Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. His mother named him Leonardo after the famous Renaissance painter Leonardo Da Vinci.
When he started his career, Leonardo was advised to change his name as it caused some difficulties in landing roles. Before landing his first role, the actor did 100 auditions.
He started his acting career with television commercials. When he was a kid, his mother used to take him to auditions. He got his first role at the age of 14.
His iconic hairstyle from the film Titanic was banned from countries like Afghanistan, as the country didn't want to be associated with the movie for unknown reasons.
We know him for his amazing acting, but that was not the case always. In 2001, he got the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for his role in The Beach.
During his entire career, he has won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.
Leonardo was the seventh youngest actor to get nominated for an Academy Award for his role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape at the age of 19.
At present, the net worth of Leonardo DiCaprio is somewhere around $260 Million. In 1997's Titanic, the actor charged $2.5 million in base salary.
To date, he has purchased a dozen houses in Southern California including two in the Hollywood Hills, three in Malibu, and two in Silver Lake.