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His Birth
Leonardo DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974 at 2:47 a.m. His mother named him Leonardo because while she was pregnant she went to Italy and she was looking at a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci and it was the first time he kicked. -
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How he got into acting
Leo was always talented at going impressions growing up. He was inspired to start acting once he saw his cousin in a commercial. In the late 80's he starred in many commercials until he got a role in a tv show growing pains. -
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Leo's first movie
Leo's first role in a movie was in This Boy's life. He acted along with Robert DeNiro. He beat 100 other kids for the role because he made a dramatic impression during his audition. The movie was about Toby and his mother moving in with her new boyfriend Dwight who turns out to be abusive. -
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Titanic
In 1997 Leonardo DiCaprio starred in the hit movie titanic. He played Jack Dawson, a poor and talented artist who falls in love with a rich girl on the ship titanic. This is was made Leo internationally famous and he became an A list actor. -
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio has starred in many movies that were directed by Martin Scorsese. The first film that they worked on together was Gangs of New York. They had a great time working together and they also worked on other films such as Inception, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street, Shutter Island, and The Aviator. -
Leo's first Oscar
Leonardo DiCaprio had been nominated for an oscar 6 times. His first time was when he was 19 in 1993 for best male actor in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. In 2015 Leo was nominated for best male actor in The Revenant. He ended up winning the oscar which was one of his greatest accomplishments. -
The Revenant
The Revenant was Leonardo DiCaprio's most recent movie. The Revenant is about a man called Hugh Glass trying to find and rejoin his tribe while getting justice for his son. He was very committed to this role and has done things that he wouldn't normally do like eat a raw cattle liver. -
An environmentalist
Not only is Leo an actor but he is also an environmentalist. He does most of his work over social media about Climate Change. He has recently made a documentary about climate change called before the flood.
