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04 August,2011 10:20 AM IST |   |  Special Features

Leonardo DiCaprio is the new Mr Moneybags of Hollywood. The Inception actor made a whopping $77 million last year


Leonardo DiCaprio is the new Mr Moneybags of Hollywood. The Inception actor made a whopping $77 million last year. CS tells you more about this million dollar baby:

>>u00a0Leo was booted off from the sets of children's TV series Romper Room for being disruptive at the age of five. He then followed his older stepbrother Adam Farrar into television commercials, landing an ad for Matchbox cars at 14.

>>u00a0In 1990, he got his break on television when he was cast in the short-lived series based on the movie Parenthood. He made his film debut in the comedic sci-fi horror film Critters 3 (1991) and received notable critical praise for his performance in This Boy's Life (1993). He obtained recognition for his subsequent work in Romeo + Juliet (1996), before achieving international fame in James Cameron's Titanic

>>u00a0His romantic relationships have been widely covered in the media. Following a high-profile relationship with Brazilian model Gisele B ndchen, he was in a relationship with Israeli model Bar Refaeli. He is now said to be dating Blake Lively, the Gossip Girl star.

>>u00a0He was named Leonardo because his pregnant mother was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Italy when he first kicked.

>>u00a0He has adopted a South African baby girl. He met the girl in an orphanage in South Africa while he was filming Blood Diamond. The girl doesn't live with him, but he continues to chat with her over the phone and sends her monthly cheques.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Moneybags Hollywood