[45] He tends to play antiheroes and characters who lose their mental stability as the narrative progresses. [21][41] Caton-Jones has said DiCaprio did not know how to behave on set; he applied a strict mentoring style that he said resulted in improvements in DiCaprio's behavior. [161] Built on a budget of $135 million, the film earned $533 million worldwide. He regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on the environment. [114][115] He saw his character as "unheroic" and "slightly cowardly" and someone "willing to be just a product of his environment". [3][4] His maternal grandfather, Wilhelm Indenbirken, was German,[5] and his maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken, was a Russian-born German citizen. [220] In the same magazine, Tatiana Siegel credits DiCaprio for being a rare actor to have a successful career "without ever having made a comic book movie, family film or pre-branded franchise. [189], In February 2019, National Geographic ordered a television series adaption of The Right Stuff, based on the 1973 book of the same name, with DiCaprio as executive producer. [40], In 1993, DiCaprio co-starred as the intellectually disabled brother of Johnny Depp's character in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, a comic-tragic odyssey of a dysfunctional Iowa family. [6][7] In an interview in Russia, DiCaprio referred to himself as "half-Russian" and said that two of his late grandparents were Russian. [227] Although concerned with all areas of the environment, it focuses on global warming, preserving Earth's biodiversity and supporting renewable energy. [241] A benefit "11th Hour" fine art auction he organized in 2013, raised nearly $40 million for his foundation. Budgeted at $50 million, the film earned about three times more at the box office,[72] but was negatively reviewed by critics, and earned him a nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. [38] He said people's perception of him was exaggerated, adding, "They want you miserable, just like them. "[146] Matt Zoller Seitz of Roger Ebert's website described his performance as "the movie's greatest and simplest special effect," and "iconicâmaybe his career best". Acting is like living multiple lives. [64], DiCaprio stated in 2000: "I have no connection with me during that whole Titanic phenomenon and what my face became around the world [...] I'll never reach that state of popularity again, and I don't expect to. In the early 1990s, he played recurring roles in various television series, such as the sitcom Parenthood. To help the film's financing, DiCaprio and Pitt agreed to take a pay cut, and they each received $10 million. He joined the project as COVID-19 pandemic delays pushed back its original, April 2020 production schedule. The three are so full-bodied and so powerfully affecting that you're carried along on the pleasure of being in the presence of their extraordinary talent. [152][153] He was fond of Belfort's honest and unapologetic portrayal of his actual experiences in the book, and was inspired by the financial crisis of 2007â2008 to make the film. [239][240] In 2011, DiCaprio joined the Animal Legal Defense Fund's campaign to free Tony, a tiger who had spent the last decade at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tête, Louisiana. [92], In 2006, DiCaprio starred in the crime film The Departed and the political war thriller Blood Diamond. [180][181] DiCaprio was fascinated with the film's homage to Hollywood and focus on the friendship between his and Pitt's characters. He told attendees, "Bid as if the fate of the planet depended on us. [37] Costar Joanna Kerns recalls DiCaprio being "especially intelligent and disarming for his age" but also mischievous on set. [125] DiCaprio was "intrigued by this conceptâthis dream-heist notion and how this character's gonna unlock his dreamworld and ultimately affect his real life". [256], Prior to the 2020 election, DiCaprio narrated a Netflix documentary series about voting rights, stating, "All of us may have been created equal. [13][14] However, DiCaprio and his mother later moved around to multiple Los Angeles neighborhoods, such as Echo Park and Los Feliz, while the latter worked several jobs. [202] Of his success, DiCaprio says, "My attitude is the same as when I started. "[35] DiCaprio prefers not to remember his role in Critters 3, which he describes as "possibly one of the worst films of all time. [217] In 2016, he was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. DiCaprio especially liked the experience of working with costar Jack Nicholson, describing a scene with him as "one of the most memorable moments" of his life as an actor. In May 2020, the series was moved to Disney+ and released on October 2020. [123], Also in 2010, DiCaprio starred in Christopher Nolan's ensemble science-fiction film Inception. [d] In 1999, DiCaprio met Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen, whom he dated until 2005. The magazine has praised DiCaprio's ability to star in risky, R-rated films that become box office successes. [140] The film earned DiCaprio his ninth nomination at the Golden Globes. [129], After playing demanding roles in Shutter Island and Inception, DiCaprio took a break from acting, as he wanted some time for himself. DiCaprio is conversant in Italian. That's why I love acting. [172], For the next three years, DiCaprio narrated documentaries and served as a producer for films. [262] In April 2013, DiCaprio donated $61,000 to the gay rights group GLAAD. The film focuses on the career of the FBI director from the Palmer Raids onward, including an examination of his private life as an alleged closeted homosexual. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (/dɪËkæprioÊ/, Italian: [diËkaËprjo]; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor, film producer, and environmentalist. Sony Pictures was dubious over DiCaprio's casting, and as a result, costar Sharon Stone paid his salary herself. EvilTwin's Male Film & TV Screencaps 2 Film & TV screen captures from past & present To search previous images click on one of the posts under the archive section or select a post based on one of the keywords under the label section. [117] He ended the 2000s by producing director Jaume Collet-Serra's psychological horror thriller film Orphan (2009), starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard and Isabelle Fuhrman. [38] The teenage DiCaprio was cast by the producers to appeal to the teenage female audiences, but when the show's ratings did not improve, DiCaprio left it. Cerca nel più grande indice di testi integrali mai esistito. [152][153] He was fond of Belfort's honest and unapologetic portrayal of his actual experiences in the book, and was inspired by the financial crisis of 2007â2008 to make the film. "[53] Reviewing his works of his early career, David Thomson of The Guardian called DiCaprio "a revelation" in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, "very moving" in This Boy's Life, "suitably desperate" in The Basketball Diaries and "a vital spark" in Romeo + Juliet. [51][52] Later that year, DiCaprio starred in Marvin's Room, a family drama revolving around two sisters, played by Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton, who are reunited through tragedy after 17 years of estrangement. [15] DiCaprio has said he hated public school and often asked his mother to take him to auditions instead to improve their financial situation. "[45], DiCaprio's first effort of 1995 was in Sam Raimi's western film The Quick and the Dead. He achieved international stardom in the epic romance Titanic (1997), which became the highest-grossing film to that point. [82], Also in 2002, DiCaprio starred in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, a historical drama set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. [147] The film grossed $348 million worldwide. In the 2010s, he starred in the science fiction thriller Inception (2010), the western Django Unchained (2012), the biopic The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), the survival drama The Revenant (2015), and the comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), all of which were critical and commercial successes. [250] In April 2017, he protested against President Trump's inaction on climate change by attending the People's Climate March. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. [98], In Blood Diamond, DiCaprio starred as a diamond smuggler from Rhodesia who is involved in the Sierra Leone Civil War. [270] He was romantically involved with Israeli model Bar Refaeli from 2005 to 2011, during which time he met with Israeli president Shimon Peres and visited Refaeli's hometown of Hod HaSharon. [56] With a production budget of more than $200 million, the film was the most expensive ever made and was shot at Rosarito Beach where a replica of the ship was created. [93] In preparation, DiCaprio visited Boston to interact with people associated with the Irish Mob and gained 15 pounds (6.8 kg) of muscle. [138] The film received critical acclaim;[139] a writer for Wired magazine commended him for playing a villainous role and his "blood-chilling" performance. [274], DiCaprio owns a home in Los Angeles and an apartment in Battery Park City. 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Cobb is promised a chance to regain his old life in exchange for planting an idea in a corporate target's mind. "[35] DiCaprio prefers not to remember his role in Critters 3, which he describes as "possibly one of the worst films of all time. Look at him on screen and, for the moment of the shot, he really becomes the character. It explores the impact of animal agriculture on the environment, and investigates the policies of environmental organizations on this issue. The magazine has praised DiCaprio's ability to star in risky, R-rated films that become box office successes. [66][40] That year, he also starred in the dual roles of the villainous King Louis XIV and his secret, sympathetic twin brother Philippe in Randall Wallace's The Man in the Iron Mask, based on the same-titled 1939 film. After a few commercially unsuccessful films, DiCaprio starred in two successful features in 2002: the biographical crime drama Catch Me If You Can and the historical drama Gangs of New York, which marked his first of many collaborations with director Martin Scorsese. He wrote that DiCaprio's inclination toward films about dysfunctional families and characters seeking a father figure allude to his own troubled childhood. Butch Or Boyish? [8] DiCaprio was raised Catholic. ", â The award was initially named Best WTF Moment; â¡ The award was re-named Best Jaw-Dropping Moment, 2010â2013: Collaboration with Martin Scorsese, 2014âpresent: Emphasis on documentaries. [231] He has been an active supporter of numerous environmental organizations and sat on the board of the World Wildlife Fund, Global Green USA, and International Fund for Animal Welfare. [c] DiCaprio traveled to Indonesia in early 2016 where he criticized the government's palm oil industry's slash-and-burn forest clearing methods. [155] The film earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Picture. Bodleian Libraries. A few days later, possibly influenced by this meeting, the Pope said he would act in a charity film. He has often played unconventional roles, particularly in biopics and period films. [200] The New York Times' Caryn James has credited DiCaprio for being one of the few actors to turn his success into "a new form of old-fashioned Hollywood stardom that uses celebrity to advance social causes yet rarely lets the public beyond the glittering veil of the photo op". The show takes place in Greensburg, Kansas, and is about rebuilding the town in a sustainable way after being hit by the May 2007 EF5 tornado; it ran for three seasons until 2010. [239][240] In 2011, DiCaprio joined the Animal Legal Defense Fund's campaign to free Tony, a tiger who had spent the last decade at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tête, Louisiana. Télécharger des livres par Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov Date de sortie: March 29, 2012 Éditeur: Prosveta Editions Nombre de pages: 616 pages It was rebuilt after the 1994 Northridge earthquake and opened in early 1999. "[202] Film critic Philip French, writing for The Observer, has called DiCaprio a "superb actor who hasn't yet quite become an adult", and identified a theme of characters in the process of becoming a man. "[13] In 1998, he sued Playgirl magazine over plans to publish a fully nude picture of him. [143] The film received mixed reviews from critics, but DiCaprio's performance was praised, and earned him an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. [81][86], In 2004, DiCaprio founded the production company Appian Way Productions, taking its name from the Italian road of the same name. He had to eat a raw slab of bison's liver and sleep in animal carcasses, and suffered hypothermia. [89] DiCaprio and Scorsese reunited for a biopic of the eccentric and obsessive American film director and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004), which DiCaprio also co-produced under Appian Way. [177], After narrating the 2019 global warming documentary Ice on Fire,[178] DiCaprio returned to acting following a break of four years in Quentin Tarantino's comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which traces the relationship between Rick Dalton (DiCaprio), an aging television actor and his stuntman, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). [18] When he was two, he went on stage at a performance festival and danced spontaneously; the cheerful response from the crowd started his interest in performing. [100] The film received generally favorable reviews,[101] and DiCaprio was praised for the authenticity of his South African accent, known as difficult to imitate. After reading the script, DiCaprio was uncomfortable with the extent of racism portrayed in the film, but his co-stars and Tarantino convinced him not to sugarcoat it. [16] He dropped out of high school following his third year, eventually earning his general equivalency diploma (GED). Inspired by the experience of lucid dreaming and dream incubation,[124] the film features Dom Cobb (DiCaprio), an "extractor" who enters the dreams of others to obtain information that is otherwise inaccessible. [235] He chaired the national Earth Day celebration in 2000, where he interviewed Bill Clinton and they discussed plans to deal with global warming and the environment. [193] In 2017, Paramount announced that it has acquired the movie rights for an English-language adaptation of The Black Hand, which will star DiCaprio as turn of the 20th century police officer Joe Petrosino. [92], In 2006, DiCaprio starred in the crime film The Departed and the political war thriller Blood Diamond. [76], DiCaprio turned down the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II â Attack of the Clones (2002). The last of these received largely unenthusiastic reviews and failed to recoup its $65 million production budget. [210][211] DiCaprio is particularly known for his ability to heavily commit to each role he plays; Colin Covert of The Seattle Times noted how this quality sets him apart from most of his contemporaries and "redefines film stardom". "[45], DiCaprio's first effort of 1995 was in Sam Raimi's western film The Quick and the Dead. His accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe Award for The Revenant as well as two other Golden Globes for The Aviator and The Wolf of Wall Street. The show takes place in Greensburg, Kansas, and is about rebuilding the town in a sustainable way after being hit by the May 2007 EF5 tornado; it ran for three seasons until 2010. [216] In 2005, DiCaprio was made a commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture for his contributions to the arts. [106] Shortly after, he created, produced, co-wrote and narrated The 11th Hour, a documentary about people's relationship to nature and global warming. [20] In 1979, DiCaprio was removed, at age five, from the set of the children's television series Romper Room for being disruptive. Leonardo DiCaprio had his first major film role as Tobias "Toby" Wolff in This Boy's Life (1993). [252] DiCaprio's foundation donated $100 million in December 2018 to fight climate change. [69] DiCaprio was awarded a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple for both incarnations the following year. ", "Climate change is real, it is happening right now. The last of these received largely unenthusiastic reviews and failed to recoup its $65 million production budget. [198], In October 2020, it was announced that DiCaprio will star in an Adam McKay-directed comedy film for Netflix called Don't Look Up, featuring an ensemble cast including Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Timothée Chalamet, Kid Cudi, Matthew Perry, and Ariana Grande. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film was shot across 147 different locations in 52 days, making it "the most adventurous, super-charged movie-making" DiCaprio had experienced yet. The series had been in development at National Geographic since July 2017. The studio bought the rights under its deal with DiCaprio's Appian Way, which said that it planned to produce the film with DiCaprio as the star. ", "Did You Know Leonardo DiCaprio Started in Commercials? Marshal investigating a psychiatric facility located on an island, who comes to question his own sanity. [21][41] Caton-Jones has said DiCaprio did not know how to behave on set; he applied a strict mentoring style that he said resulted in improvements in DiCaprio's behavior. [271][272] In 2005, DiCaprio's face was severely injured when model Aretha Wilson hit him over the head with a broken bottle at a Hollywood party. [154] In his review for The Hollywood Reporter, Todd McCarthy wrote of his "largest and best screen performance, one in which he lets loose as he never has before, is not protective of vanity or a sense of cool and, one feels, gets completely to the bottom of his character" and lauded him for playing his role without any caution. Director Lasse Hallström admitted he was initially looking for a less good-looking actor, but cast DiCaprio when he contacted Caton-Jones and he had emerged as "the most observant actor" among all who auditioned. [105], In 2007, DiCaprio produced the comedy drama Gardener of Eden (2007), which, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck, "lack[ed] the necessary dramatic urgency or black humor to connect with audiences". "[44] Caryn James, also writing for The New York Times, said of his performances in This Boy's Life and What's Eating Gilbert Grape: "He made the raw, emotional neediness of those boys completely natural and powerful. [243] In 2014, he was appointed as a United Nations representative on climate change, and later that year he made an opening statement to members of the UN Climate Summit.