FACTS AND STATS ABOUT LEO! Full Name: Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio Nicknames: Leo, The Noodle, D, Cappy Birthdate: November 11th 1974 Birthplace: Hollywood, California Current Residence: Hollywood, California Hair Color: Blond (like we hadn't noticed!) Eye Color: Gorgeous blue green Height: 6 feet Weight: 150 pounds Parents' Names: George and Irmelin DiCaprio Siblings: His step-brother Adam Shoe size: 11 SOME FACTS ABOUT LEO! 1 Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974, (sun in Scorpio, moon in Libra) in Los Angeles. 2 He was named Leonardo after his pregnant mom paid a visit to an Italian museum. While admiring a da Vinci painting at the Uffizzi Gallery in Florence, she felt a big kick from the baby--and little Leo was thus monikered. 3 His parents, George and Irmelin DiCaprio, are '60s hippies who separated before Leo was born. 4 As a teenager, he appeared in an educational film titled How to Deal with a Parent Who Takes Drugs. 5 As a youth, he was nicknamed "Leonardo Retardo" because, as he says, he got through school by cheating off his classmates' papers and break-dancing in the cafeteria. 7 His first taste of show biz came at age five, when he was asked to leave the set of Romper Room for being too disruptive. 8 His first "break" came at age 14 when he appeared in a commercial for Matchbox cars. 9 His first feature film was Critters 3--but he doesn't like to talk about it. 10 His first $1 million-plus paycheck: Titanic. 11. His pet Lizards name is Blizzard. (Note when fliming Titanic Blizzard was run over by a Truck! Don't worry he survived. 12. Did you know that Leo had a brush with death! Well skydiving, his rip cord didn't work! But his emergency rip cord work just fine!