Leonardo DiCaprio is an actor well known for roles in movies like Titanic (1997) and The Aviator (2004), and was as famed for his far reaching global celebrity influence dubbed as 'Leomania' in the late 1990s.

His acting career began in 1989 when he was cast in the role of Garry Buckman on the TV version of the hit film Parenthood. In that same year, DiCaprio appeared on the soap opera Santa Barbara. However, DiCaprio is most famous for his roles in motion pictures. His debut role was as Josh in Critters 3 (1991). In 1996, DiCaprio also played the male lead in Romeo + Juliet.

The move from 'star' to 'superstar' came when DiCaprio played Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997). The highest grossing movie ever, it received eleven Academy Awards. In 2002, DiCaprio moved to engage himself with critically acclaimed directors by starring in two epic movies; Catch Me If You Can and Gangs of New York. Both films were very well received by critics. Forging a collaboration with Scorsese, DiCaprio most recently starred in the award-winning Scorsese-directed film The Aviator, portraying the eccentric.

DiCaprio continues his run with Scorsese in the upcoming movie, The Departed (2006) as a tense undercover cop in the Boston mafia.

Public Name: Leonardo DiCaprio
Birth Name: Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio
Date of Birth: November 11, 1974
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Filmography

• The Chancellor Manuscript (2008)
• The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (2008)
• Blink (2007)
• The 11th Hour (2007)
• Blood Diamond (2006)
• The Departed (2006)
• The Aviator (2004)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• Gangs of New York (2002)
• Don's Plum (2001)
• The Beach (2000)
• Celebrity (1998)
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
• Titanic (1997)
• Marvin's Room (1996)
• Romeo + Juliet (1996)
• Total Eclipse (1995)
• The Basketball Diaries (1995)
• The Quick and the Dead (1995)
• Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995)
• The Foot Shooting Party (1994)
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
• This Boy's Life (1993)
• Poison Ivy (1992)
• "Growing Pains" (23 episodes, 1991-1992)
• "Roseanne" (1 episode, 1991)
• Critters 3 (1991)
• "Santa Barbara" (1984)
• "The New Lassie" (1 episode, 1990)
• "Parenthood" (1990)

Awards

• National Board of Review Best Acting by an Ensemble "The Departed" 2006
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor (Drama) "The Aviator" 2005
• Golden Globe Award Best Picture (Drama) "The Aviator" 2005
• MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance "The Aviator" 2005
• Russian International Film Festival Award Tower Award 2003
• Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actor "William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" 1997
• MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance "Titanic" 1997
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award "This Boy's Life" and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" 1993
• National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" 1993