Leonardo DiCaprio was born on 11 November 1974 in Los Angeles. An American actor and producer from Los Angeles, DiCaprio began on television as a child and drew praise for What's Eating Gilbert Grape. His international fame came with Romeo and Juliet and Titanic, in which he starred opposite Kate Winslet. He worked repeatedly with Martin Scorsese, in films like The Aviator, The Departed and The Wolf of Wall Street, and with Christopher Nolan in Inception. After several nominations he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Revenant in 2016. He is a prominent environmental campaigner, a UN Messenger of Peace for climate, and has a foundation that supports conservation.
Before and after
- 20 August 1974Birth of Amy Adams
- from 12 September 1974 to 4 June 1991Ethiopian Civil War
- 14 September 1974Discovery of Leda
- 30 October 1974The Rumble in the Jungle
- 11 November 1974Birth of Leonardo DiCaprio
- 12 November 1974Registration Convention
- 18 November 1974Founding of International Energy Agency
- 21 November 1974Birmingham pub bombings
- 24 November 1974Discovery of Lucy
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