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Happy Big 5-Oh to Leonardo DiCaprio! Plus, other Celebrity Birthdays

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Photo illustration of Leonardo DiCaprio: Current portrait surrounded by photos of him in famous movie roles

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Leonardo DiCaprio

ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN McCABE

(NOVEMBER 11): For more than 30 years, the Academy Award–winning actor has received titanic attention.

COMMERCIAL APPEAL: DiCaprio began acting as a child in TV ads for Matchbox cars, Bubble Yum, Honda, Kraft cheese and more.

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Feature films made with director Martin Scorsese

BIG BREAK: His first major film role was opposite Robert De Niro in 1993’s This Boy’s Life. They acted together again in 2023’s Killers of the Flower Moon.

‘TITANIC’ HIT: In 1997, DiCaprio starred in the then-highest-grossing film ever.

COMING SOON: Among his upcoming projects is a film with director Paul Thomas Anderson.

LIFELONG ACTIVISM: DiCaprio has produced documentaries about the effects of climate change, animal poaching and deforestation. “I love being immersed in nature, going to places in the world that are pristine and untouched by man,” he told TimeOut in 2016. “It’s almost a religious experience.” —Whitney Matheson


More Milestone Birthdays

Photo of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.

OCTOBER 10

Ex-driver will join TNT and Amazon Prime’s NASCAR broadcasts in 2025.

Photo of Joaquin Phoenix

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Joaquin Phoenix

OCTOBER 28

Oscar winner costars with partner Rooney Mara in upcoming film Polaris.

Illustration of Hello Kitty

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Hello Kitty

NOVEMBER 1

King Charles wished the pop-culture icon a happy birthday earlier this year.

Photo of Robin Givens

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Robin Givens

NOVEMBER 27

Boomerang actor recently joined the cast of Amazon Prime’s comedy series Harlem.

Photo of Lorraine Bracco

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Lorraine Bracco

OCTOBER 2

Sopranos star celebrated the acclaimed series’ 20th anniversary earlier this year.

Photo of Danny DeVito

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Danny DeVito

NOVEMBER 17

Actor costarred last year with daughter Lucy in the Broadway production I Need That.

Leonardo DiCaprio primary photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images. Clockwise from top: Melinda Sue Gordon/Paramount Pictures/Everett Collection; Andrew Cooper/Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection; Alamy (3); DreamWorks/Everett Collection; Associated Press. Earnhardt Jr.: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Phoenix: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images; Hello Kitty: Carolyn Jenkins/Alamy Stock Photo; Givens: Wilford Harewood/Getty Images; Bracco: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/Associated Press; DeVito: Getty Images.


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