Stunning girlfriends, awards & a £230m fortune but, as he turns 50, there’s a role Leonardo DiCaprio hasn’t given up on
Date: 2024-11-02AS one of Hollywood’s most successful leading men, Leonardo DiCaprio has a lot to celebrate when he turns 50 this month.
The Oscar-winning actor has amassed a personal fortune of £230million, a dizzying collection of awards and dated some of the world’s most beautiful women.
He had a romance with US model Camila Morrone which started when she was 21[/caption]
Growing up in Los Angeles, Leo knew from a young age he wanted to be an actor and scored a string of commercials when he was a kid.
He learned the ropes on US TV shows including sitcoms Parenthood and Growing Pain. But it was the role of Jack Dawson alongside Kate Winslet on Titanic that made him a global superstar.
When released in 1997, it was the most expensive film ever and has since grossed more than £1.6billion.
In subsequent years he has gone on to play an impressive list of roles from heart-throb to villain in films including The Aviator, Blood Diamond, Romeo And Juliet, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Great Gatsby and The Departed.
He has been nominated for seven Oscars and he finally won Best Actor in 2016 for Western action drama The Revenant.
Even after starring in 37 movies, Leo’s love for his job remains as strong as ever.
I look at being an actor as an incredible opportunity. I think that it’s almost like winning the lottery in a lot of ways
Leonardo DiCaprio
He told 60 Minutes in 2013: “I look at being an actor as an incredible opportunity.
“I think that it’s almost like winning the lottery in a lot of ways.â€
But off-screen, Leo believes his mission is to live the most interesting life he can.
Reflecting on his life, he said: “I’ve been very lucky to have achieved a lot of the things that I dreamt of achieving as a young man.
“But at the end of the day — and I truly believe this — it is not about achieving great wealth or success, because they don’t bring happiness ultimately. They really don’t.
“What matters is whether or not you’ve fulfilled the idea of having led an interesting life, whether you’ve contributed in some way to the world around you.â€
As well as acting, he is passionate about environmental issues and has even set up non-profit organisation The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
In his spare time, he loves playing pickleball, visiting art galleries and making pottery.
With such a busy life, it is perhaps no surprise he has yet to find time to start a family and settle down.
Behavioural psychologist Jo Hemmings reckons his lack of commitment in his love life is less about his life’s work and more about a fear of getting old.
She said: “Middle-aged guys date younger women because it makes them feel good, feeds their ego and holds off their fear of the ageing process.
“Leo was an only child of divorced parents who stayed close to each other in order to bring him up. He was probably over-indulged.
Leo was an only child of divorced parents who stayed close to each other in order to bring him up. He was probably over-indulged
Jo Hemmings
“This, combined with the fact he doesn’t have any children of his own, has enabled him to extend his youthful behaviour for as long as possible and spilled into his dating.
“He has a seemingly carefree approach to life. Most of his contemporaries are settled down and raising children, so party- loving Leo is bound to mix with younger women.
“He is having a good time but there is the danger of him becoming addicted to his lavish, carefree lifestyle and cutting a rather more tragic figure if still dating significantly younger women in ten years’ time.
“There is a pattern of avoidance going on here too — of reality, getting older, intimacy, facing mortality and taking responsibility. The list goes on.â€
And as Leo approaches his 50th, finding a wife still seems to be the last thing on his mind as all he really wants is to carry on making films.
When asked of his dreams for the future, Leo, who will star in Martin Scorsese’s new movie The Wager, said: “You know what? Just one more movie.â€
