The actor has been still one of the sexiest actors in Hollywood despite turning 46 years old . Let’s look back at some childhood moments of Leonardo DiCaprio then and now.
With German and Italian blood, Leonardo DiCaprio was born in America. His mother, Mrs. Irmelin, used to be a law clerk, while his father, George DiCaprio, was an artist drawing and publishing comics.
The Titanic star was named Leonardo because when being pregnant, his mother felt her son’s first kick while she was watching a painting of Leonardo da Vinci at a museum in Italy.
Parents divorced when Leonardo was 1 year old. Most of the time he lived with his mother. Leonardo also had a childhood associated with Germany, where he lived with his grandparents. That was why he can speak German fluently.
He was very handsome at his young age.
DiCaprio was one of Hollywood stars who gave up studying. He dropped out of school when he was about to enter his final year of high school.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s career began with a series of educational films and advertising clips. At the age of 5, he participated in the television series Romper Room. Unluckily, his role was removed because of age controversies.
In 1990, at the age of 16, DiCaprio impressed with his role in the television series Parenthood. For this role, he had a nomination for The Best New Actor.
The first movie role of him was Critter 3 in 1991.
One of the first milestones in Leonardo DiCaprio’s career was in 1992, he surpassed more than 400 young actors to be cast in the lead role of This Boy’s Life directed by Robert De Niro.
Mom always accompanied Leonardo in events instead of beautiful girls.
In 1996, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes recreated the famous romance Romeo – Juliet on film. It cost $ 14.5 million but Romeo – Juliet had earned more than $ 147 million worldwide.
1997 was the year DiCaprio became famous around the world thanks to Titanic.
After Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio participated in a number of other movies such as The Beach, The Man in the Iron Mask before stripping off the image of a young man and turning to more complex movies.
Along with Catch Me if You Can, critics highly appreciate Leonardo DiCaprio The Departed, Blood Diamond, Revolution Road, Shutter Island, Inception.
Besides actress Gwyneth Paltrow
Today, besides working as an actor, Leonardo DiCaprio is also an active environmental activist. Although he has never touched the prestigious Oscar statue, Leonardo DiCaprio is still one of the most popular Hollywood actors. Each of his movie is still waiting for fans whenever he comes to the theater.
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