Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is a film producer and actor from the United States. DiCaprio is well-known for his work in biopics and period pieces, and he has received several awards, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. His films have made over $7.2 billion worldwide as of 2019, and he has been named on the yearly list of the world's highest-paid actors eight times.
DiCaprio began his career in the late 1980s by appearing in television commercials. In the early 1990s, he had recurring roles in various television shows, such as the sitcom Parenthood, and had his first major film part as author Tobias Wolff in This Boy's Life (1993). At age 19, he received critical acclaim and his first Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his performance as a developmentally disabled boy in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He achieved international stardom with the star-crossed romances Romeo and Juliet (1996) and Titanic (1997). In 2020, DiCaprio served as an executive producer for The Right Stuff, a television series adaption of the 1973 namesake book. After being in development at National Geographic for three years, it was released on Disney+ in October.
Detailed information:
Born: Nov 11, 1974
Awards:
- Academy Awards, Wins: 1
- Golden Globe Awards, Wins: 3
- Screen Actors Guild Awards, Wins: 1
