Leonardo DiCaprio
- Born: 11 Nov, 1974
This tall, slender, boyishly handsome young actor proved engaging in TV family sitcoms ("Parenthood", "Growing Pains") and endured a cheapie horror sequel ("Critters 3" 1991) before triumphing over 400 others to win the role of Tobias Wolff in "This Boy's Life" (1993) after a four-month casting search. Based on Wolff's award-winning autobiographical novel, the film depicted a boy's coming-of-age in the 1950s in an explosive domestic situation. The film also starred Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin, but young DiCaprio walked away with the strongest notices. While the film fizzled at the box office, this boy's career was off and running.
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- grandmother Helena Idenbirken:
- father George DiCaprio: former comic-book distributor; divorced from DiCaprio's mother
- mother Irmelin DiCaprio: divorced from DiCaprio's father; born in Germany
- step-mother Peggy DiCaprio: was previously married and has son Adam from that marriage
- step-brother Adam Farrar: born c. 1971; featured in the film "Pups" (1999); arrested in March 2000 for allegedly attempting to murder his girlfriend
- Kristen Zang: dated c. 1996-97; reportedly reconciled briefly in 1998; no longer together; reportedly dating again in late 1998; no longer together
- Vanessa Hayden: dated briefly in 1998
- Gisele Bundchen: Brazilian ; dating as of spring 2000; she reportedly told a Brazilian magazine in February 2001 that she and DiCaprio are engaged; reportedly split c. fall 2002
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