Leonardo DiCaprio 
His name allegedly derives from his German mother Irmalin's having experienced a sudden kick from her unborn boy while enjoying a DaVinci painting at the Uffizi. In the year following his birth, she and his Italian father, George, were divorced. He grew up in Echo Park, then a particularly seedy, drug-dominated area of Los Angeles. 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.
The part led the New York Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics to name him runner-up for Best Supporting Actor. His first Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations came for the difficult role of Arnie in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). Equally challenging parts were a drug-troubled Jim Carroll in The Basketball Diaries (1995), the tormented homosexual poet Rimbaud in Total Eclipse (1995), and the male lead in a very updated Romeo + Juliet (1996). Superstardom came to DiCaprio playing Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997), highest grossing film ever, tied with Ben-Hur (1959) for most Academy Awards, though Leo himself was not nominated.
Filmography
1. The Chancellor Manuscript (2008) (announced) .... Peter Chancellor
2. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (2008) (announced) (attached) .... Theodore Roosevelt
3. Blink (2007) (announced)
4. Blood Diamond (2006) (post-production) .... Danny Archer
5. The Departed (2006) .... Billy Costigan
6. The Aviator (2004) .... Howard Hughes
7. Catch Me If You Can (2002) .... Frank Abagnale Jr.
8. Gangs of New York (2002) .... Amsterdam Vallon
9. Don's Plum (2001) .... Derek
10. The Beach (2000/I) .... Richard
11. Celebrity (1998) .... Brandon Darrow
12. The Man in the Iron Mask (1998/I) .... King Louis XIV/Philippe
13. Titanic (1997) .... Jack Dawson
14. Marvin's Room (1996) .... Hank
15. Romeo + Juliet (1996) .... Romeo
... aka Romeo and Juliet
... aka William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (USA: complete title)
16. Total Eclipse (1995) .... Arthur Rimbaud
... aka Eclipse totale (France: DVD title)
... aka Poeti dall'inferno (Italy)
... aka Rimbaud Verlaine (France)
17. The Basketball Diaries (1995) .... Jim Carroll
18. The Quick and the Dead (1995) .... Fee Herod "The Kid"
19. Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995) .... Un acteur muet à Hollywood
... aka A Hundred and One Nights
... aka A Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema
... aka Cent et une nuits, Les (France: short title)
20. The Foot Shooting Party (1994)
21. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) .... Arnie Grape
22. This Boy's Life (1993) .... Tobias 'Toby' Wolff
23. Poison Ivy (1992) (as Leonardo Di Caprio) .... Guy
24. "Growing Pains" .... Luke Brower (1991-1992)
- The Last Picture Show: Part 1 (1992) TV Episode (credit only) .... Luke Brower
- The Last Picture Show: Part 2 (1992) TV Episode .... Luke Brower
- The Wrath of Con Ed (1992) TV Episode (credit only) .... Luke Brower
- Maggie's Brilliant Career (1992) TV Episode .... Luke Brower
- The Truck Stops Here (1992) TV Episode .... Luke Brower
(18 more)
25. "Roseanne"
- Home-Ec (1991) TV Episode .... Darlene's Classmate
26. Critters 3 (1991) .... Josh
... aka Critters 3: You Are What They Eat (USA)
27. "Santa Barbara" (1984) TV Series .... Young Mason Capwell (1990)
28. "The New Lassie"
- Livewire (1990) TV Episode
29. "Parenthood" (1990) TV Series .... Garry Buckman
Note:
Leonardo DiCaprio girlfriend is Bar Refaeli
Links to Leonardo DiCaprio
- Old World Fashion Tour Leonardo DiCaprio thread
- World Fashion Tour Leonardo DiCaprioforum
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- leonardodicaprio.com.ar
- Askmen.com Leonardo Dicaprio
- Bellazon (Yahoo Group)
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- www.clipfish.de/metwurst
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