Leonardo DiCaprio - Milestones

• 2004: Portrayed legendary mogul Howard Hughes in the "Aviator," directed by Martin Scorsese; also served as executive producer; received SAG nominations for Best Actor and Best Ensemble Cast; earned Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Picture
• 2002: Starred as the youngest man ever to make the FBI's ten most wanted list in "Catch Me If You Can"; supposed to shoot in early 2001 but postponed because of scheduling conflicts; filmed in 2002 under the direction of Steven Spielberg; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor (Drama)
• 2002: Teamed with Martin Scorsese for the period drama "Gangs of New York"
• 2000: Headlined the feature adaptation of the novel "The Beach", directed by Danny Boyle
• 1998: Played dual role in "The Man in the Iron Mask"
• 1997: Starred in James Cameron's Oscar-winning blockbuster "Titanic"
• 1996: Starred opposite Claire Danes in Buz Luhrmann's modern-day production of "William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet"
• 1993: Earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination playing a mentally challenged youth in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"
• 1993: First lead in a major film, "This Boy's Life" with Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin
• 1991: Made feature debut in "Critters III"
• From 1991 to 1992: Joined the cast of the long-running sitcom "Growing Pains", as Luke, a homeless boy
• 1990: Cast as a regular in the TV version of "Parenthood"
• 1990: First primetime guest shot, "The Outsiders"
• 1988: Signed by an agent at the age of 14 (date approximate)
• 1981: Went on first commercial audition at age six
• Will play an undercover cop posing as a gangster in "The Departed," a Martin Scorsese Mob drama (lensed 2004)
• Set to star in "The Chancellor Manuscript," a political thriller based on a novel by Robert Ludlum (lensed 2005)
• Joined director Lasse Hallstrom for "Bombshell," based on the real-life Cold War story of a U.S. nuclear scientist who passed info to the Soviets (lensed 2005)
• Was urged by an agent at age nine to change name to Lenny Williams (date approximate)
• Made TV acting debut on the syndicated Saturday morning revival of "Lassie"
• Worked in commercials and educational films including "Mickey's Safety Club" and "How to Deal With a Parent Who Takes Drugs"
• Grew up in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles
• Played teenaged alcoholic on NBC daytime soap, "Santa Barbara"