such. I won my ticket on Titanic here in a lucky hand at
Dawson) has developed into one of his generation"s most
gifted and versatile talents. DiCaprio earned an Academy
Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actor at 19 for
his portrayal of an ebullient, mentally impaired youngster in
"What"s Eating Gilbert Grape?" The actor"s second film
at the time, his performance also garnered awards from
the National Board of Review, Chicago Film Critics and
the Los Angeles Film Critics, as well as a Golden Globe
nomination.
DiCaprio made his film debut opposite Robert DeNiro
and Ellen Barkin in "This Boy"s Life" and has
subsequently appeared in a variety of features, from the
Western "The Quick and the Dead," with Sharon Stone
and Gene Hackman, to "The Basketball Diaries," a
harrowing account of a young man"s spiral into heroin
addiction, to "Total Eclipse," shot in Paris, opposite David
Thewlis, in which DiCaprio played the poet Rimbaud.
In 1996, he starred with Claire Danes in the critically
acclaimed modern adaptation of "William Shakespeare"s
Romeo + Juliet," as well as the screen adaptation of the
successful play "Marvin"s Room," opposite Meryl Streep
and Diane Keaton. DiCaprio will next co-star with Jeremy
Irons, John Malkovich and Gerard Depardieu in "The Man
in the Iron Mask," which recently completed filming in
France. He has also joined the ensemble cast of Woody
Allen"s latest project, slated for release in 1998.
A native of Los Angeles, DiCaprio began his acting
career at age 14, appearing in commercials and
educational films. He soon moved into parts on episodic
television, including a role on "Growing Pains" in the
popular series" last season. He also appeared in the short
film "The Foot Shooting Party," released by Touchstone
Pictures.
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