# Leonardo DiCaprio

| Leonardo DiCaprio |
| --- |
| DiCaprio in 2017 |
| Born | Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio  (1974-11-11) November 11, 1974 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Celebrity, Actor, Director, Film producer, Writer, Environmentalist |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Works | Filmography |
| Partners | * Gisele Bündchen (c. 2000–2005)
* Bar Refaeli (2005–2011)
 |
| Father | George DiCaprio |
| Awards | Full list |
| Website |  |

**Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio** (/diˈkæprioʊ/; Italian: [diˈkaːprjo]; born November 11, 1974) is an American celebrity, actor, movie director, producer and writer. He starred in many popular movies, including *What's Eating Gilbert Grape*, *Romeo + Juliet*, *Titanic*, *The Man in the Iron Mask*, *The Beach*, *Catch Me if You Can*, *Gangs of New York*, *The Aviator*, *The Revenant*, *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood* and *One Battle After Another*.

In 2016, DiCaprio won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in *The Revenant*.

## Personal life

DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles. His father, George, is of Italian and German descent, and his mother, Irmelin, is of German and Russian descent.

## Legacy

Leonardo's name short form *Leo* was used in Thalapathy Vijay's *Leo* film official trailer and the film is set to release in North America theatres on 18 October 2023.

## Filmography (selection)

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | *Critters 3* | Josh | Direct-to-video |
| 1992 | *Poison Ivy* | Guy |  |
| 1993 | *This Boy's Life* | Tobias "Toby" Wolff |  |
| *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* | Arnie Grape | First Academy Award Nomination |
| 1995 | *The Quick and The Dead* | Fee Herod "The Kid" |  |
| *The Basketball Diaries* | Jim Carroll |  |
| *Total Eclipse* | Arthur Rimbaud |  |
| 1996 | *Romeo + Juliet* | Romeo Montague |  |
| *Marvin's Room* | Hank |  |
| 1997 | *Titanic* | Jack Dawson | This movie won 11 Academy Awards. |
| 1998 | *The Man in the Iron Mask* | King Louis XIV/Philippe |  |
| *Celebrity* | Brandon Darrow |  |
| 2000 | *The Beach* | Richard |  |
| 2001 | *Don's Plum* | Derek |  |
| 2002 | *Catch Me If You Can* | Frank William Abagnale Jr. |  |
| *Gangs of New York* | Amsterdam Vallon |  |
| 2004 | *The Aviator* | Howard Hughes | Nominated for Best Actor at 2005 Academy Awards; won a Golden Globe. |
| 2006 | *The Departed* | William "Billy" Costigan Jr. | Nominated for Best Actor at 2007 Golden Globe |
| *Blood Diamond* | Danny Archer | Nominated for Best Actor at 2007 Academy Awards and Golden Globe |
| 2007 | *The 11th Hour* | Narrator | Documentary; also Writer |
| 2008 | *Body of Lies* | Roger Ferris |  |
| *Revolutionary Road* | Frank Wheeler |  |
| 2010 | *Shutter Island* | Edward "Teddy" Daniels |  |
| *Hubble* | Narrator | Documentary |
| *Inception* | Dominick "Dom" Cobb |  |
| 2011 | *J. Edgar* | J. Edgar Hoover |  |
| 2012 | *Django Unchained* | Calvin J. Candie |  |
| 2013 | *The Great Gatsby* | Jay Gatsby |  |
| *The Wolf of Wall Street* | Jordan Belfort | Nominated for Best Actor at 2014 Academy Awards and won Best Actor at Golden Globes |
| 2015 | *The Revenant* | Hugh Glass | Won Best Actor at 2016 Academy Awards |
| 2016 | *Before the Flood* | Himself | Won Hollywood Documentary Award |
| 2019 | *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood* | Rick Dalton | Nominated for Best Performance by Actor in a Leading Role at 2020 Academy Awards |
| 2021 | *Don't Look Up* | Dr. Randell Mindy | Nominated Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie |
| 2023 | *Killers of the Flower Moon* | Ernest Burkhart | Nominated for Best Actor at 2024
Golden Globes |
| 2025 | *One Battle After Another* | Bob Ferguson |  |

## Awards and nominations (selection)

### Academy Award

* Nominated: Best Supporting Actor, *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1994)
* Nominated: Best Actor, *The Aviator* (2005)
* Nominated: Best Actor, *Blood Diamond* (2007)
* Nominated: Best Actor, *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2014)
* **WON: Best Actor**, *The Revenant* (2016)
* Nominated: Best Actor, *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood* (2020)

### BAFTA Award

* Nominated: Best Actor, *The Aviator* (2005)
* Nominated: Best Actor, *The Departed* (2007)
* Nominated: Best Actor, *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2014)
* **Won: Best Actor**, *The Revenant* (2016)
* Nominated: Best Actor, *Don't Look Up* (2022)

### Golden Globe Award

* Nominated: Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1994)
* Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, *Titanic* (1998)
* Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, *Catch Me If You Can* (2003)
* **Won: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, *The Aviator* (2005) Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, *The Departed* (2007)
* Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, *Blood Diamond* (2007)
* Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Revolutionary Road (2008)
* Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, J. Edgar (2011)
* Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Django Unchained (2012)
* **Won: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2014) **Won: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, *The Revenant* (2016) Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy, *Don't Look Up* (2022)

| Year | Group | Award | Won | Movies/Television series |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series | No | *Santa Barbara* |
| 1992 | Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series | No | *Growing Pains* |
| 1993 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | New Generation Award | Yes |
| National Board of Review | Best Supporting Actor | Yes | *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* |
| 1994 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | No |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | No |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Actor | Yes |
| 1997 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | No | *Marvin's Room* |
| Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Yes |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best On-Screen Duo (with Claire Danes) | No | *Romeo + Juliet* |
| Best Male Performance | No |
| Best Kiss (with Claire Danes) | No |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actor | Yes |
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Actor | Yes |
| 1998 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | No | *Titanic* |
| Satellite Awards | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | No |
| Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | No |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best On-Screen Duo (with Kate Winslet) | No |
| Best Kiss (with Kate Winslet) | No |
| Best Male Performance | Yes |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actor - Drama | Yes |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Hissy Fit | No | *Celebrity* |
| Razzie Awards | Worst Screen Couple | Yes | *The Man in the Iron Mask* |
| 2001 | Worst Actor | No | *The Beach* |
| 2003 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss (with Cameron Diaz) | No | *Gangs of New York* |
| Best Male Performance | No | *Catch Me If You Can* |
| Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | No |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | No |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Liar | Yes |
| 2004 | Hollywood Movies Festival | Actor of the Year | Yes |
| 2005 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film | No | *The Aviator* |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actor: Drama | No |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | No |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | No |
| Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Yes |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | No |
| Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | No |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | No |
| Academy Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | No |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Male Performance | Yes |
| 2007 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | No | *Blood Diamond* |
| No | *The Departed* |
| Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | No | *Blood Diamond* |
| No | *The Departed* |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | No | *Blood Diamond* |
| Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | No | *The Departed* |
| Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | No |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | No |
| Academy Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | No | *Blood Diamond* |

| National Board of Review Award |
| --- |
| Preceded by Jack Nicholson for *A Few Good Men* |  **Best Supporting Actor for *What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 1993 | Succeeded by Gary Sinise for *Forrest Gump* |
| Golden Globe Award |
| Preceded by Sean Penn for *Mystic River* |  **Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for *The Aviator 2005 | Succeeded by Philip Seymour Hoffman for *Capote* |

## Other websites

* Leonardo DiCaprio Official Website Archived 2009-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
* Leonardo DiCaprio Official Eco-site Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
* Leonardo DiCaprio Official MySpace
* Official DiCaprio Environmental Eleventh Hour film site Archived 2019-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
* Leonardo DiCaprio on IMDb
* Leonardo DiCaprio at People.com
* Leonardo DiCaprio at TV.com
* leonardo dicaprio biography