Leonardo DiCaprio — American Actor born on November 11, 1974,

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials, after which he had recurring roles in TV series such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains in the early 1990s. He began his film career by starring as Josh in Critters 3 before starring in the film adaptation of the memoir This Boy's Life alongside Robert De Niro. DiCaprio was praised for his supporting role in the drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and gained public recognition with leading roles in the drama The Basketball Diaries and the romantic drama Romeo + Juliet, before achieving international fame with James Cameron's epic romance Titanic, earning him his first Drama Golden Globe Award. Titanic also became the highest grossing film to that point... (wikipedia)

If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.
I'm just starting to scratch the surface of what really makes me happy and it's taken me a while to admit that acting like a little child and being a jerk and a punk is fun.
The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it... It's a great outlet. I'm not really sure who I am - it seems I change every day.
I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand.
I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.