Leonardo DiCaprio: Curiosities about his life and career that maybe you did not know
We take advantage of the premiere of Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood to review some curiosities of the personal and professional life of Leonardo DiCaprio, starring with Brad Pitt in Tarantino's ninth film and one of the greats of American cinema.
Leonardo DiCaprio has long since become one of the highest grossing, respected and admired actors in Hollywood. Gone are the beginnings of him in which the Titanic boom threatened to turn him into another teenage idol. DiCaprio has managed to create a solid career in which he has worked with some of the best directors in the American industry such as Spielberg, Scorsese, Nolan, Cameron or Tarantino
For all this, we have decided to dedicate a chapter to it from our Curiosities series, a mythical space on this website from which you can find many more articles from the integrated search engine that we have at your disposal. We begin.
11 curiosities about the life and career of Leonardo DiCaprio
1-A very timely kick. The name of DiCaprio is a tribute to Leonardo Da Vinci, so far nothing that we could not imagine anyone. The funny thing is that his mother decided to call him that when, while visiting the Uffizi gallery, she noticed the first kick in her belly from her son just when she was looking at a work by the Italian artist.
2-He was about to be Patrick Bateman. One of the first projects that DiCaprio's name became associated with after the enormous success of Titanic was with the film adaptation of the novel American Psycho. Finally scheduling problems caused the actor to decline the role and the role went to Christian Bale. It is difficult to imagine today someone better than Bale for that role to be honest.
3-Robert DeNiro is his favorite actor. When asked about his influences or inspirations as an actor, the protagonist of Departed always quotes James Dean in East of Eden and Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver. About the protagonist of Toro Salvaje DiCaprio has always defended that he is his favorite actor and even had the opportunity to work with him at the beginning of his life in this boy's life.
4- he was about to participate in Star Wars. Like any good person, Leonardo DiCaprio is a huge fan of the Star Wars saga. In 2002 he even came close to participating in it as an actor in the role of Anakin Skywalker. In the end George Lucas cast Hayden Christensen because he wanted an unknown actor — and I add inept — for the role.
5-Convinced ecologist. Protecting nature and fighting climate change have been central concerns in DiCaprio's life for years. He is a member of WWF and has produced several documentaries on the subject. He even spoke at the UN headquarters on climate change in a well-remembered speech that you can find in full on the internet.
6-Methodical actor. The protagonist of Romeo and Juliet is an actor of method and likes to prepare each role until exhaustion. For The Revenant he learned to mount, clean and shoot a rifle of the time and spent a week lost in the forest.
7-Art collector. The art collection that the actor treasures impresses and gives a good account of the privileged status that he holds in Hollywood, with a cache per film that starts at twenty million dollars. Picasso, Basquiat or Bansky in painting, a photograph of Diane Arbus valued at $ 750,000 or the Oscar won by Marlon Brando for The Law of Silence are just part of his collection.
8- he believes in inner beauty. On the way to fifty years, Leo DiCaprio has always shown that in the sentimental field he values the interior of people above all. Proof of this is that he has maintained relationships with super models such as Bar Refaeli, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova or Gisele Bündchen. He is currently related to Camila Morrone, an Argentine model 23 years his junior and Al Pacino's stepdaughter.
9-Democrat convinced. When it comes to political ideology, DiCaprio has never hidden his closeness to the Democratic party. He has even donated money to the campaigns of Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, and Barack Obama.
10- he could have been the son of David Hasselhoff. One of the first upsets in Leo's career was when he was turned down for the role of Hobie, Mitch Buchannon's son in Baywatch. "At the time I remember that I even cried although with the passage of time I suppose that it has not gone badly," he said in an interview on the Ellen show a few years ago.
11-He achieved the impossible on television. One of DiCaprio's earliest roles was on the series Problems Grow. Between 1991 and 1992, the actor gave life to a teenager who arrived at the Seaver home again, achieving something that seemed impossible: that we hated a character from one of the most endearing and white series on TV of the 80s. To give it with a wide open hand and if you don't believe me, check out the series.
Leonardo DiCaprio, one of the great stars of today's Hollywood
So far our tribute to the great Leo with this review of curiosities of his professional career seasoned with some details of his personal life that the fans like so much. If you want to know more interesting facts about your favorite movie stars, I recommend typing the word: "curiosities" in the search engine on our website. A whole world of empty knowledge will open before you.
