Leonardo's Bio

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Leonardo DiCaprio Biography: Born on 11/11/1974 and raised in "the slums of Hollywood" Leonardo DiCaprio made his acting debut at age five when he appeared on "Romper Room". From there he appeared on more than thirty commercials, had guest spots on television series, and made few educational films before landing a role on the sitcom "Growing Pains" in 1991. In 1992 he left the show and was critically acclaimed in the movie "This Boy's Life". The critics darling from that point on, DiCaprio has since starred in "The Basketball Diaries, Romeo and Juliet, and Marvin's Room". Though at this point a popular star, he would rise to the top of his game after starring in the box office smash "Titanic". From there he created such movies as "The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Beach".

Name : Leonardo DiCaprio

Birth Name : Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio

Height : 6'

Sex : Male

Nationality : American

Birth Date : November 11, 1974

Birth Place : Hollywood, California, USA

Profession : Actor

Education :
Corinne A. Seeds University Elementary School in Los Angeles,
California; Center for Enriched Studies in Los Angeles, California;
John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, California
Relationship : Bar Rafael (Israeli model; dating in
2006), Gisele Bundchen (Brazilian model; born on July 20, 1980; broke
up in 2005), Vanessa Hayden (model; dated in 1998), Kristen Zang
(model; born on June 22, 1974; 1996-1997)
Father : George DiCaprio (comic-book distributor)

Mother : Irmeline DiCaprio (former secretary)

Grand Mother : Helena Idenbirken

Claim to fame : as Toby in This Boy's Life (1993)

Awards : National Board of Review (2006) Best Acting by an
Ensemble - "Departed, The", MTV Movie Award (2005) Best Male
Performance - "The Aviator", Golden Globe Award (2005) Best Picture
(Drama) - "The Aviator", Golden Globe Award (2005) Best Actor (Drama) -
"The Aviator", Russian International Film Festival Award (2003) Tower
Award, Berlin Film Festival Silver
Bear for Best Actor (1997) - "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet",
MTV Movie Award (1997) Best Male Performance - "Titanic", National
Board of Review (1993) Best Supporting Actor - "What's Eating Gilbert
Grape", Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award
(1993) - "This Boy's Life and What's Eating Gilbert Grape?", National
Board of Review (0000) Best Acting by an Ensemble - "The Departed"