Leonardo DiCaprio
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
| Revision as of 20:08, 13 July 2013 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 22:02, 14 February 2016 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| - | '''Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio''' (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. | + | '''Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio''' (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. He has been nominated for numerous awards, and has won three [[Golden Globe Award]]s. DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials, after which he had recurring roles in TV series such as the soap opera ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' and the sitcom ''[[Growing Pains]]'' in the early 1990s. He began his film career by starring as Josh in ''[[Critters 3]]'' before starring in the film adaptation of the memoir ''[[This Boy's Life (film)|This Boy's Life]]'' (1993) alongside [[Robert De Niro]]. DiCaprio was praised for his supporting role in the drama ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]'' (1993), and gained public recognition with leading roles in the drama ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]'' (1995) and the romantic drama ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]'' (1996), before achieving international fame with [[James Cameron]]'s epic romance ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997), which became the [[List of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film]] to that point. |
| - | + | ||
| - | Born and raised in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], DiCaprio started his career by appearing in television commercials prior to landing recurring roles in TV series such as the soap opera ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' and the sitcom ''[[Growing Pains]]'' in the early 1990s. He made his film debut in the comedic [[sci-fi film|sci-fi]] [[horror film]] ''[[Critters 3]]'' (1991) and received first notable critical praise for his performance in ''[[This Boy's Life (film)|This Boy's Life]]'' (1993). DiCaprio obtained recognition for his subsequent work in supporting roles in ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]'' (1993) and ''[[Marvin's Room (film)|Marvin's Room]]'' (1996), as well as leading roles in ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]'' (1995) and ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]'' (1996), before achieving international fame in [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997). | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Since the 2000s, DiCaprio has been nominated for awards for his work in such films as ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' (2002), ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002), ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004), ''[[Blood Diamond (film)|Blood Diamond]]'' (2006), ''[[The Departed]]'' (2006), ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]'' (2008), ''[[Django Unchained]]'' (2012) and ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]'' (2013). His films ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010) and ''[[Inception]]'' (2010) rank among the biggest commercial successes of his career DiCaprio owns a production company named Appian Way Productions, whose productions include the films ''[[Gardener of Eden]]'' (2007) and ''[[Orphan (film)|Orphan]]'' (2009). A committed environmentalist, DiCaprio has received praise from environmental groups for his activism. | + | |
| + | Since the 2000s, DiCaprio has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of film genres. His subsequent films include ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]'' (1998), the biographical crime drama ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' (2002) and the epic historical drama ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002) which also marked his first of many collaborations with director [[Martin Scorsese]]. DiCaprio was also acclaimed for his performances in the political war thriller ''[[Blood Diamond (film)|Blood Diamond]]'' (2006), the neo-noir crime drama ''[[The Departed]]'' (2006), the espionage thriller ''[[Body of Lies (film)|Body of Lies]]'' (2008), the drama ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]'' (2008), the psychological thriller ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010), the science fiction thriller ''[[Inception]]'' (2010), the biographical film ''[[J. Edgar]]'' (2011), the western ''[[Django Unchained]]'' (2012), and the period drama ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]'' (2013). | ||
| + | DiCaprio's portrayal of [[Howard Hughes]] in ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004) and [[Hugh Glass]] in ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' (2015) won him two Golden Globe Awards for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]], and his role as [[Jordan Belfort]] in ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013) won him the award for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]. He won his first [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]] award for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]] for ''The Revenant''. He has also been nominated for six [[Academy Awards]] — five for acting and one for producing. In addition to acting, DiCaprio is the founder of his own production company, named [[Appian Way Productions]]. He is also a committed [[environmentalist]]. | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 14 February 2016
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. He has been nominated for numerous awards, and has won three Golden Globe Awards. DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials, after which he had recurring roles in TV series such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains in the early 1990s. He began his film career by starring as Josh in Critters 3 before starring in the film adaptation of the memoir This Boy's Life (1993) alongside Robert De Niro. DiCaprio was praised for his supporting role in the drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), and gained public recognition with leading roles in the drama The Basketball Diaries (1995) and the romantic drama Romeo + Juliet (1996), before achieving international fame with James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1997), which became the highest-grossing film to that point.
Since the 2000s, DiCaprio has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of film genres. His subsequent films include The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), the biographical crime drama Catch Me If You Can (2002) and the epic historical drama Gangs of New York (2002) which also marked his first of many collaborations with director Martin Scorsese. DiCaprio was also acclaimed for his performances in the political war thriller Blood Diamond (2006), the neo-noir crime drama The Departed (2006), the espionage thriller Body of Lies (2008), the drama Revolutionary Road (2008), the psychological thriller Shutter Island (2010), the science fiction thriller Inception (2010), the biographical film J. Edgar (2011), the western Django Unchained (2012), and the period drama The Great Gatsby (2013).
DiCaprio's portrayal of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004) and Hugh Glass in The Revenant (2015) won him two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and his role as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) won him the award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He won his first BAFTA award for Best Actor for The Revenant. He has also been nominated for six Academy Awards — five for acting and one for producing. In addition to acting, DiCaprio is the founder of his own production company, named Appian Way Productions. He is also a committed environmentalist.
