Leonardo DiCaprio movies

More recently, he has worked regularly with director Martin Scorsese which has led some to compare their partnership to that of Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro.BiographyChildhoodDiCaprios mother moved from Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany to the U.S. during her childhood, while his father is of half Italian and half German descent. DiCaprios parents met while attending college together and subsequently moved to Los Angeles.

His last name means "from Capri" in Italian. He was named after artist Leonardo da Vinci, as his pregnant mother was standing in front of a da Vinci painting at a museum in Italy when DiCaprio first kicked.Therefore, his mother named him Leonardo.DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of George DiCaprio, a distributor of comic books, and Irmelin Indenbirken, a former legal secretary.DiCaprios parents divorced when he was one year old. He lived mostly with his mother, although his father was also around. During his childhood, he attended Canterbury Elementary School. He was interested in baseball cards, comic books and frequently visited museums, often with his father. He also spent part of his childhood in Germany, where his maternal grandparents, Wilhelm and Helene, still lived, and still speaks German fluently.

Leonardo DiCaprio Movies

All movies starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

• Marvin's Room
• Poison Ivy
• 11th Hour