Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor, film producer, and active conservationist. He has his foundation – “the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation”, which annually transfers considerable sums to the development of various eco-projects. Having thundered all over the world in the melodrama “Titanic” by James Cameron, DiCaprio changes his roles with enviable regularity, trying himself in different genres and invariably remaining a favorite of the public all over the world.
Film career
Leonardo DiCaprio began his film career early and first appeared in front of television cameras at the age of 2.5 when his father decided to take him on a popular US children’s TV show. Already at the age of 14, Leo decided to devote his life to the cinema and found himself an agent. The comedy horror “Critters 3”, released in 1991, became his debut. After Leo began to get roles in serious films such as the adaptation of Tobias Wolfe’s semi-autobiographical book “This Boy’s Life”, the dramas “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” and “Marvin’s Room”. Contrary to the sad tradition in Hollywood, DiCaprio did not become one of those up-and-coming actors who were forgotten as they grew up. On the screen, during his career, he managed to try on almost all possible images. His most popular films are What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Titanic, Gangs of New York, Aviator, The Departed, Blood Diamond, Inception, The Great Gatsby, The Wolf of Wall Street ”and“ Survivor ”. For his role in Hugh Glass in the movie “The Survivor”, the actor was awarded an Academy Award.
Awards
The lead role in The Survivor earned Leonardo DiCaprio the first Oscar in his long acting career – after five unsuccessful nominations.
Whether Leo will receive an Oscar was perhaps the main intrigue of the ceremony. That was the sixth nomination for Leonardo DiCaprio.
DiCaprio was first nominated for an award in 1994 for Best Supporting Actor in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.
Then, after a ten-year break, several more nominations followed: 2005 – Best Actor in the Picture “Aviator”; 2007 – Best Actor in the Film “Blood Diamond”; 2014 – two nominations at once with the film “The Wolf of Wall Street”: Best Actor and Best Film (DiCaprio also acted as a producer in it). But none of these nominations was crowned with a coveted statuette for DiCaprio. On stage, the newly minted Oscar-winner looked restrained and internally collected.
In his speech after the presentation of the statuette, 41-year-old DiCaprio said that he in no way he does not take the received award for granted.
Charity
Leonardo DiCaprio is very passionate about the protection of the environment. In 1998, at the age of 24, DiCaprio founded his foundation dedicated to protecting the last preserved untouched corners of the Earth and developing solutions that are aimed at achieving a more harmonious relationship between humanity and nature. Through the provision of grants, public campaigns, and the implementation of media projects, DiCaprio has managed to attract attention and provide financial support for the protection of biodiversity, the rational use of marine and forest natural resources, and the problems of climate change.
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation supports over 35 innovative sustainable resource management projects around the world that help conserve vulnerable ecosystems and key species.
DiCaprio also serves on the boards of directors of several environmental organizations, including the World Wildlife Fund, the Natural Resources Conservation Council, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the Clean Seas and Oceans 5 project. He also serves as an advisor to the Solutions Project, an organization dedicated to scaling up clean, renewable energy sources. In 2014, DiCaprio was awarded the prestigious Clinton Citizen of the World Prize for his charitable work. Secretary-General appoints DiCaprio as Climate Change Ambassador for Peace ahead of the 2014 Climate Summit to galvanize and revitalize the fight against climate change.
