Leonardo DiCaprio
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| Leonardo DiCaprio | |
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| Born | Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio November 11, 1974  Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Notable works | Arnie Grape in What's Eating Gilbert Grape Romeo Montague in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Jack Dawson in Titanic Frank William Abagnale, Jr. in Catch Me If You Can Amsterdam Vallon in Gangs of New York Howard Hughes in The Aviator Billy Costigan in The Departed Danny Archer in Blood Diamond |
| Height | 5'11" (1.80 m)[1] |
| Political party | Democrat[2] |
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. Some of the movies he has appeared in include 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, and The Aviator. His first movie was Critters 3.
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Filmography [change]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Critters 3 | Josh | |
| 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 | Blood Diamond | Danny Archer | Nominated for Best Actor at 2007 Academy Awards and Golden Globe |
| The Departed | William "Billy" Costigan Jr. | Nominated for Best Actor at 2007 Golden Globe | |
| 2007 | The 11th Hour | Narrator | |
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road | Frank Wheeler | |
| Body of Lies | Roger Ferris | ||
| The Chancellor Manuscript | Peter Chancellor | ||
| 2009 | Shutter Island | Edward "Teddy" Daniels | |
| Blink | Timothy Leary | (in negotiations) | |
| 2010 | Conspiracy of Fools | (under development) | |
| The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore Roosevelt | (under development) | |
| Untitled World's Fair Project | H. H. Holmes | (under development) |
Awards and nominations [change]
Academy Award [change]
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor, What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1994)
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Aviator (2004)
- Nominated: Best Actor, Blood Diamond (2006)
BAFTA Award [change]
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Aviator (2005)
- Nominated: Best Actor, The Departed (2007)
Golden Globe Award [change]
- 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)
| National Board of Review Award | ||
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| 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 |
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