Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
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Career Beginnings and Breakthrough

This timeline highlights the early stages of DiCaprio's acting career and his breakthrough roles.
Film Debut
1991
DiCaprio made his big-screen debut in the low-budget horror film "Critters 3".
Audition for "This Boy’s Life"
1992
He beat out 400 other hopefuls to act opposite Robert De Niro in "This Boy’s Life", released in 1993.
Academy Award Nomination
1993
DiCaprio received his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of a teenager with an intellectual disability in "What’s Eating Gilbert Grape".
Independent Films
1995
He appeared in several independent films, including "The Basketball Diaries" and "Total Eclipse".