On thisday November 11 1974 Leonard Wilhelm DiCaprio was born in Hollywood, California, the only child of Irmelin , a German-born legal secretary, and George DiCaprio, an underground comics artist and
producer and distributor of comic books.[5] DiCaprio's father is of half Italian (from the Naples area) and half German (from Bavaria) descent.[6][7][8] DiCaprio's maternal grandfather, Wilhelm Indenbirken, was German.[9] His maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken (1915–2008),[10] a German citizen, was born as Yelena Smirnova in Russia.[11][12]In an interview in Russia, Di Caprio referred to himself as "half Russian" and said that two of his late grandparents were Russians.[13]
DiCaprio's parents met while attending college and subsequently moved to Los Angeles.[6] He was named Leonardo because his pregnant mother was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Italy when DiCaprio first kicked.[14] His parents divorced when he was a year old, and he lived mostly with his mother. The two lived in several Los Angeles neighborhoods, such as Echo Park, and at 1874 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Feliz district (which was later converted into a local public library), while his mother worked several jobs to support them.[6] He attended Seeds Elementary School and John Marshall High School a few blocks away, after attending the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies for four years.[15] However, he dropped out of high school following his third year, eventually earning his general equivalency diploma (GED).[16][17] DiCaprio spent part of his childhood in Germany with his maternal grandparents, Wilhelm and Helene. He speaks German fluently.
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 romanceTitanic (1997), earning him his first Drama Golden Globe Award. Titanic also 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. As well as these 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), biographical film J. Edgar (2011), the western Django Unchained (2012), and the period drama The Great Gatsby (2013).[2]
DiCaprio's portrayal of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004) and Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) won him the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Drama and Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, respectively. In addition to acting, DiCaprio owns a production company named Appian Way Productions. He is also a committed environmentalist.
THROWBACKTHISDAY; makes it 41 years and TBT Blog wishes him a happy birthday.
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