Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (Los Angeles , California , November 11, 1974 ), 1 is an actor and film producer .
He has received numerous awards, including a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama for his performance in The Aviator in 2004 and 2013 Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical for The Wolf of Wall Street. Additionally , he has won a Silver Bear Award and a Chlotrudis .
DiCaprio began appearing in television commercials before acting on recurring roles in TV series such as Santa Barbara and Growing Pains in the early 1990s career. He made his film debut in the comedy science fiction and horror Critters 3 in 1991 and received critical acclaim for his performance in This Boy's Life , in 1993.2 DiCaprio obtained recognition for his subsequent work in 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 1997 Titanic.
Since 2000 , DiCaprio has been nominated for several 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 ) Just a Dream ( 2008) Django Unchained (2012) and the Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) .
his films Shutter Island (2010) and the Beginning ( 2010 ) are among the biggest commercial successes of his career. March DiCaprio owns a production company named Appian Way productions, whose productions include the films Gardener of Eden (2007 ) and Orphan ( 2009). Committed environmentalist, DiCaprio has received praise from environmental groups for his activism.
DiCaprio, an only child, was born in Los Angeles, California. His father, George DiCaprio, is an underground comic artist and producer / distributor of comic books. On his mother is Russian and German descent and her father, Italian. He was named Leonardo because his pregnant mother while looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum, DiCaprio kicked in the vientre.Sus parents divorced when he was one year old. DiCaprio and his mother lived in several Los Angeles neighborhoods, such as Echo Park, Los Angeles, in 1874 Hillhurst Avenue in Los Feliz.