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Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974) is an American actor and film producer whose career rose with his role in the television sit-com ''[[Growing Pains]]''. His critically acclaimed breakthrough film performance came in ''This Boy's Life'', and was quickly followed by ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]''. His performance as the mentally handicapped brother of [[Johnny Depp]], in the title role, brought him nominations for the Golden Globe and [[Academy Award]] for Best Supporting Actor. He gained fame for his role as Jack Dawson in ''[[Titanic]]'', and has starred in many other successful films including ''[[William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet|Romeo + Juliet]]'', ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'', ''[[Blood Diamond]]'' (which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor), and ''[[Inception]]''.

[[Leonardo DiCaprio]] (born 1974) is an American actor and film producer whose career rose with his role in the television sit-com ''[[Growing Pains]]''. His critically acclaimed breakthrough film performance came in ''This Boy's Life'', and was quickly followed by ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]''. His performance as the mentally handicapped brother of [[Johnny Depp]], in the title role, brought him nominations for the Golden Globe and [[Academy Award]] for Best Supporting Actor. He gained fame for his role as Jack Dawson in ''[[Titanic]]'', and has starred in many other successful films including ''[[William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet|Romeo + Juliet]]'', ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'', ''[[Blood Diamond]]'' (which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor), and ''[[Inception]]''.

DiCaprio received another Academy Award nomination came for his role as Howard Hughes in ''[[The Aviator]]'', directed by [[Martin Scorsese]]. He has also worked with Scorsese in films such as ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', ''[[The Departed]]'' and ''[[Shutter Island]]''. This partnership was compared to the earlier working relationship between Scorsese and [[Robert De Niro]].