LEONARDO DICAPRIO FACTS!
Full name:
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio
Nicknames: Leo, Cappy, The Noodle, Leonardo Retardo
Born:
November 11, 1974
Birthplace:
Hollywood/Los Angeles, CA
Star sign:
Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Libra
Height:
185cm (6'0)
Weight: 140 pounds
Shoe size:
11
Parents:
George (Italian) and Irmelin (German). Leo lived with his mom, Irmelin, until he turned 23. He moved into his own house in November, 1997.
Siblings: Step Brother Adam (who was also an actor)
Education: Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles, CA. Leo can speak fluent German. Leo finished high school with a tutor.
Bad habits:
Twisting his hair and biting his
nails
Hobbies: Collecting baseball and basketball cards, skiing, video games
Favorites:
book:
The Old Man by the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
food:
pasta, he is a vegetarian
drink:
lemonade, diet coke
colors:
black and purple
Favorite shoes: black Doc Martens.
sports:
basketball and baseball
movie:
all three Godfather films
actors:
Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, River Phoenix, Meg Ryan
bands:
Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin
clothes:
thrift shop clothes, baggy jeans, t-shirts, flannel shirts, Doc Martens
music: reggae, rap, rock
Hang outs:Bash in Miami, Tunnel and Life, and Asia deCuba Restaurant in New York, Sky Bar, Barfly and Millenium in L.A, L.A. Lakers basketball games.
Likes To Shop: New York, Prada, Mossimo and Barneys; in L.A., Fred Segal.
Hobbies: making home videos, skiing, doing impressions of people
Other Faves:'69 Mustangs, the song "Sittin' on the Dock of the
Bay", the color green, animals, and playing pool. Leo loves to go clubbing and date models.
Dislikes: meat and James Dean wanna-bes
Fears: having people see him as "flowery".
Drives: Silver BMW coupe, Blue Jeep Tahoe, 1969 Mustang Convertible
Pets: Did have a Rottweiler named "Rocky", but now has a bearded dragon lizard named Blizz.
Television Shows: Growing Pains, Romper Room, Lassie, Rosanne, Parenthood
Filmography:
Critters 3, Poison Ivy (1992); This
Boy’s Life , What’s Eating Gilbert
Grape? (1993); The Foot Shooting
Party (1994); The Quick and the
Dead , Basketball Diaries , Total
Eclipse (1995); Romeo + Juliet ,
Marvin’s Room (1996); Titanic
(1997), The Man In The Iron Mask (1998).
Coming soon:
The Fall
Project.
Awards: Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor (Drama) in Titanic, Academy Award nomination for What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Golden Globe nomination for What's Eating Gilbert Grape?,
Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Board of Review,
New Generation Award from Los Angeles Film Critics Association for both What's Eating Gilbert
Grape? and This Boy's Life, Most Promising Actor from the Chicago Film Critics for both What's Eating Gilbert Grape? and
This Boy's Life
Runner-up: Best Supporting Actor from New York Film Critics Association and the National
Society of Film Critics for This Boy's Life,
Golden Samovar Award in the Moscow Film Fetival for Marvin's Room,
Blockbuster Awards "Favorite Romance Actor" 1996 for Romeo and Juliet,
Silver Berlin Bear Award for Best Actor in Romeo and Juliet from 47th Berlin International Film
Festival.
He has been romantically linked with actresses
Sara Gilbert, Kate Winslet, Liv Tyler,
Juliette Lewis, Natasha Henstridge, Claire Danes
and Demi Moore and models
Bridget Hall, Bijou Phillips,
Helena Christensen, Amber
Valleta and Kristin Zang
(who's also a Nicolas Cage
ex). He denies dating any of
these celebs but says he has
had a "noncelebrity"
girlfriend for more than two
years. His longest relationship lasted for 15 months, with model Kristin Zang. They broke up shortly before "Titanic" was released.
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