Pairing Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio
Director Quentin Tarantino brings together two great actors, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, in a film titled 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood'. So far, Pitt and DiCaprio are well-known actors who are not only good at acting, but also handsome and charming.
Therefore, let's compare their career footprints in the Hollywood film industry. See also how the twists and turns of their personal lives, often changing boyfriends.
1-Early career
Since high school, Brad Pitt has been fond of participating in musicals. That's what made him drop out of college at the University of Missouri majoring in journalism to start a career in Hollywood. Having odd jobs, he played in three films at once in 1987, namely 'No Way Out', 'No Man's Land', and 'Less Than Zero', as extras, without naming
One year later, Pitt appeared in the popular series starring Johnny Depp and Holly Robinson, '21 Jump Street '. Because his name became popular, Pitt also successfully got the main role in the film 'The Dark Side of the Sun' (1988) which was actually released in 1997.
Entering the era of the '90s, Pitt's career began to climb thanks to the film' Thelma & Louise '(1991) directed by Ridley Scott. Only one year later, Pitt was chosen as the main star in the film 'A River Runs Through It' which attracted the attention of many film critics around the world.
In 1993, Pitt had played in the film 'California' before finally being selected as a cast in the cult classic film titled 'True Romance'. Playing the role of a marijuana addict named Floyd, Pitt won his first award, namely the ShoWest Award for the category 'Male Star of Tomorrow'.
Now, DiCaprio. Since he was 5 years old, DiCaprio has started starring in television series and commercials for well-known products. However, his acting skills were only recognized after playing Glen on the television show 'The New Lassie' in 1989.
Entering the early 90's era, DiCaprio became increasingly famous as a child artist, because he starred in many television series, such as 'The Outsiders', 'Santa Barbara', and 'Parenthood'. He even received a nomination at the 1991 Young Artist Award.
The success of DiCaprio is getting more and more after playing on the sitcom titled 'Growing Pains' and getting nominated again from the Young Artist Award. He also became one of the 400 children that Robert De Niro chose to play the main character in the drama film 'This Boy's Life'.
In 1993, DiCaprio surprised many people after doing very well as a child with special needs in the film 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape'. At the age of 19, he was nominated for two major events, namely the Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.
2-Glory
With a good career start, Brad Pitt was chosen to play the main character in the film 'Interview With The Vampire' (1994) which successfully won him the MTV Movie Awards.
Just one year, Pitt was elected again to be the main star in the film 'Seven' (1995), before finally winning the 'Best Supporting Actor' category, because of the sci-fi film '12 Monkeys'.
Towards the end of the '90s, Pitt had a role in the film' Fight Club 'with Edward Norton. Even though the movie ticket sales failed to live up to expectations, until now, 'Fight Club' continues to be considered a cult classic to watch. In 2000s Brad Pitt started his guest appearance on the series 'Friends' (2001).
At that time, Pitt's fans were very many around the world and he was also known as an actor who was not only good at acting, but also macho and handsome. Because of this, he was selected as a 'Outstanding Guest Actor' nominee at the 2002 Emmy Awards.
Pitt's career was threatened when he played in the film 'Troy' (2004) and suffered a serious injury. With tenacity and high fighting spirit, Pitt forced himself to continue appearing in the film 'Ocean's Twelve'. The cool thing is, the film achieved a fantastic profit, namely Rp. 5.1 trillion.
After 'Ocean's Twelve', Pitt was cast in the film 'Mr & Mrs. Smith '(2005) with his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie. The chemistry between Pitt and Jolie in the film is very cool and continues to be remembered today, even when the two of them divorced for a long time.
Entering the age of 40, Pitt's performance did not slow down at all and instead succeeded in bringing the film 'Babel' to the Golden Globe Awards 2007. In 2008, Pitt was a huge success thanks to the film 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' which made Pitt a nomination for 'Best Actor. 'on the Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, Golden Globe Awards, and Academy Awards.
Do not want to waste talent, Pitt who is increasingly patent in the age of 40 years, director Quentin Tarantino hooked him to play the role of Lieutenant Aldo Raine in the film 'Inglourious Basterds'. In 2012, Pitt also reached the peak of his career thanks to 'World War Z' which was named the best-selling film with a profit of Rp. 7.6 trillion.
Leonardo DiCaprio's transition, from child actor to adult actor, takes place in the film 'Romeo and Juliet' (1996). The film also made him trusted to play the main character in the film 'Titanic' (1997), the film that culminated in the world's top box office before being defeated by 'Avatar' (2009) and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019).
It was very unfortunate when 'Titanic' failed to bring DiCaprio to win the 'Best Actor' category at the Academy Awards. Moreover, his career took a turn for the worse because of the film 'The Man In The Iron Mask' (1998) which won the worst film award at the 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards.
Fortunately, DiCaprio was able to rise in the film 'Catch Me If You Can' and again catapulted his name to win the Golden Globe Awards in 2005 thanks to the film 'Aviator'.
He is increasingly famous as a character actor thanks to his collaboration with Quentin Tarantino in the film 'Django Unchained'. Although he has not yet received an Academy Awards or Golden Globe Awards, DiCaprio's performance has been praised by many, because he did not stop acting when he suffered an injury in one scene.
New glory came to DiCaprio thanks to the biopic 'The Wolf of Wallstreet' which won him the Golden Globe Awards. Because, two years later, DiCaprio finally won his first Academy Awards thanks to the film 'The Revenant'.
DiCaprio's victory made many people around the world happy. Because, he is an actor who almost always plays the maximum in any film.
3-Personal life
It's not just a matter of acting, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio have something in common when it comes to relationships. Both are known as actors who frequently change lovers, since they were young until now.
In the late 80s to 90s, Brad Pitt was known to have dated several fellow artists, including Robin Givens, Jill Schoelen, and Juliette Lewis. In 1994, Pitt even got engaged to Gwyneth Paltrow, although he ended the relationship in 1997.
Before marrying Angelina Jolie, Pitt married Jennifer Aniston in Malibu in 2000. The two divorced after living together for five years.
One month after divorcing from Aniston, Pitt was discovered to be hanging out with Angelina Jolie. However, their relationship only lasted until 2016, despite having many children.
Currently, he is suspected of having a relationship with an Indian woman, Sat Hali Khalsa. Khalsa is known to work as a holistic therapist.
For DiCaprio, romance is a long sea that has no boundaries to navigate. In 1997, he was known to have a relationship with British singer Emma Bunton, before falling in love with actress Bijou Phillips, model Kristen Zang, and Emma Miller.
The women DiCaprio has dated the longest are Gisele Bündchen and Bar Rafaeli. Bündchen and Rafaeli dated DiCaprio in 2000-2005 and 2005-2011, respectively.
DiCaprio had the bad luck when he was dating model Aretha Wilson who beat him in the face in 2010. After his relationship with Wilson, DiCaprio dated a model from Germany, Toni Garrn, from 2013 to 2017.
Currently, DiCaprio is known to be dating a model named Camilla Morrone. The funny thing is, Morrone is 22 years younger than DiCaprio.
4-Next film project
After being united with DiCaprio by Tarantino in the film 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood', Brad Pitt returned to the big screen through the film 'Ad Astra' starring Liv Tyler and Tommy Lee Jones. This year, there are still two more films produced by Pitt, namely 'The King' and 'Kajillionaire'.
The plan, Pitt will also produce a film that tells the life story of the legendary musician Chris Cornell. The film will be said to be working in the near future, but it is not known when the film will be released.
Unlike Brad Pitt, no Leonardo DiCaprio film will be released again this year after 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'. However, he is already starting to prepare to appear in the film 'The Black Hand' based on the novel by Stephan Talty.
In addition, he will collaborate again with the director of the film 'Catch Me If You Can', Martin Scorsese, in the production of the biopic 'Roosevelt'. There is also the film 'Killers of the Flower Moon' which will unite DiCaprio with Robert de Niro.
