Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most prominent and talented actors from Hollywood and also one of the most renowned American celebrities worldwide. Leonardo DiCaprio is the winner of some of the most prestigious acting awards and also had numerous award nominations to his credit as well.
Although he initially started off as a model, then appeared in several TV commercials and soap operas, Leonardo DiCaprio is today a respected actor and also a successful film producer as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio rose to fame with his romantic role in the iconic ‘Titanic’ (1997) movie, after which he showcased his acting prowess in several movie genres, including thrillers, action and comedy movies.
About Leonardo DiCaprio
Bio | |
| Real Name | Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio |
| Nickname | Lenny D and Leo |
| Date of Birth | 11th November 1974 |
| Age (as of November 2018) | 44 years |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Agnostic |
| Place of Birth | Hollywood (California) |
| Education | General Equivalency Diploma (GED) |
Physical Stats | |
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) approximately |
| Weight | 165 lbs (75 kg) approximately |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Blue |
Family & Relationships | |
| Father | George DiCaprio (Comic Book Artist/Producer/Distributor) |
| Mother | Irmelin Indenbirken DiCaprio (Legal Secretary) |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Girlfriend | Camilla Morrone (Actress/Model) |
Career | |
| Profession | Actor/Film Producer |
| Net Worth | INR 1801,00,00,000 (USD 245 Million) |
| Famous for | Critters-3 (1991), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996) Titanic (1997), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), The Beach (2000), Catch Me If You Can, Gangs Of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed, Blood Diamond (2006), Body of Lies (2008), Shutter Island, Inception (2010), Django Unchained (2012), The Great Gatsby, Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Revenant (2015) |
| First Movie | Critters-3 (1991) |
| Annual Income | INR 72,00,00,000 (USD 10 Million) |
| Favorite Food | Pasta and lemonade |
| Favorite Actors | Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro |
| Favorite Actresses | Meryl Streep and Meg Ryan |
| Hobbies | Playing video games and collecting action figures |
Leonardo DiCaprio is a truly talented actor from the American film industry who has proven his impressive acting skills with intense and memorable characters in some of Hollywood’s highest-grossing movies. Leonardo DiCaprio has received numerous award and honors as well had many award nominations also.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s age is around 44 years as Leonardo DiCaprio was born on the 11th of November, 1974 in Hollywood, California. Leonardo DiCaprio’s height is about 6 ft (183 cm) while Leonardo DiCaprio’s weight is around 75 kg (165 lbs). in his spare time, Leonardo DiCaprio loves playing video games, and has a passion for collecting action figures, as part of his hobbies.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s father is George DiCaprio, who works as a comic book artist, publisher and distributor in the Underground comic industry. Leonardo DiCaprio’s mother is Irmelin Indenbirken DiCaprio, a legal secretary by profession. Leonardo DiCaprio was the only child and does not have any siblings. Leonardo DiCaprio’s ex-girlfriends include popular American actress, singer, socialite and model Bijou Philips, model Kristen Zang, singer and actress Emma Miller, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, Israeli model Bar Rafaeli, then actress Blake Lively, model Erin Heatherton, model Kelly Rohrbach as well as German model Toni Garrn. However, Leonardo DiCaprio’s current girlfriend is model and actress Camila Morrone. Leonardo DiCaprio does not have any children.
Owing to his impressive acting talent and ability to make movie box office super hits, Leonardo DiCaprio’s annual income is around INR 72 crores (USD 10 Million). This brings Leonardo DiCaprio’s net worth to an estimated INR 1801 crores (USD 245 Million).
As for his success as a talented movie actor, Leonardo DiCaprio is the recipient of numerous prestigious acting awards and accolades besides having had innumerable award nominations to his credit till date.
The list of Leonardo DiCaprio’s awards include winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his impressive acting skills in ‘The Revenant’ (2016), apart from having had 5 Oscar Academy Award nominations to his name.
Leonardo DiCaprio has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his amazing acting in ‘The Aviator’ (2005), the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ (2014) and also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama again, for his performance in ‘The Revenant’ (2016). Besides having won 3 Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor, Leonardo DiCaprio has also had 8 Golden Globe Award nominations too.
Leonardo DiCaprio won the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award for Best Actor for his excellent acting in ‘The Great Gatsby’ (2013) and won the AACTA Award for Best International Actor for his amazing role in ‘The Revenant’ (2016), besides having had 2 AACTA Award nominations as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio is also the winner of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ Best Actor award for his role in ‘The Revenant’ (2016) apart from having had 1 Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ Award nomination previously.
Leonardo DiCaprio also won the Austin Film Critics Association’s Best Actor award for his impressive role in ‘The Departed’ (2007), apart from having had 1 Austin Film Critics Association Award nomination also.
Leonardo DiCaprio has also won the Berlin International Film Festival’s Best Actor award for his excellent performance in ‘Romeo + Juliet’ (1997).
Leonardo DiCaprio is also the winner of the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Romance for his role in ‘Romeo + Juliet’ (1997) and winner of the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Drama for his excellent role in ‘Titanic’ (1998).
Leonardo DiCaprio won the Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actor award for his excellent performance in ‘The Revenant’ (2015).
Leonardo DiCaprio also won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s New Generation Award for his impressive acting in ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?’ (1993).
Leonardo DiCaprio received the British Academy Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his acclaimed performance in ‘The Revenant’ (2016), besides having had 3 British Academy Film Award nominations to his credit earlier.
Leonardo DiCaprio was also the winner of the Chicago Film Critics Association’s Emerging Actor award for his role in ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?’ (1993), and later winner of the Chicago Film Critics Association’s Best Actor award for his amazing role in ‘The Revenant’ (2016), apart from having had 2 Chicago Film Critics Association Award nominations in the meanwhile.
Leonardo DiCaprio also won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy for his role in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ (2014) and later won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his acting in ‘The Revenant’ (2016), besides having had 5 Critics’ Choice Movie Award nominations earlier.
Leonardo DiCaprio has won the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association’s Best Actor award for his excellent performance in ‘The Revenant’ (2015) besides having had 4 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association award nominations to his credit as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio received the Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best Actor for his role in ‘The Departed’ (2006), while later had 1 Dublin Film Critics’ Circle award nomination as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio has also won the Hollywood Film Award for Actor of the Year for his impressive acting in ‘The Aviator’ (2004).
Leonardo DiCaprio also received the Irish Film & Television Academy’s Best International Actor award for his performance in ‘The Departed’ (2007) and again received the Irish Film & Television Academy’s Best International Actor award for his role in ‘The Revenant’ (2016) besides having had 3 Irish Film & Television Academy award nominations in between.
Leonardo DiCaprio won the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance for his acclaimed acting prowess in ‘Titanic’ (1998), the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance for ‘The Aviator’ (2005), the MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment for his impressive role in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ (2014) and again won the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance for his excellent role in ‘The Revenant’ (2016). Apart from winning 4 MTV Movie Awards, Leonardo DiCaprio has also had 11 MTV Movie Award nominations to his credit as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio is the winner of the National Board of Reviews’ Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?’ (1994), the National Board of Reviews’ Best Acting by an Ensemble award, the National Board of Reviews’ Best Supporting Actor again, for his performance in ‘Django Unchained’ (2013) and winner of the National Board of Reviews’ 2014 Career Collaboration award (shared with director Martin Scorsese).
Leonardo DiCaprio is also the recipient of the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor for his excellent role in ‘The Great Gatsby’ (2014), apart from having had 4 People’s Choice Award nominations also.
Leonardo DiCaprio also won the Satellite Awards’ Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture award and the Satellite Awards’ Best Cast – Motion Picture award for ‘The Departed’ (2006) and later won the Satellite Awards’ Best Actor – Motion Picture award for his performance in ‘The Revenant’ (2016), besides having had around 6 Satellite Award nominations as well.
Leonardo DiCaprio is the winner of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s 2013 American Riviera Award and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s 2014 Cinema Vanguard award (shared with director Martin Scorsese).
Leonardo DiCaprio has won the Scream Award for Best Science Fiction Actor for his acting in ‘The Inception’ (2010) besides having had 1 Scream Award nomination also.
Leonardo DiCaprio is the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his critically-acclaimed portrayal in ‘The Revenant’ (2016) besides having had 8 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations earlier.
Leonardo DiCaprio has also won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liar for ‘Catch Me If You Can’ (2003), the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Horror/Thriller for his role in ‘Shutter Island’ (2010) and won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Drama for his performance in ‘The Revenant’ (2016), apart from having had 7 Teen Choice Award nominations also.
Interesting Facts About Leonardo DiCaprio
- Leonardo DiCaprio smokes and also drinks alcohol.
- Leonardo DiCaprio was named so because his mother, Irmeline was viewing a painting by the great Renaissance painter, Leonardo da Vinci, when she felt her son’s first kick in pregnancy.
- Interestingly, Leonardo DiCaprio was not inclined to be part of the ‘Titanic’ but director James Cameroon finally convinced him and it went to take Leonardo DiCaprio to new heights of popularity as a Hollywood actor.
- Leonardo DiCaprio is a renowned environmental activist and is active all over the globe in various campaigns and after the immense success of his movie ‘Titanic’ Leonardo DiCaprio established the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation which is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues.
- Leonardo DiCaprio probably one of the most recognized celebrities worldwide.
