Date of Birth: Monday, November 11, 1974

Place of Birth: Hollywood, CA

Height: 6'1"

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974 in Hollywood, California. His father is an Italian-American and his mother is German-American.

Encouraged by both his parents, Leonardo began his acting career at the age of two and a half. He took performance art classes in the summer and did commercials, educational films and appeared on morning TV shows. In 1985 he played the homeless boy on Growing Pains.

After leading roles in William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet and James Cameron's Titanic, the actor became a phenomenon, spawning legions of websites and an entire industry built around his name.

His other movie credits include The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can and Gangs of New York.

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