Leonardo DiCaprio - height and weight. For which he received an "Oscar" by DiCaprio

Mom Leonardo DiCaprio (the growth of the actor is known to all his fans) in one of the interviews explained the reason for choosing a similar name for the son. Being pregnant, she admired one of the paintings of Da Vinci, and at this moment the child began to tremble very strongly. Then Irmelin also decided that her son would be called Leonardo. Let's find out how the person's life began, which now belongs to the top 10 leading Hollywood actors.

Childhood

Leonardo DiCaprio, the height, whose weight you will find below, was born in 1974 in Los Angeles. In the 50s of the last century his mother emigrated from Germany and immediately got a job as a secretary. The boy's father, George, is a descendant of Germans and Italians. He was engaged in the creation and sale of comics. When Leo was one year old, his parents divorced. The boy stayed to live with his mother, but regularly communicated with his father and went with him to museums. Just like his dad, the future actor collected comics and baseball cards. In 2.5 years DiCaprio, whose growth is slightly higher than the average, first appeared in front of the audience on a television show for children.

Carier start

The boy decided to start acting when he was fourteen. Then he found himself an agent. Since the early nineties, he regularly starred in advertising. The first role was played by Leo in the legendary TV series "Santa Barbara". And in 1991 he made his debut in the movie in a low-budget fantasy film "Critters." The agent advised the future star to change the name to some more familiar for the hearing of Americans. He suggested a variant of Lenny Williams. Young DiCaprio, whose growth has not yet reached its maximum, refused.

In 1993, a casting for the film "The Life of this Guy" was announced. Leo walked four hundred young actors. He played flawlessly. You can even say that on an equal footing with Robert De Niro. After the release of the film, the venerable filmmakers and critics began to pay attention to the young actor.

Star hour

The first nomination for "Oscar" and "Golden Globe" was brought to him by the drama "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?", Where he played the brother of the main character. After filming director Lass Halstrom told me that he was looking for a less attractive young man, but from all the contenders, Leo was the most talented and mature actor. In 1995, putting his image at risk, the future star played in the film "Complete eclipse", which tells of homosexual relations between Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud. The film collected a small cash register, but was highly appreciated by critics. In 1996, a modern adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet", set by Baz Luhrmann, where Leo played the main role, was released. The picture collected 146 million dollars.

Breakthrough in career

1997 was a breakthrough in the career of a twenty-three-year-old actor. He got the main role in the epic melodrama "Titanic", which broke all records in the history of cinema. DiCaprio received $ 1 million as a fee. After the release of the film, he was offered at least 20 million for the project. Playing poor artist Jack, who conquered the heart of a young aristocrat, Leo became the idol of millions and recognized star of the cinema. The role in "Titanic" brought him the 2nd nomination for the "Golden Globe".

Other projects

The film "Beach" in 2000 collected a good cash, but received a cool response from critics. In 2002, DiCaprio found his "own" director - Martin Scorsese, which provided his career with a new impetus. The historical drama "Gangs of New York", where the actor played the main role, was a huge success. In 2006, Leo again worked with Scorsese. As a result, a beautiful picture appeared - "The Departed". 2010 was pleased fans of DiCaprio with two films: the drama "The Beginning" and the thriller "The Island of the Damned". Two of these projects have collected a huge cash register, once again showing that Leo - one of the most talented stars of Hollywood.

In 2011 there was a picture of "J. Edgar ", where the actor brilliantly played the head of the FBI. In 2012, the screens released "Django Liberated", shot by the unorthodox director Quentin Tarantino. The main character is a slave who miraculously got to freedom and is looking for his wife. Leo played one of the slave owners. Of course, not the main role, but very colorful. The last two works of the actor, released in 2013: "The Wolf from Wall Street" and "The Great Gatsby." Unfortunately, successful projects have brought very little Leonardo DiCaprio movie awards. "Oscar" actor has not yet received, although many times he was nominated. But, given the talent and high skill of Leo, the treasured figurine will surely come to him in the near future.

Height and weight

These parameters of the actor are very interesting to many of his fans. This is also asked about in many forums created by the fans of the star. So, what is the height of DiCaprio? In most sources, 183 cm is indicated. As for weight, it ranges from seventy-four to seventy-nine kilograms.

Love for animals and children's dreams

In his interviews, Leo talked a lot about the love of animals. He cried for a long time, when as a child died Germaine - his favorite cat. Lover mom just threw it in the trash. DiCaprio also had a Rocky Rottweiler, whom the actor took to himself and cured of epilepsy. In childhood, the boy dreamed of becoming a lawyer, a businessman, a transport agent or an oceanographer, but that there was always the opportunity to travel the world. In these trips, DiCaprio wanted to see animals brought into the Red Book. This was the main goal. Also, young Leo read many books about all extinct animals. He still remembers this with sadness.

Personal life

The actor maintains friendly relations with Tobey Maguire. They met while teens at the casting of the series "Parents". Also DiCaprio is friends with Kate Winslet, Lucas Haas and Kevin Connolly. In his personal life he prefers exclusively supermodels. In the 90s DiCaprio, whose growth was mentioned above, met with several models: Helena Christensen, Emma Miller and Kristen Zang. Since 2001, Leo has become the model from Brazil, Gisele Bundchen. Relations lasted for five years. After parting, the actor found solace in the arms of the Israeli model Bar Rafaeli, with whom he met until 2011. Then there were a few more models. Since mid-2013, Leo had an affair with Tony Garrn (German model).