That Leonardo Wilhelm DiCapro is not just a pretty face but an actor to reckon with has been amply proven. While he is most remembered for his impeccable portrayal of Jack in Titanic, over the years Leo has acted in a wide variety of roles. The Revenant finally won him an Oscar.
Handpicked by none other than the legendary Robert De Niro, Leonardo has also become one of the known and constant faces in environment and gay rights activism.
Today, as he turns 42, here’s looking back at Leo the looker over the years.
And yes, you are welcome.
He was named Leonardo because while his mother was pregnant, she was looking at a Da Vinci painting in a museum when he first kicked. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/@nickohlaa)
His time at the school, away from the public school system and his gritty neighbourhood, made him want to retreat into acting as a teen. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/@AriannaBM)
In 2009, Leo and Kate Winslet helped pay nursing home fees for the last living Titanic survivor so she wouldn’t have to sell her mementos. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/@IdeesLook)
Leo and Toby Maguire made a movie so bad that he took legal action for it to never release in the U.S. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/@elliiemurphyx)
(This article is from The Quint’s archives and was first published on 11 November 2016. It is now being republished to mark Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday.)
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