The magnificent actor Leonardo Di Caprio is the idol of millions. His presence in the film automatically means that the directors and producers are extremely responsible approach to the process of creating films and do not save on its budget. Of course, not the most successful roles and films have come across in his films – this is a fact, but one cannot but admit that DiCaprio’s personal talent is incredible. Few people are endowed with such a gift as he is a brilliant actor who is able to play a variety of roles masterly.
Leonardo has Russian roots. By the way, not only he – for example, Mila Jovovich also has them. However, in addition to Russian roots, he also has German, and Italian, and American ones. For the first time he got on the screen at the age of 2.5 years, when his father with him in his arms participated in a television show. At school, he was often mocked by “slowing down” because of his poor performance in many subjects. He made the decision to become an actor when he was only 10 years old. Up to this point, he wanted to become an oceanologist. Leonardo DiCaprio never studied at a university – he has only a regular high school. However, Nicole Kidman, no less famous than him, did not even finish her studies at school. In his youth, DiCaprio starred in three dozen commercials, and even appeared in the famous TV series “Santa Barbara”. He collects unusual movie posters and interesting pictures. At the dawn of his acting career, an agent suggested that Di Caprio take an American-like pseudonym, but he refused. The actor is an active supporter of “clean” technology. His house receives energy through solar panels, while Leonardo himself drives an electric car. His name Leonardo DiCaprio was in honor of the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci.
For the first time in the famous motion picture, he played in his youth. This is a horror film “Critters-3”. DiCaprio was nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe when he was only 19 years old. He won worldwide fame for his role in Cameron’s Titanic, which was released in 1997 and until the release of Avatar, remained the most financially successful film in history. A total of Oscar nominations for DiCaprio were six (for 2018). In the end, he received it, but at the same time, taking a figurine at the ceremony in his hands, he held it in such a way that it turned out to be a very ambiguous gesture with an exposed middle finger. Chance is it or not – who knows? Since 2014, the actor has been the UN ambassador for climate issues.
In 2010, Vladimir Putin, who then held the post of prime minister, called DiCaprio “a real man” when he, with numerous adventures, did get to St. Petersburg, where the “Tiger Summit” was held. The second name of Leonardo DiCaprio – Wilhelm. One of the bad habits of the actor – biting his nails. Once he tried to register his last name as a trademark, but was refused. The role of Spider-Man in the eponymous film was originally supposed to play DiCaprio, but he gave it to Tobey Maguire, his closest friend. Among his favorite dishes, Di Caprio always names Italian pasta and German sausages with sauerkraut.
Leonardo’s favorite film is The Godfather based on the novel by Mario Puzo, and his favorite book is The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. He is also not deprived of musical talents – Leonardo plays the organ excellently. But this instrument is one of the most complex, and not everyone can master the basics of organ music. One day, during a parachute jump, Di Caprio did not open the main parachute. Since then, he appeared aerophobia. He continues to fly on airplanes, of course, but still he is afraid of this, in his own words. On the set of “Titanic”, he gave Kate Winslet a ring, which she has since carried without removing. On the inner side of the ring there is a certain inscription, but what is this inscription – only DiCaprio and Winslet are known. In his entire career, Di Caprio has donated many tens of millions of dollars to various charitable purposes. Most often, organizations that are fighting to preserve the environment receive donations from it. DiCaprio was never married. As he once said, it is easy for him to play a family man, but he is not ready for this “role” in real life.
