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Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio [4] ( born Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio ; born November 11, 1974, Los Angeles , USA ) is an American actor and producer [5] .
Six times he was nominated for an Academy Award in the category " Best Actor " for his roles in the films Aviator (2004), Blood Diamond (2006), Wolf from Wall Street (2013), and Survivor (2015 ) and “ Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ” (2019), as well as in the category “ Best Supporting Actor ” for their role in the film “ What Gilbert Grape Eats ” (1994) and in the category “ Best Film ” for producing the film “The Wolf from Wall Street” "(2013). Five times was nominated for a BAFTA Award in the category " Best Actor " for his roles in the films " Aviator”(2004),“ The Departed ”(2006),“ The Wolf of Wall Street ”(2013),“ Survivor ”(2015) and“ Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ”(2019). Nominated for the Golden Globe Award thirteen times : eight nominations in the category " Best Actor in a Drama Film ", two nominations in the category " Best Actor - Comedy or Musical ", two nominations in the category " Best Actor in a Supporting Drama " and one producer nomination in categories " Best Movie - Comedy or Musical ." In 2016, he won an Oscar in the Best Actor category, as well as the British BAFTA Awardin the category " Best Actor " for playing the role of Hugh Glass in the movie " Survivor ." Winner of three Golden Globe awards for Best Actor in a Drama for the role of Howard Hughes in the film Aviator (2004), winner of the category Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for the role of Jordan Belfort in the film Wolf with Wall Street ”(2013) and in the category“ Best Actor in a Drama Film ”for the role of Hugh Glass in the movie“ Survivor ”(2015). Saturn Award NomineeUS film actors guilds and Sputnik .
He began his full-fledged acting career at the age of thirteen in the late 1980s. In the 2000s, he received recognition from the public and critics for his work in a wide range of film genres.
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974 in Los Angeles ( California ). Leonardo is the only child of comic book author George DiCaprio (born November 30, 1943) and court clerk Irmeline Indenbirken (born 1943). The father has half Italian (from Naples ) roots, half German (from Bavaria ) [6] [7] . Mother was born in West German Or-Erkenshvik in a bomb shelter with German Wilhelm Indenbirken and Russian immigrant Helena Indenbirken (1915–2008) (nee Elena Stepanovna Smirnova), who after the October Revolutionwas exported by parents to Germany [8] . In 1955, William and Helena emigrated to the United States.
At a Tigrin Summit in 2010, Leonardo, in conversation with Vladimir Putin, said that Helena, despite the fact that she was two years old when she was taken away from Russia, knew how to speak Russian, and that his grandfather (he didn’t say what namely the line) was also Russian, and added: “So I'm not a quarter, but half Russian” [9] [10] [11] . Later, during the popular talk show “The Ellen Show,” the famous Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio admitted that he was a quarter Russian, since his grandmother was from the USSR.
The future actor received the name Leonardo thanks to his mother, as he first moved in her stomach when she watched paintings of Leonardo da Vinci while pregnant [12] . When Leo was one year old, George and Irmelin divorced, and the son stayed with his mother. Leo lived in several blocks of Los Angeles, such as Eco Park and 1874 Hillharst Avenue, while his mother worked on several jobs.
He studied at the Elementary School Sidd, then enrolled at the , where he studied for four years [13] .
Leonardo first appeared in front of the camera in another two and a half years, when his father took him to the popular children's television show. At the age of 14, Leonardo DiCaprio decided to become an actor. He found an agent who liked his haircut and his name. He starred in more than 30 commercials and several television series: “ Santa Barbara ,” “ New Adventures of Lassie ,” “ Rosanna, ” and others.
His debut in the movie was the comedic horror film " Critters 3 " [14] . Since 1991, he starred in the series “Growth Diseases”, but soon left him to star with Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin in the film “ This Boy ’s Life ” [15] .
Later, in 1993 , Leonardo DiCaprio, along with Johnny Depp starred in the drama " What's Eating Gilbert Grape ." In this film, he played the role of Arnie, the mentally retarded brother of Gilbert, who needs constant supervision and who can die at any time. The film was a success with critics, and for his acting, DiCaprio was first nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar in the category "Best Supporting Actor."
In 1995, DiCaprio got a role in Sam Raimi ’s Western " Fast and Dead, " where Sharon Stone , Gene Hackman and Russell Crowe played in addition to him . He also starred in the film “ Total Eclipse ” in the role of the poet Arthur Rimbaud , who fell in love with his older colleague, the poet Paul Verlaine (actor David Thewlis ), to whom he sent his poems, and Verlaine, appreciating his outstanding talent, invited him to come to Paris . Leo replaced Rivera Phoenix , who died during the filming of the film [16]. The actor masterly played homosexual affection, connection and passion, with endless absinthe libations , vagrancy, meeting-separation of two complex creative personalities in the era of conservative values after the suppression of the Paris Commune. However, despite the positive reviews from critics, the film did not have much success at the box office.
After this work, DiCaprio played a major role in the film adaptation of Jim Carroll ’s autobiographical novel , The Basketball Player ’s Diary . The film tells about a sixteen-year-old teenager playing basketball and writing good poems, but as soon as he tries drugs for the first time , his life is rapidly falling and degrading.
DiCaprio tried unsuccessfully for the role of Robin in the movie " Batman Forever " (as a result of this character Chris O'Donnell played ).
In 1996, Leonardo, along with Claire Danes, appeared in the film Bourd Lurman " Romeo + Juliet ." The film is an interpretation of the tragedy of “ Romeo and Juliet ” by William Shakespeare , but the action of the play is transferred to the present. It was one of the first box-office successful films featuring Leo [17] and his father's favorite film.
Later, he again played with Robert De Niro in the family drama “ Marvin 's Room ”, in which he played the role of a difficult teenager [18] . The film also starred Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep .
The main picture that brought Leonardo worldwide popularity was the " Titanic " by James Cameron . Initially, Leo wanted to abandon the role, but in the end he agreed, since Cameron believed in his acting abilities [19] . The film became the main cultural event of the year and received 11 Oscars, but the ceremony was accompanied by scandal, since film academics did not nominate Leo in the category "Best Actor". In protest, more than 200 fans of the actor turned to the Academy with complaints, and Leo flatly refused to attend the ceremony [20] . However, Leo was nominated for the Golden Globe Award. It was the role in Titanic that brought DiCaprio to the ranks of Hollywood's highest paid actors .. In 1997, Leonardo was included in the list of “50 most beautiful people in the world” according to People magazine .
DiCaprio appeared in a cameo in black-and-white film by Woody Allen - " Celebrity ." In the same year, he plays King Louis XIV in the film "The Man in the Iron Mask ." Despite the cold reaction of critics, the film raised about $ 180 million in American and worldwide box office. DiCaprio was "awarded" for this role of the Golden Raspberry Award as the " Worst Acting Duet " for the role of the king and his twin brother.
The next project of DiCaprio was the adventure drama Danny Boyle "The Beach ", based on the eponymous bestselling novel by Alex Garland . He played an American tourist who, in search of a better life, comes to Thailand , where he leaves for a secret island. Virginie Ledoyen and Tilda Swinton also starred in the film . The tape, despite good box office, like Leo's previous film, was not successful with critics. DiCaprio was again nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award, but this time John Travolta was recognized as the worst artist for his roles in the films Battleground: Earth andHappy numbers . " Also, the picture of Cafe Dons Plum , shot in 1996 according to the idea of DiCaprio himself, was released.
In the early 2000s, DiCaprio showed interest in the American Psycho project, but abandoned the role of Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale ).
The first film for Leo in 2002 was the criminal tragic comedy directed by Steven Spielberg, " Catch Me If You Can ." The film was based on the biography of Frank Abignail , who is known for his daring crimes committed back in the 1960s . The film was shot in 147 different places and was shot in just 52 days [21] . The film received positive reviews from critics and became for DiCaprio one of the highest grossing films in his career. For the third time, Leo was nominated for the Golden Globe Award as the best male lead actor.
Also in 2002, DiCaprio first starred with director Martin Scorsese in the movie New York Gangs about a clash between gangs of “Native” Americans and expats in New York . Martin Scorsese initially wanted to sell his idea of implementing the film, but after Leo became interested in the project, the director changed his mind [22] . The film was a success with both critics and the audience. However, the Gangs of New York won an Oscar award - not one of the 10 nominations. Leonardo’s work was highly appreciated, but he remained in the shadow of Daniel Day-Lewis , whose film press rated above [23] [24] .
After working together, Scorsese and DiCaprio decided to work together again. This time, Scorsese decided to make the film “The Aviator ” about the American businessman Howard Hughes . Leo spent about a year and a half preparing for the role [24] . Aviator was a huge success. Leonardo won his first Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar , but the award went to Jamie Foxx for his role in the film Ray .
In 2006, Leonardo starred in two films: “ Blood Diamond ” and “The Departed ”. Edward Zwick directed The Blood Diamond , which also featured Jimon Honsu and Jennifer Connelly . The film tells about the young smuggler Danny Archer, a trader in the search and sale of diamonds during the civil war in Sierra Leone in 1999 . The film received generally favorable reviews, and DiCaprio received another nomination for the Golden Globe and Oscar (in both cases, Leonardo lost the award to Forest Whitaker) In the second film, directed by Martin Scorsese , Leo played William Costigan, a policeman who was introduced into the criminal gang of the Irish mafia . The film received the highest ratings from critics, and the actor was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA . Matt Damon , Jack Nicholson , Martin Sheen and Mark Wahlberg also played in the film .
In early 2008, DiCaprio starred in Ridley Scott's “ The Body of Lies ” based on the novel of the same name by David Ignatius . The film tells about the fight against terrorists by CIA agents [25] . For the role of Leonardo he dyed his hair and wore brown contact lenses - it is considered that this film will be similar to the political thrillers of the 1970s, such as the plot "Parallax" and " Three Days of the Condor " [25] . In the same year, Leo reunited with Kate Winslet and starred in the drama " Revolutionary Road". The film tells about a married couple who dream of breaking with their routine life and moving to Paris . Leonardo received another nomination for the Golden Globe .
In 2010, he again worked with Martin Scorsese on the psychological thriller Island of the Damned , a film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Dennis Lihein . Mark Ruffalo , Ben Kingsley and Michelle Williams also played in the picture . Leo played US Marshal Teddy Daniels, who was sent to the Ashcliffe Clinic for insane criminals on Shutter Island to investigate the disappearance of one of the patients. In the same year, Christopher Nolan offered him a role in his science fiction film “ The Beginning ”. The film was based on the idea of lucid dreaming .
On November 1, 2010, DiCaprio bought the rights to the adaptation of Eric Larson's novel “The Devil in the White City” [26] . The book tells the story of the serial killer Henry Howard Holmes , responsible for the death of many women during the Chicago World Exhibition in 1893 [27] . Leo also stated that he would play the role of a serial killer [28] .
The next project was Clint Eastwood 's biographical drama " J. Edgar " about the first director of the FBI, John Edgar Hoover . In general, the film was greeted critically by critics, the American Film Academy also did not award the film a single Oscar nomination. Nevertheless, the picture brought Leonardo another Golden Globe nomination for best role in drama ( George Clooney received the prize for the film Descendants ).
In 2012, Quentin Tarantino offered DiCaprio a role in his spaghetti western , Django Unchained . Leo agreed and first played the villain, the charming and at the same time cynical and cruel slave owner Calvin Candy [29] [30] , for which he received the ninth Golden Globe nomination (DiCaprio lost the award to another actor from the same film - Christoph Waltz ).
A year later, Leonardo accepted the offer of Baz Lurman to play in the next film adaptation of Francis Scott Fitzgerald ’s novel “The Great Gatsby ” [31] [32] . The film received mixed reviews from critics, but DiCaprio's game was rated highly.
Leonardo returned to Scorsese and starred in his new film, The Wolf of Wall Street . The film was based on memoirs of the same name by Jordan Belfort , a former New York broker who was convicted of money laundering and a number of other financial crimes [33] [34] . The film was the fifth collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio. After the shooting, Leo said he was going to take a break from the movie [35] . For this acting work, he was awarded the second Golden Globe , and also again nominated for Academy Award and BAFTA. At the Oscars, DiCaprio was also nominated for producing the film.
Since the fall of 2014, DiCaprio participated in the many months of filming the film " Survivor " directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu . Leonardo played the role of trapper Hugh Glass , who at the beginning of the 19th century was abandoned to die in wild places in the northwestern United States, but managed to survive, despite serious injuries. Filming took place in Canada and southern Argentina and ended only in the summer of 2015. The film was released at the end of 2015, and on February 28, 2016, DiCaprio brought the long-awaited Oscar for the main male role (Oscars also received Gonzalez Iñarrita for directing and Emmanuel Lubetzki for best operator work). DiCaprio received a number of other awards for this role, including the next "Golden Globe , BAFTA Award, and American Actors Guild Award .
January 19, 2016 Leonardo DiCaprio at the World Economic Forum in Davos ( Switzerland ) received the Crystal Award for his contribution to environmental protection . Having established the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998, DiCaprio has allocated more than $ 30 million to develop 70 innovative environmental projects in 40 countries. This, in particular, is about the protection of marine fauna or animal species that are threatened with extinction. “Together, we fight to preserve the fragile climate of our planet against irreversible destruction,” said the actor in Davos, who was appointed in 2014 the UN Ambassador for Climate Change.
In March 2017, it became known that DiCaprio intends to invest in Love The Wild, a company that specializes in self-growing seafood and selling them frozen. The actor based his decision on the fact that: “The exploitation of our oceans has led many marine ecosystems to the point of complete collapse, which reduces our ability to use the seas as a reliable food source, as we have done for thousands of years” [36] .
In May 2019, at the Cannes Film Festival , the premiere of the ninth film by Quentin Tarantino “ Once in Hollywood ”, where the picture was awarded a six-minute standing ovation, took place. Leonardo DiCaprio played in the movie the main role of an actor named Rick Dalton. For this role Leonardo DiCaprio got the twelfth nomination for the award " Golden Globe " in the category " Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy ," a sixth nomination for the Prize of the Guild of the US Screen Actors in the category " Best Actor " and the fifth nomination for the award " a BAFTA "And the sixth nomination for the Academy Award"In the category" Best Actor ". The film also involved Brad Pitt , who played the role of Cliff Booth - stuntman, understudy and friend Rick Dalton and Margot Robbie , who embodied the image of the famous American actress and model Sharon Tate . The film was highly rated and generally received positive ratings. The Hollywood Reporter called the film “Tarantino's 60s Hollywood Love Letter” and praised its casting. The film was released in world distribution on July 26, 2019; in Russia - on August 8, 2019. The picture became the leader of the Russian hire, collecting 516.9 million rubles for the first weekend. Quentin himself called the duo of DiCaprio and Pitt the best since the screen pair of Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the filmButch Cassidy and Sundance Kid . "
In the 1990s, Leonardo DiCaprio met with the Danish model Helena Christensen , from 2000 to 2005 - with the Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen [37] , from 2006 to 2009 he met with the Israeli model Bar Rafaeli [38] . On March 26, 2010, DiCaprio and Rafaeli officially announced a break in relations. Since the summer of 2010, Leo and Bar began to meet again and were planning to get married [39] , however, in May 2011, the New York Post reported that Leonardo DiCaprio and Bar Rafaeli had finally broken up [40] .
Since June 2011, DiCaprio met with actress Blake Lively [41] . In early October 2011, a message appeared that Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively broke up, but promised to maintain friendly relations [42] . In December 2011, it became known that Leo started dating Victoria's Secret lingerie model Erin Hitherton [43] , but in November 2012 the couple announced a breakup due to busy schedules for both [44] .
In May 2013, the actor began relations with the German model Tony Garrn [45] [46] , which ended in December next year.
Later, during a break in relations with Tony Garrn, he also met with Nina Agdal and Lorena Ray [47] .
Since the end of 2017, DiCaprio has been in a permanent relationship with Camila Morrone, an actress and model from Argentina [47] .
Leo owns a home in Los Angeles and an apartment in Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan [48] . In 2009, the actor bought Blackadore Island near Belize , where he plans to open an environmentally friendly resort [49] .
In 2013, the actor became a co-owner of a racing team Venturi Grand Prix Formula E Team to participate in the Formula-E .
Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
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1988 | from | Rosanna | Roseanne | classmate darlen |
1989 - 1991 | from | Lassie's new adventures | The new lassie | boy |
1990 | from | Santa Barbara | Santa barbara | Mason Capwell in childhood |
1990 | from | Outcasts | The outsiders | child |
1990 | from | Parents | Parenthood | Harry buckman |
1991 | from | Growing pain | Growing pains | Luke Brower |
1991 | f | Critters 3 | Critters III | Josh |
1992 | f | Poison ivy | Poison ivy | Guy |
1993 | f | Life of this guy | This Boy's Life | Toby Wolf |
1993 | f | What Eats Gilbert Grape | What's eating Gilbert Grape | Arnie Grape |
1994 | f | Party with shots in the legs | The foot shooting party | Bad |
1995 | f | Full eclipse | Total eclipse | Arthur Rimbaud |
1995 | f | Fast and dead | The quick and the dead | Kid |
1995 | f | Basketball Player Diaries | The Basketball Diaries | Jim Carroll |
1996 | f | Romeo + Juliet | Romeo + Juliet | Romeo |
1996 | f | Marvin's Room | Marvin's room | Hank |
1997 | f | Titanic | Titanic | Jack dawson |
1998 | f | The man in the iron mask | The man in the iron mask | King Louis XIV / Philip |
1998 | f | Celebrity | Celebrity | Brandon darrow |
2000 | f | Beach | The beach | Richard |
2001 | f | Cafe "Dons Plum" | Don's plum | Derik |
2002 | f | New York gangs | Gangs of new york | Amsterdam Wallon |
2002 | f | Catch Me If You Can | Catch me if you can | Frank William Abignale |
2004 | f | Aviator | The aviator | Howard Hughes |
2006 | f | The Departed | The departed | Billy Costigan |
2006 | f | Bloody diamond | Blood diamond | Danny archer |
2007 | dock | Eleventh hour | 11th Hour, The | the narrator |
2008 | f | Collection of lies | Body of lies | Roger Ferris |
2008 | f | Road of change | Revolution road | Frank Wheeler |
2010 | f | Shutter Island | Shutter island | Teddy daniels |
2010 | f | Start | Inception | Dominic Cobb |
2011 | f | J. Edgar | J. edgar | Edgar Hoover |
2012 | f | Django Unchained | Django unchained | Calvin Candy |
2013 | f | The Great Gatsby | The great gatsby | Jay gatsby |
2013 | f | The wolf of Wall Street | The wolf of wall street | Jordan Belfort |
2015 | core | Samples | The audition | playing himself |
2015 | f | Survivor | The revenant | Hugh Glass |
2016 | dock | Save the planet | Before the flood | playing himself |
2019 | f | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Rick Dalton |
2021 | f | Moon Flower Slayers | Killers of the flower moon | Tom white |
Year | Film | Participation | Source |
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2004 | Aviator | Executive producer | [50] [51] |
2004 | The assassination of Richard Nixon | [52] | |
2007 | Eleventh hour | Producer | [53] |
2007 | Gardener of Eden | [54] | |
2009 | Child of darkness | [55] | |
2011 | Little Red Riding Hood | [56] | |
2011 | March Ides | Executive producer | [57] |
2013 | Va bank | Producer | [58] |
2013 | From hell | [59] | |
2013 | The wolf of Wall Street | [60] | |
2014 | Virunga | Executive producer | [61] |
2015 | Cattle plot | [62] | |
2016 | Ivory game | [63] | |
2016 | Save the planet | Producer | [64] |
2016 | Law of night | [65] | |
2018 | Robin Hood: Getting Started | [66] |
In honor of the actor, new species of animals were named, for example, the river beetle Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi [67] and the spider species S. leonardodicaprioi , belonging to the genus Spintharus [68] .