Biography: Leonardo DiCaprio, birth name: Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio, born on November 11, 1974, height: 5 ft 11 (180 cm), Zodiac Sign: Scorpio. Leonardo gained worldwide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic in 1997.

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Leonardo has starred in many other successful films including Romeo + Juliet (1996), Catch Me If You Can (2002), and Blood Diamond (2006). He has starred in many of Martin Scorsese’s films, including Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006), causing people to compare this relationship to that from which actor Robert De Niro benefited early in his career.  DiCaprio has won lots of awards: a three time Academy Award-, two time BAFTA Award-, and one time SAG Award-nominee, as well as a Golden Globe Award-, NBR Award-, and Silver Bear Award-winner.

Leonardo was born in Los Angeles, California, the only child of Irmalin  a former legal secretary, and George DiCaprio, an underground comic artist and producer/distributor of comic books. He was named after artist Leonardo da Vinci, as his pregnant mother was standing in front of a Da Vinci painting at a museum in Italy when DiCaprio first kicked.

A committed environmentalist, DiCaprio opting to fly on commercial flights instead of chartering private jets, which use more fuel. He has also mentioned that he drives a hybrid car and that his house has solar panels. His actions have inspired other celebrities, such as Orlando Bloom and Penelope Cruz.

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