15 Facts About Leonardo DiCaprio
#14 Social Work
During the filming of “Blood Diamond,” DiCaprio worked with 24 orphaned children from Mozambique. He said that he was extremely touched by his interactions with the children.
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Social Work
During the filming of “Blood Diamond,” DiCaprio worked with 24 orphaned children from Mozambique. He said that he was extremely touched by his interactions with the children.
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Leonardo DaVinci
Leonardo says that his mother named him after Leonardo DaVinci. She decided to name him after the painter as the first time that Leonardo kicked in her belly was when she was looking at a Leonardo DaVinci's painting.
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Animal Lover
Leonardo loves all kinds of animals. Over his life, he has had many pets. He had several dogs as well as a bearded dragon lizard called Blizzarda.
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Reality Shows Fan
Leonardo has stated in several interviews that he is a huge fan of the reality show Jersey Shore.
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Favorite Director
Leonardo DiCaprio's favorite movie director is Martin Scorsese. So far Leonardo has played in 4 of his movies: 'Gangs of New York,' 'The Departed,' 'The Aviator' and 'Shutter Island.'
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Generous Heart
In 2009, Leonardo, Kate Winslet and James Cameron, publicly pledged to support the financial future of the last living Titanic survivor, Millvina Dean. Millvina was reported to sell her mementos in order to pay for nursing home bills.
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Favorite Movies
When he was a child, Leonardo's favorite films were Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Watership Down, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Now his top favorite movies are The Bicycle Thief, Taxi Driver, 2001: A Space Odyssey and East of Eden.
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Leo's Parents
His mother, Irmelin DiCaprio, is of German and Russian descent and a former legal secretary. And his father, George DiCaprio, is of German and Italian descent and is an underground writer, editor, and distributor of comic books.
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Private Island
Leonard owns a small island (104-acre) off the coast of Belize. DiCaprio plans to transform the island into a resort with renewable energy sources.
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Favorite Actors
Leonardo DiCaprio's favorite actors are Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson. His favorite female actor is Meryl Streep.
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Models Attack
Leonardo filed police charges following an attack with a bottle by a Canadian ex-model while leaving a private party in June 2005.
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American Psycho
Leonardo was going to star in American Psycho. He was offered 20 million dollars for the role, but had to drop it due to scheduling conflicts. He was also considered for the role of Peter Parker in Spider-Man.
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Lenny Williams
At age 10, Leonardo DiCaprio was advised by his agent to change his name to a more American-friendly one - Lenny Williams.
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Love Life
Leonardo DiCaprio used to have better success at hitting on girls before he played in Titanic: 'I had better success meeting girls before 'Titanic.' My interactions with them didn't have all the stigma behind it, not to mention there wasn't a perception of her talking to me for only one reason.'
