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His
name allegedly derives from his German mother Irmalin's having
experienced a sudden kick from her unborn boy while enjoying a
DaVinci painting at the Uffizi! In the year following his
birth, she and his Italian father George were divorced. He
grew up in Echo Park, then a particularly seedy,
drug-dominated area of Los Angeles. At five he appeared on his
favorite TV show, 'Romper Room,' and was nearly thrown off for
misbehaving!
After
a string of commercials, educational films ('Mickey's Safety
Club'), occasional parts in TV series, a debut film role as
Josh in 'Critters 3' (1991), a continuing role as the homeless
boy Luke in the TV series 'Growing Pains,' he got his
break-through part as Toby in 'This Boy's Life' (1993),
co-starring with Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin. The part led
the New York Film Critics and the National Society of Film
Critics to name him runner-up for Best Supporting Actor.
Sometimes
Credited As: Leonardo
Di Caprio
-
Leonardo
Di Caprio - Golden Globe Awards
Filmography
as: Actor, Producer,
Miscellaneous Crew, Himself,
Archive Footage, Notable
TV Guest Appearances
Actor
- filmography
(In Production) (2000s)
(1990s)
-
The
Departed (2006) (pre-production)
-
The
Aviator (2004) .... Howard Hughes
-
Catch
Me If You Can (2002) .... Frank Abagnale Jr.
-
Gangs
of New York (2002) .... Amsterdam Vallon
-
Don's
Plum (2001) .... Derek
-
The
Beach (2000) .... Richard
-
Celebrity
(1998) .... Brandon Darrow
-
The
Man in the Iron Mask (1998) .... King Louis XIV/Philippe
-
Titanic
(1997) .... Jack Dawson
-
Marvin's
Room (1996) .... Hank
-
Romeo
+ Juliet (1996) .... Romeo
... aka Romeo and Juliet
... aka William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (USA: complete
title)
-
Total
Eclipse (1995) .... Arthur Rimbaud
... aka Eclipse totale (France: DVD title)
... aka Poeti dall'inferno (Italy)
... aka Rimbaud Verlaine (France)
-
The
Basketball Diaries (1995) .... Jim Carroll
-
The
Quick and the Dead (1995) .... The Kid
-
Cent
et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995) .... Un acteur
muet ŕ Hollywood
... aka A Hundred and One Nights
... aka A Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema
... aka Cent et une nuits, Les (France: short title)
-
The
Foot Shooting Party (1994)
-
What's
Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) .... Arnie Grape
-
This
Boy's Life (1993) .... Toby
-
Poison
Ivy (1992) (as Leonardo Di Caprio) .... Guy
-
"Growing
Pains" (1985) TV Series .... Luke Brower
(1991-1992)
-
Critters
3 (1991) .... Josh
... aka Critters 3: You Are What They Eat (USA)
-
"Santa
Barbara" (1984) TV Series .... Young Mason
Capwell (1990)
-
"Parenthood"
(1990) TV Series .... Garry Buckman
The
Aviator - Leonardo Di Caprio takes to the skies
Filmography
as: Actor, Producer,
Miscellaneous Crew, Himself,
Archive Footage, Notable
TV Guest Appearances
Producer
- filmography
(In Production) (2000s)
-
Gardener
of Eden (2005) (pre-production)
(producer)
-
The
Aviator (2004) (executive producer)
-
The
Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) (executive
producer)
Filmography
as: Actor, Producer,
Miscellaneous Crew, Himself,
Archive Footage, Notable
TV Guest Appearances
Miscellaneous Crew
- filmography
-
Bad
Santa (2003) (special thanks)
... aka Badder Santa (USA: longer version)
-
AFI's
100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) (TV) (thanks)
Filmography
as: Actor, Producer,
Miscellaneous Crew, Himself,
Archive Footage, Notable
TV Guest Appearances
Himself
- filmography
(2000s) (1990s)
-
The
Affliction of Howard Hughes: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(2005) (V) .... Himself
-
The
77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself -
Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role/Presenter: Best
Documentary Feature
-
11th
Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) ....
Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor
in a Leading Role/Outstanding Performance by a Cast of a
Motion Picture/Co-presenter: Film Clip from "The
Aviator"
-
The
62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture [Drama]
-
Tsunami
Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV) .... Himself
-
The
61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Presenter: Best Motion Picture [Drama]
-
AFI
Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro
(2003) (TV) .... Himself
-
'Catch
Me If You Can': Behind the Camera (2003) (V) ....
Himself
-
The
100 Greatest Movie Stars (2003) (TV) .... Himself
-
Inside
the Playboy Mansion (2002) (TV) .... Himself
-
The
Concert for New York City (2001) (TV) .... Himself
-
Titanic:
The Premiere (2000) (V) .... Himself
-
"Biography
of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years" (1999)
(mini) TV Series .... Himself
-
Celebrities
Caught on Camera: Volume 1 (1999) (V) .... Himself
-
Titanic:
Breaking New Ground (1998) (TV) .... Himself/Jack Dawson
-
Directors:
James Cameron (1997) (V) .... Himself
-
David
Blaine: Street Magic (1996) (TV) .... Himself (Host)
-
Total
Eclipse (1995/II) (TV) .... Himself
-
-
Leonardo
Di Caprio as Howard Hughes
Filmography
as: Actor, Producer,
Miscellaneous Crew, Himself,
Archive Footage, Notable
TV Guest Appearances
Archive
Footage
-
101
Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV) .... Himself - #68:
Box Office Hit to Box Office Flop: The Beach
-
Shirtless:
Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV) (uncredited) ....
Himself
-
Growing
Pains: The E! True Hollywood Story (2001) (TV) ....
Himself
-
Beyond
Titanic (1998) (TV) .... Himself (at premiere of Titanic
(1997))
-
Leo
Mania (1998) (TV) .... Himself
-
To
Leo with Love (1998) (V) .... Himself
Filmography
as: Actor, Producer,
Miscellaneous Crew, Himself,
Archive Footage, Notable
TV Guest Appearances
Notable
TV Guest Appearances
-
"The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno" playing
"Himself" 1 February 2005
-
"History
vs. Hollywood" playing "Himself" in
episode: "The Aviator" 15 December 2004
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"The
Oprah Winfrey Show" playing "Himself" 6
December 2004
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"Celebrities
Uncensored" playing "Himself" (archive
footage) (episode # 2.6) 24 March 2004
-
"Celebrities
Uncensored" playing "Himself" (archive
footage) (episode # 2.3) 25 February 2004
-
"Celebrities
Uncensored" playing "Himself" (archive
footage) (episode # 2.1) 4 February 2004
-
"Celebrities
Uncensored" playing "Himself" (archive
footage) (episode # 1.15) 26 November 2003
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"Celebrities
Uncensored" playing "Himself" (archive
footage) (episode # 1.9) 10 September 2003
-
"Celebrities
Uncensored" playing "Himself" (archive
footage) (episode # 1.4) 9 July 2003
-
"Larry
King Live" playing "Himself" 25 January
2003
-
"Wetten,
dass..?" playing "Himself" in episode:
"Wetten, dass..? aus Böblingen" (episode # 1.140)
25 January 2003
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"Leute
heute" playing "Himself" in episode:
"Cannes Festival 2002" 21 May 2002
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"HBO
First Look" playing "Himself" in episode:
"Catch Me If You Can" 2002
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"The
Priory" playing "Himself" (episode #
1.13) 15 February 2000
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"The
Directors" playing "Himself" in episode:
"The Films of James Cameron" (episode # 1.8)
-
"Roseanne"
playing "Darlene's Classmate" in episode:
"Home-Ec" (episode # 3.16) 5 February 1991
-
"The
New Lassie" in episode: "Livewire"
(episode # 1.23) 17 November 1990
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"Fun
House" playing "Himself" 21 September
1990
Now
He's The King of the Skies!'
His
first Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations came for the
difficult role of Arnie in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape'
(1993). Equally challenging parts were a drug-troubled Jim
Carroll in 'The Basketball Diaries' (1995), the tormented
homosexual poet Rimbaud in 'Total Eclipse' (1995) and the male
lead in a very updated 'Romeo + Juliet' (1996). True
superstardom came to DiCaprio playing Jack Dawson in 'Titanic'
in 1997.
Dreams
do not come true to all who have such lofty ambitions, and in
an industry riddled with rejection, the actor says that his
father was a great influences during his formative years.
"I remember the casting session that I had where I was a
break dancer, having this punk hair cut. They rejected me and
I became really disillusioned with the business and said well
this is what it's all about, and I haven't even got in to read
a line.
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