Leonardo
Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is a three-time Academy
Award-nominated, SAG Award-nominated and Golden Globe
Award-winning American actor who garnered world wide fame for his
role as Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997). DiCaprio has starred in
many other successful feature films including William
Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996), Catch Me If You Can (2002),
and Blood Diamond (2006). He has appeared in Martin Scorsese's
recent films, including Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator
(2004), and The Departed (2006), DiCaprio re-teamed with his
Titanic co-stars Kate Winslet and Kathy Bates in the adaptation of
Richard Yates' critically-lauded 1961 novel Revolutionary Road.
The film of the same name was adapted for the screen by Justin
Haythe and was directed by Winslet’s husband, Sam Mendes. It is
scheduled for release in December 2008. DiCaprio currently is
ranked the 9th Best Working Actor Today by The Screen Directory.
In May 2007, he was listed among Time’s 100 Most Influential
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