Leonardo DiCaprio: Succesful without Oscar

By Suzan Ibryam

DiCaprio's parents met while attending college and subsequently moved to Los Angeles. He was named Leonardo because his pregnant mother was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Italy when DiCaprio first kicked. His parents divorced when he was a year old and he lived mostly with his mother. The two lived in several Los Angeles neighborhoods, such as Echo Park, and at 1874 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Feliz district (which was later converted into a local public library), while his mother worked several jobs to support them. He attended Seeds Elementary School and graduated from John Marshall High School a few blocks away, after attending the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies for four years. DiCaprio spent part of his childhood in Germany with his maternal grandparents, Wilhelm and Helene. He speaks German fluently.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150079998X
• ISBN13: 9781500799984
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"