Discover the defining moments in the early life of Leonardo DiCaprio. From birth to education, explore key events.
Leonardo DiCaprio is a highly acclaimed American actor and film producer. He is particularly recognized for his roles in biographical and period films. Throughout his career, he has received prestigious awards, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. DiCaprio's films have collectively grossed over $7.2 billion globally as of 2019. He has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actors.
In 1961, Richard Yates published the novel Revolutionary Road, which was later adapted into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in 2008.
On November 11, 1974, Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born. He would later become an acclaimed actor and film producer.
In 1996, Alex Garland's novel The Beach was published, which was later adapted into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Since his international stardom with Titanic in 1997, Leonardo DiCaprio admitted feeling nervous about starring in big-budget studio films because of their hype and marketing campaigns.
In 1998, Leonardo DiCaprio and his mother donated $35,000 for a "Leonardo DiCaprio Computer Center" at a library in Los Feliz.
In 1998, Leonardo DiCaprio established the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting environmental awareness.
In 1998, Leonardo DiCaprio sued Playgirl magazine over plans to publish a fully nude picture of him.
In 2000, Leonardo DiCaprio chaired the national Earth Day celebration where he interviewed Bill Clinton and they discussed plans to deal with global warming and the environment.
In 2000, Leonardo DiCaprio stated that he had no connection with his Titanic fame and did not expect to reach that level of popularity again, nor would he try to achieve it.
In 2003, Dennis Lehane's novel Shutter Island was published, later adapted into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in 2010.
In 2007, Leonardo DiCaprio presented at the American leg of Live Earth.
In May 2009, Leonardo DiCaprio joined Kate Winslet, director James Cameron and Canadian singer Celine Dion, in a campaign to raise money to financially support the fees of the nursing home where Millvina Dean, a survivor of the RMS Titanic, was residing. DiCaprio and Winslet donated $20,000 to support Dean.
In 2009, Leonardo DiCaprio bought an island, Blackadore Caye, off mainland Belize—on which he is set to open an environmentally friendly resort.
In 2010, Leonardo DiCaprio donated $1 million to relief efforts in Haiti after the earthquake.
In 2011, Leonardo DiCaprio joined the Animal Legal Defense Fund's campaign to release Tony, a tiger that had spent the last decade at a truck stop in Grosse Tête, Louisiana.
In January 2013, Leonardo DiCaprio announced he would take a long break from acting. That year, he starred as Jay Gatsby in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. The film received mixed reviews, but DiCaprio's performance was praised and earned him the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He also produced three films under Appian Way that year.
In 2013, Leonardo DiCaprio donated $61,000 to the gay rights group GLAAD.
In 2013, Leonardo DiCaprio organized a benefit fine art auction, "11th Hour", which raised nearly $38.8 million for his foundation.
In September 2014, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon designated Leonardo DiCaprio as a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a focus on climate change. Later that month, he made an opening statement to members of the UN Climate Summit; his speech reached an estimated one billion people worldwide.
In 2014, Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the original Dinah Shore residence designed by architect Donald Wexler in Palm Springs, California.
In 2015, Leonardo DiCaprio announced his intention to divest from fossil fuels.
In April 2016, Leonardo DiCaprio spoke at the UN prior to the signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
In 2016, Leonardo DiCaprio donated $65,000 to the annual fundraising gala for the Children of Armenia Fund, where he was a special guest of his friend and honorary chair, Tony Shafrazi.
In 2016, Leonardo DiCaprio endorsed Hillary Clinton for the presidential election.
In April 2017, Leonardo DiCaprio protested against President Donald Trump's inaction on climate change by attending the People's Climate March.
In 2017, supporting Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, Leonardo DiCaprio provided $1 million through his foundation.
In 2017, when The Wolf of Wall Street producer Red Granite Pictures was involved in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, Leonardo DiCaprio turned over the gifts he received from business associates at the production company, including from fugitive businessman Jho Low, to the US government. These included a Best Actor Oscar trophy won by Marlon Brando, a $3.2 million Pablo Picasso painting, and a $9 million Jean-Michel Basquiat collage.
In March 2020, Leonardo DiCaprio attended a fundraiser for Joe Biden at the home of Paramount Pictures executive Sherry Lansing.
Amidst the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the media announced Leonardo DiCaprio donated $10 million to support Ukraine, although the news agency Associated Press suggested this amount was inaccurate.
In 2023, Leonardo DiCaprio testified during the trial against Prakazrel Michel, who is being accused of participating in a foreign influence campaign that was aimed at the Obama and Trump administrations.
In October 2024, Leonardo DiCaprio formally endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president, citing her policies on climate change mitigation, while criticizing her Republican opponent Donald Trump.
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