Leonardo DiCaprio turns 50: his best films and most controversial relationships

On November 11, 50 years ago, one of the world's most recognized actors was born: Leonardo DiCaprio. With a successful career spanning decades, the Californian took his first steps in several television commercials and educational programs. One of the curiosities is that his parents, Irmelin Indenbirken and George DiCaprio, wanted him to act at first under the pseudonym Lenny Williams.

His early roles focused on low-profile projects such as 'Critters 3'. However, in the 1990s he became one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood thanks to his performances under the direction of two filmmakers: Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan.

The best Leonardo DiCaprio movies

One of his most memorable performances was in 'Romeo + Juliet', although international fame came a year later with 'Titanic'. Subsequently, he was involved in other interesting projects such as 'Catch Me If You Can', 'The Departed' and 'Gangs of New York'. The year 2010 is very important in his career, as it is linked to two of his best films: 'Shutter Island' and 'Inception'.

Over the years, he starred in other feature films such as 'Django Unchained' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street', but there was always one great desire: to win the Oscar for best performance. He finally achieved this with 'The Revenant' in 2015 with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu at the helm of the film. He also fulfilled one of his dreams five years ago: to work with Tarantino, something he achieved in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'. His last great film was 'Killers of the Flower Moon', by Martin Scorsese.

Leonardo DiCaprio's relationships

One of the great legends surrounding the actor is that he never dated women over 25. For a while, in fact, he did. In 2005, he began dating Israeli model Bar Refaeli and they were together for six years. He has also dated other women such as Blake Lively, Erin Heatherton, Toni Garrn, Camila Morrone and is currently in a relationship with Vittoria Ceretti. With the Italian he has broken this trend, as the young woman is 26 years old.

The theory, according to the New York Post, is that once they get past 25, girls "want more, they want to get married and settle down".