Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio is currently starring in the critically acclaimed film The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorsese, portraying the eccentric Howard Hughes. He also starred in American History X. He is especially fond of the environment. Furlong started his film career as John Connor on Terminator 2, a role that earned him an MTV Movie Award for best breakthrough role and a Saturn Award for best young actor. Recently DiCaprio has taken to political issues. The son of Elenor Torres and an unknown father, he was raised by his uncle and aunt (Sean and Nancy Furlong). The case was settled June 29, 1998, for an undisclosed amount. He is also well-known supporter of animal rights.

Some reports claim the photos were secretly taken while the actor was lounging in the nude, while others say they came from stills of his nude scenes in, or from outtakes of, the movie Total Eclipse. He was born in Glendale, near Pasadena, California. DiCaprio sued Playgirl to stop the New York-based monthly magazine from publishing unauthorized photos of him in its July 1998 issue. Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for What's Eating Gilbert Grape; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Titanic; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Catch Me If You Can (2002), which co-starred Tom Hanks. Riders on the Storm (2004). In 1994, DiCaprio was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Wicked Prayer (2004).

The highest grossing movie ever, it tied with Ben-Hur (1959) for receiving the most Academy Awards, though DiCaprio himself was not nominated (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King would later match Ben Hur and Titanic's eleven Oscars). Three Blind Mice (2003). The move from star to superstar came when DiCaprio played Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997). I Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa (2001). It premiered February 10, 2001 in Berlin and Variety called it an "unpleasant and tedious ensembler." DiCaprio also played the male lead in Romeo + Juliet (1996), a very updated modern day version of Shakespeare's play. Animal Factory (2000). and Canada by DiCaprio and Maguire, who argued they never intended to make a theatrical feature. Detroit Rock City (1999).

The black-and-white movie Don's Plum, a low-budget drama featuring the actor and some of his friends, including Tobey Maguire, making crude jokes while hanging out in a Los Angeles diner, was filmed in 1995-1996. Its release was later blocked in the U.S. American History X (1998). He portrayed a mentally retarded boy so convincingly in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) that some people thought he really was. Pecker (1998). His break-through came with the role of Toby in This Boy's Life (1993) co-starring with Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin, which led the New York Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics to name him runner-up for Best Supporting Actor. T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996). His debut role was as Josh in Critters 3 (1991). Before and After (1996).

DiCaprio is most famous for his roles in theatrical motion pictures. The Grass Harp (1995). From 1991 to 1992, he had the role of Luke Brower, a homeless boy, on the sitcom Growing Pains. Little Odessa (1994). In that same year, DiCaprio appeared on the soap opera Santa Barbara in the role of Mason Capwell. Brainscan (1994). His acting career began in 1990 when he was cast in the role of Garry Buckman on the TV comedy/drama series Parenthood, where he met his best friend, actor Tobey Maguire. A Home of Our Own (1993).

But DiCaprio refused. Pet Sematary II (1992). He was rejected by an agent early in his career for having a name that sounded too foreign, suggesting that it should be changed to Lenny Williams. American Heart (1992). He attended John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). At age five, he appeared on his favorite TV series, Romper Room, and was almost fired for misbehaving.

He grew up in Echo Park. His parents divorced when he was a year old. Leo's father, a distributor of comic books, is Italian-American and his mother, a former legal secretary, is German-American. His name allegedly came about because his pregnant mother was standing in front of a Leonardo da Vinci painting at a museum in Italy when he kicked, which made her decide to name him after the famous artist.

He was born Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio in Los Angeles, California, the son of George DiCaprio and Irmalin Idenbirkin. Leonardo DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor. "All you math teachers who've been scolding me all my life, HA HA! I laugh.".