Introduction Who is 42, lives in East Los Angeles, and is a movie star with model girlfriends? Leonardo DiCaprio would be the answer to that! Leonardo has inspired many to accomplish dreams. From when he was a boy he never gave up on his dream of being an actor and now he’s a grammy winning movie star! There are so many great things to learn about Leonardo that you would have never guessed, in his life, career, and throughout his accomplishments. DiCaprio is an influential person because of his inspiring personal life, he is an actor for a living, and has won many awards. Leonardo DiCaprio has had a very hard working life. DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles on the date of November 11, 1974. When DiCaprio was born his parents …show more content…
After the film ‘What’s eating Gilbert Grape’ where DiCaprio played a role of a mentally disabled child. He was given an award for best supporting actor. DiCaprio was also nominated for Best Actor by the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild. Also after his work in The Department he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1997 and 1998 DiCaprio was spotted in the “50 most beautiful people” in the People's magazine. This was from the movie Titanic which had 14 Academy Awards and very popular. DiCaprio starred in the movie The Revenant in 2016, he soon after won an academy award for Best Actor. Not only has DiCaprio accomplished things in his career but also with the environment. Leonardo DiCaprio has put a lot of time and effort into being an active member on the boards of the Wildlife Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, and International fund for animal welfare. In California at a community foundation there is a non-profit set up, they work on many environmental issues, they call it the Leonardo DiCaprio fund. He stays very active with them also. In 2000 DiCaprio hosted an Earth Day Celebration where he interviewed president Bill Clinton on global warming. Which had been a big issue. He has been an active socially responsible citizen. Which makes sense after seeing his care for the environment. After his major works in the field of environmental issues in the year 2010 he won a nomination for VH1 “DO SOMETHING” Award. In Fact, when local groups were in Mount Leuser National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia, working to save and preserve the area's ecosystem, DiCaprio went to visit and lend support. Also, in 2014 DiCaprio was appointed as the United Nations representative on climate change. He cares so much for the environment that after DiCaprio found himself a partner he made a sanctuary with Acehnese conservationist, Rudi Putra. Which was confirmed in 1998. Their foundation is building a