Poor Mother's Struggle Leads Leonardo DiCaprio to Become the World's Top Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the world's top actors. However, to achieve the current popularity, there is the struggle of a poor mother who wants to realize her son's dream to become an actor.
Leonardo DiCaprio is currently living a life full of wealth and surrounded by many beautiful women, but surely there are those who don't know that he lived a difficult life and grew up in a poor and bad environment in Los Angeles. The neighborhood he lives in is surrounded by crime, poverty, drugs, and prostitution.
In fact, Leonardo DiCaprio has said on many occasions that he would never have survived there had it not been for the incredible support of his mother, Irmelin Indenbirken.
Behind his current success starts from the harsh and poor childhood of Leonardo DiCaprio. The Titanic actor said he lived next door to Le Sex Shoppe and The Waterbed Hotel, a tough neighborhood near Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles.
"I grew up very poor and I had to see another different life. I once told how there used to be a huge prostitution ring around the corner, crime and violence everywhere to my godson who lived there. I'm sure he doesn't believe it," he said, quoted from NextShark.
In addition, Leonardo DiCaprio is also not a child who grew up in an ordinary family, Mother. His father, George DiCaprio, worked as a comic book artist, and his mother, a legal secretary, was born in Germany. His parents divorced when Leonardo Dicaprio was one year old.
Even though DiCaprio was young when he shared his time between his parents, on several occasions he revealed more with his mother. His mother who gave him a lot of support and took him to different schools in order to achieve his goals. Even though they were divorced, his parents decided to raise their son together. Therefore, they rented a small house that was close to each other.
When Leonardo DiCaprio decided to pursue a career in acting, he told his mother, Mother. He admits that acting was his reason to avoid being bullied when he was in public school.
"Going back to the public school system, it was shocking, but it's the truth. I was beaten on the first day for having an attitude they didn't like, that motivated me to get out of there. When I was 15, I said to my mom, 'I want to become an actor. Please take me to an audition'," he said.
Therefore, Leonardo DiCaprio's mother worked hard to provide more opportunities and better opportunities for her only son, Mother. In fact, Irmelin once applied for a scholarship for his son to enter a private Montessori-style school at UCLA. He was also the one who drove her straight to school and took her to auditions while still keeping her busy as a secretary.
Irmelin is the son of a Russian refugee and coal miner in Germany, Bunda. He was born in a German air raid shelter in 1943. He suffered a broken leg and contracted an infection that caused severe malnutrition. When he was 11 years old, Irmelin migrated to the United States (US) to get a better life.
"When I saw a photo of my mother, it was very sad. It brought tears to my eyes, knowing what she had been through in her life," said Leonardo DiCaprio.
And because of Irmelin's life and struggles for her, Leonardo had a very close relationship with her. Although he has dated a number of beautiful actresses, the number one woman in his heart is his mother. His mother who is always by his side in a number of Oscar and Golden Globe events and who led to the premiere of his films.
"Leo often takes his mother as a date to various award shows. He likes to pamper his mother with luxury and other happiness. Leo wants to pay for all the sacrifices his mother fought for him while growing up. But more than that, the two of them are very close," said the source. Lisa Arcella, her biographer.
Leonardo Dicaprio himself has starred in a number of popular films. He became known when he starred in This Boy's Life. After that, his career rose after starring in the films What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Romeo + Juliet, Titanic, Inception.
Through The Wolf of Wall Street, he was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 2014. Two years later, Leonardo DiCaprio won the Academy Award (Oscar) for best actor for his role as Hugh Glass in the film The Revenant.
For DiCaprio, all these achievements will never happen and cannot be separated from the sacrifice of his mother. The man nicknamed the 'mommy's son' also said that he would never forget this fact.
