Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most recognizable and beloved actors in Hollywood. He has been a part of some of the biggest films ever made, including Titanic, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Inception and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
DiCaprio was born on November 11th 1974 in Los Angeles California to parents George DiCaprio and Irmelin Indenbirken. His first acting role came at age 14 when he appeared as an extra on Romper Room & Friends before going onto star in television shows such as Growing Pains (1991) and Parenthood (1990). It wasnโt until his breakout performance playing Jack Dawson in James Cameronโs 1997 epic romance film Titanic that Leonardo became a household name worldwide. Since then he has gone from strength to strength with roles ranging from Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator (2004), crime drama Blood Diamond (2006), Christopher Nolanโs science fiction thriller Inception (2010), Martin Scorseseโs black comedy-drama The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) and Quentin Tarantinoโs 2019 hit movie Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
Throughout his career Leonardo has received numerous awards for both his performances on screen but also for humanitarian work offscreen too; these include three Golden Globe Awards out five nominations , two Screen Actors Guild Awards out four nominations plus six Academy Award Nominations โ finally winning Best Actor Oscar award for 2015 survival drama โThe Revenantโ.
Outside of acting Leo is passionate about environmental issues which led him to found โThe Leonardo Di Caprio Foundationโ back 2006; this organization works towards protecting Earths biodiversity by supporting projects around world focused conservation efforts. This includes working with local communities who are affected by climate change or endangered species protection initiatives.
All things considered it can be said that Leonardos influence within entertainment industry cannot be understated โ not only does have impressive body work behind him but also uses platform raise awareness important causes close heart making him truly unique individual!
Most recently Leonardo can be seen starring Quentin Tarantinoโs latest feature length film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood released July 2019 where plays Rick Dalton former western TV star trying make comeback during 1969 Hollywood era along side Brad Pitt co-starring Cliff Booth both characters are fictional but inspired real life people living around same time period.
Considered one of the best actors of his generation. DiCaprio started his career by appearing in television commercials in the early 1990s, after which he had recurring roles in various television series, such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains. He began his film career by starring as Josh in Critters 3 (1991). He starred in the film adaptation of the memoir This Boyโs Life (1993), and received acclaim for his supporting role in Whatโs Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He gained public recognition with leading roles in The Basketball Diaries (1995) and the romantic drama Romeo + Juliet (1996). He achieved international fame as a star of James Cameronโs epic romance Titanic(1997), which became the highest-grossing film of all time to that point.
Throughout career spanning more than 25 years Leonardo Di Caprios work continues inspire millions fans all across world not only through movies but also environmental activism philanthropy works towards betterment society we live today.