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Leonardo DiCaprio was born in LA to parents George DiCaprio and Irmelin Indenbirken, who divorced when he was one year old. He lived mostly with his mother, although his father did play a role in his life. Leonardo's acting career began in 1989 when he was cast in the role of Garry Buckman on the TV version of the film Parenthood, where he met his longtime friend Tobey Maguire. However his breakthrough role came with his performance as Toby in This Boy's Life in 1993, as well as an Academy Award nominating role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape when he was only 19.
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Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was destined from the beginning to be a wild and spirited boy. He received his first name after swiftly kicking his mother from her womb as she admired a Leonardo DaVinci painting in the Uffizi. He was born in Los Angeles, CA on the eleventh of November of 1974 to George and Irmalin DiCaprio. Leo was an only child (though he does have a stepbrother named Adam), and his parents divorced each other within a year after his birth.
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Synopsis: Leonardo DiCaprio top lines the big-screen version of Beau Willimon's play Farragut North in this Warner Bros. production regarding a budding staff member of a presidential candidate who's given a first-row seat to the toxic dirty tricks of partisan politics. George Clooney produces the Appian WayRead More
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Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born November 11, 1974, in Los Angeles. Although his parents separated shortly after his birth, his mother Irmelin and father George remain an important part of his life and career. Irmelin handles DiCaprio's finances, while George screens his son's scripts upon receiving them.
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George Clooney is in talks to direct Leonardo DiCaprio in Farragut North, an adaptation of an upcoming Broadway play loosely based on Howard Dean's 2004! Presidential! Election! Campaign!.... Also per Variety, Tobe Hooper will direct a feature film take on Stephen King's From a Buick 8 (shop Amazon).... Will Smith is a global media mogul in Empire, a drama to be helmed by Michael Mann....
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