he went from unknown child actor to
heartthrob and box-office phenomenon of
the late 90s welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be taking a look at the
career of Leonardo DiCaprio just act
professional I can get you your money
yesterday I can get you your money Oh
born on November 11 1974 Leonardo
DiCaprio was raised in Los Angeles
California there he studied at the Los
Angeles Center for enriched studies
before obtaining his high school diploma
from John Marshall High School DiCaprio
first began his career as a child actor
by appearing in several commercials and
educational films however his first
significant television role came in 1990
when he landed a part on the television
show Parenthood the series ultimately
aired for only one season however
DiCaprio benefited from the moral
support he received from Tobey Maguire
the following year
Leo made his feature film debut in the
low-budget horror film critters 3 which
went unnoticed and straight-to-video hey
wait a minute I don’t know you either
okay he almost went over the edge
despite these setbacks he would go on to
play Luke Brower on ABC sitcom growing
pains ironically the show helped him
through his own growing pains as an
actor and the experience enabled
DiCaprio to stand out over hundreds of
other boys auditioning for the part of
troubled teenager Toby wolf opposite
Robert DeNiro in the 1992 film this
boy’s life
next DiCaprio starred alongside Johnny
Depp in 1993’s What’s Eating Gilbert
Grape
a part that earned him enormous praise
along with Golden Globe and Academy
Award nominations for Best Supporting
Actor he’ll hide in awe following this
career boosting triumph DiCaprio was
suddenly able to get steady work and
appeared in several blockbusters
including 1995’s the quick and the dead
in which he played gene Hackman’s
gun-slinging son
I just reached mumping DiCaprio then
took on lead roles in both the highly
controversial drama film The Basketball
Diaries and the modern-day reimagining
of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet which
became a huge success at the box office
even with his tremendous accomplishments
behind him nothing could have prepared
the young actor for superstardom and the
period of Leo mania that would erupt in
the wake of his role as Jack Dawson in
the 1997 blockbuster Titanic suddenly
Leo star power was able to carry films
such as 1998 the man in the iron mask
two stellar box office returns yet
despite being a worldwide phenomenon
DiCaprio still viewed himself as an edgy
actor which drew him to some
unconventional projects as a result he
not only appeared and catch me if you
can opposite Tom Hanks but also in
Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York this
project began an ongoing collaboration
between the two men who continued to
work together on several high-profile
projects including 2004’s biopic The
Aviator this film illustrated the life
of American aviation pioneer Howard
Hughes and his struggle with
obsessive-compulsive disorder no one I
know this one this one’s pretty close
his portrayal of Hughes was well
received as was his 2006 performance as
undercover cop Billy Costigan in the
departed in recent years DiCaprio has
been attached to several high-profile
films among these were Blood Diamond and
his environmental documentary the
eleventh hour in 2007 he starred in the
spy film Body of Lies and followed up
the next year with the drama
revolutionary road opposite his Titanic
co-star Kate Winslet in 2010 Leo
DiCaprio reunited with Martin Scorsese
to bring the film adaptation of Dennis
Lehane thriller novel shutter island’ to
the big screen that same year he also
appeared in Christopher Nolan’s visually
distinct sci-fi film Inception
heartthrob and box-office phenomenon of
the late 90s welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be taking a look at the
career of Leonardo DiCaprio just act
professional I can get you your money
yesterday I can get you your money Oh
born on November 11 1974 Leonardo
DiCaprio was raised in Los Angeles
California there he studied at the Los
Angeles Center for enriched studies
before obtaining his high school diploma
from John Marshall High School DiCaprio
first began his career as a child actor
by appearing in several commercials and
educational films however his first
significant television role came in 1990
when he landed a part on the television
show Parenthood the series ultimately
aired for only one season however
DiCaprio benefited from the moral
support he received from Tobey Maguire
the following year
Leo made his feature film debut in the
low-budget horror film critters 3 which
went unnoticed and straight-to-video hey
wait a minute I don’t know you either
okay he almost went over the edge
despite these setbacks he would go on to
play Luke Brower on ABC sitcom growing
pains ironically the show helped him
through his own growing pains as an
actor and the experience enabled
DiCaprio to stand out over hundreds of
other boys auditioning for the part of
troubled teenager Toby wolf opposite
Robert DeNiro in the 1992 film this
boy’s life
next DiCaprio starred alongside Johnny
Depp in 1993’s What’s Eating Gilbert
Grape
a part that earned him enormous praise
along with Golden Globe and Academy
Award nominations for Best Supporting
Actor he’ll hide in awe following this
career boosting triumph DiCaprio was
suddenly able to get steady work and
appeared in several blockbusters
including 1995’s the quick and the dead
in which he played gene Hackman’s
gun-slinging son
I just reached mumping DiCaprio then
took on lead roles in both the highly
controversial drama film The Basketball
Diaries and the modern-day reimagining
of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet which
became a huge success at the box office
even with his tremendous accomplishments
behind him nothing could have prepared
the young actor for superstardom and the
period of Leo mania that would erupt in
the wake of his role as Jack Dawson in
the 1997 blockbuster Titanic suddenly
Leo star power was able to carry films
such as 1998 the man in the iron mask
two stellar box office returns yet
despite being a worldwide phenomenon
DiCaprio still viewed himself as an edgy
actor which drew him to some
unconventional projects as a result he
not only appeared and catch me if you
can opposite Tom Hanks but also in
Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York this
project began an ongoing collaboration
between the two men who continued to
work together on several high-profile
projects including 2004’s biopic The
Aviator this film illustrated the life
of American aviation pioneer Howard
Hughes and his struggle with
obsessive-compulsive disorder no one I
know this one this one’s pretty close
his portrayal of Hughes was well
received as was his 2006 performance as
undercover cop Billy Costigan in the
departed in recent years DiCaprio has
been attached to several high-profile
films among these were Blood Diamond and
his environmental documentary the
eleventh hour in 2007 he starred in the
spy film Body of Lies and followed up
the next year with the drama
revolutionary road opposite his Titanic
co-star Kate Winslet in 2010 Leo
DiCaprio reunited with Martin Scorsese
to bring the film adaptation of Dennis
Lehane thriller novel shutter island’ to
the big screen that same year he also
appeared in Christopher Nolan’s visually
distinct sci-fi film Inception
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