Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, DiCaprio started his career by appearing in television commercials prior to landing recurring roles in TV series such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains in the early 1990s. His latest films Shutter Island (2010) and Inception (2010) rank among the biggest commercial successes of his career. The two lived in several Los Angeles neighborhoods, such as Echo Park, and at 1874 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Feliz district (which was later converted into a local public library), while his mother worked several jobs to support them.

Leonardo DiCaprio to film Wolf in summer Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese have set a date to begin filming ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’. Leonardo DiCaprio is reteaming with Martin Scorsese… [link]

Since the 2000s, DiCaprio has been nominated for awards for his work in such films as Catch Me If You Can (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), Blood Diamond (2006), The Departed (2006), and Revolutionary Road (2008). His latest films Shutter Island (2010) and Inception (2010) rank among the biggest commercial successes of his career. A committed environmentalist, DiCaprio has received praise from environmental groups for his activism. DiCaprio’s maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken (1915-2008), who was born Yelena Smirnova, was a Russian immigrant to Germany. The two lived in several Los Angeles neighborhoods, such as Echo Park, and at 1874 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Feliz district (which was later converted into a local public library), while his mother worked several jobs to support them. After Parenthood, DiCaprio had bit parts on several shows, including The New Lassie and Roseanne, as well as a brief stint on the soap opera Santa Barbara, playing the young Mason Capwell. Later in 1993, DiCaprio co-starred as the mentally handicapped brother to Johnny Depp in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, a comic-tragic odyssey of a dysfunctional Iowa family.

Leonardo DiCaprio purchases Oz slippers Leonardo DiCaprio is among a group of donors to have helped purchase the ruby slippers made famous in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ for a new Hollywood museum. L… [link]

He has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award eight times as an actor, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator (2004). Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, DiCaprio started his career by appearing in television commercials prior to landing recurring roles in TV series such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains in the early 1990s. DiCaprio obtained recognition for his subsequent work in supporting roles in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Marvin’s Room (1996), as well as leading roles in The Basketball Diaries (1995) and Romeo + Juliet (1996), before achieving international fame in James Cameron’s Titanic (1997). His latest films Shutter Island (2010) and Inception (2010) rank among the biggest commercial successes of his career. DiCaprio, an only child, was born in Los Angeles, California. DiCaprio’s mother moved from Oer-Erkenschwick at the Ruhr, Germany, to the U.S. during the 1950s. DiCaprio was raised Catholic. Director Lasse Hallström admitted he was initially looking for a less good-looking actor but finally settled on DiCaprio as he had emerged as “the most observant ” among all auditioners.

Leonardo DiCaprio finds Titanic appearance funny Leonardo DiCaprio couldn’t stop laughing at how young he looked when he recently watched part of his 1997 movie ‘Titanic’. Leonardo DiCaprio finds wat… [link]

DiCaprio obtained recognition for his subsequent work in supporting roles in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Marvin’s Room (1996), as well as leading roles in The Basketball Diaries (1995) and Romeo + Juliet (1996), before achieving international fame in James Cameron’s Titanic (1997). His latest films Shutter Island (2010) and Inception (2010) rank among the biggest commercial successes of his career. A committed environmentalist, DiCaprio has received praise from environmental groups for his activism.

Leonardo DiCaprio to star with Beyonce in A Star is Born? Director Clint Eastwood is trying to persuade Leonardo DiCaprio to join Beyonce Knowles in the remake of ‘A Star Is Born’. Leonardo DiCaprio could joi… [link]