Leonardo DiCaprio

In 2006 in "The Independent", he named his ten favorite movies as: Bicycle Thieves , Taxi Driver , Lawrence of Arabia , 8½ , The Third Man , Yojimbo , Sunset Blvd. , The Shining and East of Eden .

In 2006 in "The Independent", he named his ten favorite movies as: Ladri di biciclette (1948), Taxi Driver (1976), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), 8½ (1963), The Third Man (1949), Yôjinbô (1961), Sunset Blvd. (1950), The Shining (1980), and East of Eden (1955).

When five years old, he was in an educational TV program, called "Romper Room and Friends" and was nearly kicked off for uncontrollable behavior.

When he was a child, his favorite films were Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , Watership Down and Bedknobs and Broomsticks .

When he was a child, his favorite films were Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Watership Down (1978), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).

Has once said his favorite female performance is Gena Rowlands' Mabel Longhetti in A Woman Under the Influence .

Has once said his favorite female performance is Gena Rowlands' Mabel Longhetti in A Woman Under the Influence (1974).

Has said his two favorite performances are Robert De Niro's Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver and James Dean's Cal Trask in East of Eden .

Has said his two favorite performances are Robert De Niro's Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976) and James Dean's Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955).

He and Jason Robards received Oscar-nominations for portraying Howard Hughes. Robards played Hughes in Melvin and Howard and Leonardo played him in The Aviator

He and Jason Robards received Oscar-nominations for portraying Howard Hughes. Robards played Hughes in Melvin and Howard (1980) and Leonardo played him in The Aviator (2004)

Appeared in the television series "Parenthood" , in the role originally played by Joaquin Phoenix. In the original film, Phoenix's grandfather is played by Jason Robards, who, like DiCaprio, has played Howard Hughes.

Appeared in the television series "Parenthood" (1990), in the role originally played by Joaquin Phoenix. In the original film, Phoenix's grandfather is played by Jason Robards, who, like DiCaprio, has played Howard Hughes.

In 1994, he became the seventh youngest actor ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor at the age of 19 years. He was nominated for his performance in What's Eating Gilbert Grape .

He once said that playing Arnie in What's Eating Gilbert Grape was "the most fun I've ever had".

He once said that playing Arnie in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) was "the most fun I've ever had".

In 1994, he became the seventh youngest actor ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor at the age of 19 years. He was nominated for his performance in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993).

He and his family funded a state-of-the-art computer center at the Los Feliz branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, which was rebuilt after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

Won the role of Rimbaud in Total Eclipse after the death of actor River Phoenix in 1993.

Screen tested for the part of Robin in Batman Forever .

Won the role of Rimbaud in Total Eclipse (1995) after the death of actor River Phoenix in 1993.

Screen tested for the part of Robin in Batman Forever (1995).

Was considering starring in a movie about actor James Dean but turned down the role because he felt he wasn't experienced enough to do the film.

Was considering starring in a movie about actor James Dean but turned down the role because he felt he wasn't experienced enough to do the film. [1996]

Was offered the role of the porn star Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights at around the same time as he was offered his role in Titanic . The Dirk Diggler role eventually went to Mark Wahlberg.

Ranked #75 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

Chosen by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World."

Was offered the role of the porn star Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997) at around the same time as he was offered his role in Titanic (1997). The Dirk Diggler role eventually went to Mark Wahlberg.

Ranked #75 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]

Sues Playgirl magazine over plans to publish pictures --including full frontal nudity -- of himself.

Chosen by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." [1998]

Sues Playgirl magazine over plans to publish pictures --including full frontal nudity -- of himself. [March 1998]

In January 1999, his lawyers filed an application to allow DiCaprio to copyright his own name.

Was once attached to star in American Psycho and was reputedly offered over $20 million for the role.

Was set to star in American Psycho but had to drop it due to scheduling conflicts. Christian Bale took the part instead.

A Manhattan appeals court decided to go ahead with a $45 million lawsuit against DiCaprio by actor and screenwriter Roger Wilson for allegedly encouraging his friends in a street fight with Wilson over advances DiCaprio's friends made toward Wilson's girlfriend, Elizabeth Berkley.

While filming The Beach off the coast of Thailand, Leonardo and others were swept off a camera boat by strong winds and waves. No one was injured.

Was set to star in American Psycho (2000) but had to drop it due to scheduling conflicts. Christian Bale took the part instead.

Was once attached to star in American Psycho (2000) and was reputedly offered over $20 million for the role.

While filming The Beach (2000/I) off the coast of Thailand, Leonardo and others were swept off a camera boat by strong winds and waves. No one was injured. [16 April 1999]

A Manhattan appeals court decided to go ahead with a $45 million lawsuit against DiCaprio by actor and screenwriter Roger Wilson for allegedly encouraging his friends in a street fight with Wilson over advances DiCaprio's friends made toward Wilson's girlfriend, Elizabeth Berkley. [2000]

Was initially set to star as Alan Jensen in Harvard Man , but the film's low budget could not afford to pay his salary, so he dropped out and Adrian Grenier took the lead.

Was initially set to star as Alan Jensen in Harvard Man (2001), but the film's low budget could not afford to pay his salary, so he dropped out and Adrian Grenier took the lead.

Boyfriend of Gisele Bündchen

Was considered for the role of Anakin Skywalker for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones . But much to the relief of hardcore Star Wars fans, the role went to Hayden Christensen instead.

Considered for the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man .

Was considered for the role of Anakin Skywalker for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002). But the role went to Hayden Christensen instead.

Considered for the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man (2002).

Turned down Michael Pitt's role in The Dreamers because he felt he was too old to play a twenty-year-old student.

When his camera went missing, he offered a substantial reward of many thousands of pounds for its return.

Ranked #42 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #74 in 2002 and #60 in 2001.

Ranked #6 in Star TV's "Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s" .

Ranked #42 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #74 in 2002 and #60 in 2001.

Turned down Michael Pitt's role in The Dreamers (2003) because he felt he was too old to play a twenty-year-old student.

Ranked #6 in Star TV's "Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s" (2003).

When his camera went missing, he offered a substantial reward of many thousands of pounds for its return. [November 2003]

He and Gisele Bündchen were chosen by People Magazine as the "Most Beatiful Couple in the World", in 2004.

Mentioned in an interview with Katie Couric that while filming The Aviator , it brought back his own obsessive-compulsive disorder that he had as a child. (December 23, 2004).

Openly supported John Kerry in the 2004 election. He went around 11 states and gave 20 speeches about the environment and how the Bush Administration has damaged it.

Mentioned in an interview with Katie Couric that while filming The Aviator (2004), it brought back his own obsessive-compulsive disorder that he had as a child. (December 23, 2004).

Filed police charges after being attacked with a bottle by an animal-rights activist while leaving a nightclub in June 2005. Although the wound was very close to his jugular vein, it was not expected to delay production on his latest movie.

He purchased a 104-acre island off the coast of Belize in 2005 and plans to develop a resort with renewable energy sources. Purchase price for the island, Blackadore Caye, was estimated to be $1.75 million.

Filed police charges after being attacked with a bottle by a Canadian ex-model while leaving a private party in June 2005. Although the wound was very close to his jugular vein, it was not expected to delay production on his latest movie.

Has been in a relationship with Bar Refaeli twice. They began a relationship in December 2005, but separated in October 2007. However they later reconciled in December 2007, only to separate again in May 2011.

Was originally cast in The Good Shepherd .

Was originally cast in The Good Shepherd (2006).

Named #36 on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars. .

Named #36 on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars. (2007).

His German grandmother died at the age of 93 in August 2008.

Bought Kate Winslet an inscribed gold ring, after they finished filming Revolutionary Road together. The inscription, however, Winslet keeps a secret.

Bought Kate Winslet an inscribed gold ring, after they finished filming Revolutionary Road (2008) together. The inscription, however, Winslet keeps a secret.

Purchased a unit in Manhattan's new, eco-friendly Riverhouse development in Battery Park, paying $3,665,700. Other real estate holdings include: A 1765-square-foot house on Carbon Beach in Malibu that he purchased in 1998 for $1.6 million. A 2633-square-foot house in the Malibu Colony that he purchased in 2002 for exactly $6 million. A 4551-square-foot house in the Bird Streets area of Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills that he bought in late 1999 for $2,515,000. A 3980-square-foot house in the Bird Streets area of Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills (next door to the one mentioned above) that he purchased in the summer of 2003 for $3,780,000. A two-bedroom, 2374-square-foot contemporary-style oceanfront house in Malibu, California that he paid $6.350 million for in 2007. And in Las Vegas, he spent $1.5 million for two adjacent two-bedroom units at Las Vegas's Panorama Towers in 2004. [2008]

Campaigned for the role of John Dillinger in Public Enemies , but Johnny Depp was cast in the part instead.

Quentin Tarantino considered casting Leo as SS Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds , but he eventually chose Christoph Waltz to play the role instead.

In May 2009, DiCaprio, along with Kate Winslet and director James Cameron, publicly pledged to support the financial future of the last living Titanic survivor, Millvina Dean, after it was reported that she had been forced to sell her mementos to pay for nursing home bills.

Campaigned for the role of John Dillinger in Public Enemies (2009), but Johnny Depp was cast in the part instead.

Quentin Tarantino considered casting Leo as SS Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009), but he eventually chose Christoph Waltz to play the role instead.

Won the 2010 'Do Something' Award for his Haiti relief efforts and the TV show "Greensburg".

Celebrated his 37th birthday at New York City Hotspot Avenue, which he rented out. Guests included pals Russell Simmons and Bradley Cooper and his mother Irmelin. The party raised money for DiCaprio's various wildlife protection projects and disaster relief for Haiti. (November 2011).

While attempting to travel to St. Petersburg, Russia to attend the International Tiger Conservation Forum as a guest of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), but he was held up not once, but twice by flights. The first, Delta Flight 30, which departed from JFK bound for Moscow, was forced to make an emergency landing back at JFK shortly after takeoff due to engine flame out and malfunction, later his replacement flight had to make an unscheduled landing in Helsinki, Finland to refuel due to strong winds over the Atlantic ocean that used up the plane's fuel. Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, who hosted the event, acknowledged that a lesser man, "could have read it as a sign - that it was not worth going," but instead Leo, who's late grandparents were Russian, made it to the summit and gained Putin's respect. The summit's aim is to double wild tiger populations worldwide from 3,500 to 7,000 by 2022. While in St. Petersburg, DiCaprio committed $1 million to WWF for urgent tiger conservation efforts through his Fund at the California Community Foundation. [November 2010]