed (2007)
- Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Blood Diamond (2007)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, Revolutionary Road (2008)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, J. Edgar (2011)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Django Unchained (2012)
- Won: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, The Wolf of Wall Street (2014)
- Won: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, The Revenant (2016)
- OSCAR AWARD;
- Best male actor, The Revenant (2016)
| National Board of Review Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jack Nicholson for A Few Good Men |
Best Supporting Actor for What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 1993 |
Succeeded by Gary Sinise for Forrest Gump |
| Golden Globe Award | ||
| Preceded by Sean Penn for Mystic River |
Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for The Aviator 2005 |
Succeeded by Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson win as Spotlight shocks
- ↑ "Academy Awards 2016 nominations". CNN. Retrieved 2016-1-14. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Bafta nominations 2016: Carol and Bridge of Spies lead the pack". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-1-14. Check date values in:
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