1. He was named Leonardo because his pregnant mother was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum when he first kicked.
2. DiCaprio’s father is of half Italian and half German.
3. His maternal grandfather, Wilhelm Indenbirken, was German. His maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken, was born as Yelena Smirnova in Russia, but she lived in Germany.
4. His career began at the age of five with his appearance in several commercials and educational films.
5. DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles, California, but part of his childhood spent in Germany with his maternal grandparents.
6. He speaks German fluently.
7. His father was a distributor of comic books and mother a legal secretary.
8. He never took drugs, and had to speak to a drug expert to prepare for Wolf of Wall Street
9. His middle name is Wilhelm.
10. DiCaprio has been nominated for five Academy Awards and ten Golden Globe Awards including winning Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Drama for The Aviator and the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for The Wolf of Wall Street.
11. He never won an Oscar.
12. DiCaprio owns a production company named Appian Way Productions.
13. In 2009, he bought an island off mainland Belize on which he is planning to create an eco-friendly resort.
14. He is a dedicated environmentalist.
15. In 2013, he donated $3 million to saving tigers in Nepal.
16. In 2014, his foundation gave $3 million to saving ocean wildlife.
source:dailymix
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