One of Hollywood’s finest actors, Leonardo DiCaprio is celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday. To mark the special day, we bring you some lesser-known facts about the star.
Born in Los Angeles on November 11, 1974, DiCaprio began his career in the late 1980s by appearing in television commercials. In the early 1990s, he had recurring roles in various television shows, such as the sitcom Parenthood, and had his first major film part as author Tobias Wolff in This Boy’s Life (1993).
Never did drugs
Leonardo DiCaprio has grew up in a Los Angeles neighbourhood where drugs, violence was a very common thing. Caprio, who started working at a very young age, once shared that he was never tempted by drugs as he has seen people suffering from many health issues, which is probably one of the reasons why he has never done drugs.
“I had seen all the hedonism and insanity of the world of drugs. “I grew up in a hard-core neighbourhood,” The Sun quoted DiCaprio as saying.
Rise To Fame
Leonardo DiCaprio rose to fame in the 1990s as Jack Dawson in the iconic film Titanic. It’s been decades, but people are still fans of Dawson’s look and witty charm.
But, did you know his hairstyle was banned by the Taliban? Soon after the famous mushroom cut won the hearts of Afghani boys, the Taliban was quick to ban the hairstyle. Even some Taliban rulers jailed barbers for giving people famous hairstyles.
His first Oscar nomination
While Leonardo’s first Oscar came years later in his career, but, he proved himself as an actor at the age of 19.The actor got his first Academy Award nomination in 1993 for his outstanding performance in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.
Caprio won his first Oscar in 2016 for The Revenant after five award nominations.
His acting journey!
Who would have known that this little boy would rule Hollywood one day? Leonardo Di Caprio started his acting journey with television commercials. After giving a few auditions, he got his first stint in a Matchbox car commercial at the age of 14.
The Titanic
Perhaps one of Leo’s most recognized roles is Jack Dawson in The Titanic, as it’s the fifth highest grossing film in Canada and the US. It’s no surprise because the young actor stole the hearts of many young women—and men—all over the world after his steamy and heartbreaking performance. Did you know that 7% of teenage girls in America watched the film TWICE during the opening week? That’s pretty astounding.
Eco Resort Plans
In 2004, Leo bought a 104-acre island off the coast of Belize with big plans to build a resort on it—but not just any resort. The eco-friendly resort is designed to actually restore the over-fished coastline; it will be, in fact, the greenest place to vacation in the world.
The goal is to heal the guests while also healing the island and it will have strict guidelines that guests must follow, such as no plastic water bottles.
