Leonardo DiCaprio
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- Birthday: November 11, 1974
This tall, slender, boyishly handsome young actor proved engaging in TV family sitcoms ("Parenthood", "Growing Pains") and endured a cheapie horror sequel ("Critters 3" 1991) before triumphing over 400 others to win the role of Tobias Wolff in "This Boy's Life" (1993) after a four-month casting search. Based on Wolff's award-winning autobiographical novel, the film depicted a boy's coming-of-age in the 1950s in an explosive domestic situation. The film also starred Robert De Niro and Ellen Bar…more

