Birth Name: Leonardo
Wilhelm DiCaprio
Birthdate: November
11, 1974
Birthplace: Los
Angeles, CA
Occupation: Actor
Quote: "All
you math teachers who've been scolding me all my life, ha, ha! I laugh." --New
York Times, December 12, 1993
Claim to Fame: Played
Luke, a homeless boy, on sitcom Growing Pains; starred in Titanic,
highest-grossing film of all time.
Family:
Father:
George DiCaprio,
comic-book distributor; divorced from Leo's mother
Mother:
Irmalin DiCaprio (nйe
Idenbirkin), former legal secretary; divorced
Stepbrother:
Adam Farrar, actor; born
1971
Awards:
1993:
National Board of Review:
Best Supporting Actor, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993:
Los Angeles Film Critics:
New Generation Award, This Boy's Life and What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
1997:
Berlin Film Festival
Silver Bear: Best Actor, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
1997:
MTV Movie Award: Best Male
Performance, Titanic
Education:
Corinne A. Seeds
University Elementary School, Los Angeles, California
Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles, California
John Marshall High School, Los Angeles, California
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