His first name was inspired by a Leonardo da Vinci painting his mother saw while pregnant with him.
Before becoming a global star, he had a recurring role in the TV sitcom Parenthood and appeared in This Boy’s Life (1993) alongside Robert De Niro.
He is a passionate environmentalist, founding the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 to support conservation and climate change initiatives.
DiCaprio was once considered for the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, but turned it down.
He has never married, though he has had several high-profile relationships throughout his career.
DiCaprio is known for his dedication to authenticity—for The Revenant (2015), he ate raw bison liver during filming to make his performance more realistic.
He was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time in a 2022 readers’ poll by Empire magazine.