Leonardo DiCaprio

Born in Los Angeles in 1974, DiCaprio started in television commercials before landing a recurring role on Parenthood in 1990. His first Academy Award nomination came in 1993 for playing a developmentally disabled boy in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Titanic made him a global phenomenon in 1997 and became the highest-grossing film in the world, after which he deliberately pulled back and chased grittier roles to escape the heartthrob trap. The turn came through crime dramas like Catch Me If You Can and Gangs of New York in 2002, the latter launching a long creative partnership with Martin Scors…