Birth Name: Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio

Birth Date: November 11, 1974

Birth Place: Hollywood, California, USA

Height: 5'11''

Why he is a Golden Beau: Despite the Teen Idol stigma, this man is actually a decent actor. Bless him for moving away from Titanic-type films to Gangs of New York-type films.

Movies you should see: Catch Me If You Can, Romeo + Juliette

Other Stuff:

-When Leo was 3 years old he was in an educational program, called "Romper Room" and was nearly kicked off for uncontrollable behavior.

-Father was a comicbook dealer.

-DiCaprio and his family funded a state-of-the-art computer center at the Los Feliz branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, which was rebuilt after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

-A Manhattan appeals court decided to go ahead with a $45 million lawsuit against DiCaprio by actor and screenwriter Roger Wilson for allegedly encouraging his friends in a street fight with Wilson over advances DiCaprio's friends made toward Wilson's girlfriend Elizabeth Berkley. [2000]

-At age 10, his agent advised him to change his name to a more American- friendly Lenny Williams. Needless to say he did not follow that advice.

-In January 1999, his lawyers filed an application to allow DiCaprio to 'copyright' his own name.

-Leo's mom was standing in front of a da Vinci painting in Italy when Leo kicked her. That sign prompted her to name him after the painter.

-His father is an Italian-American and his mother is German-American

-Attended Seeds Elementary School at UCLA where he took summer courses in performance art