Leonardo DiCaprio Was Named After Leonardo Da Vinci After His Father Got a “Cosmic Message” While Visiting an Art Gallery
Leonardo DiCaprio has gained remarkable achievements in his acting career. Gaining worldwide acclaim with his role as Jack Dawson in the hit epic, Titanic, he rose to the center of attention, which only gave him a major boost in the industry.
While many of us are aware of the number of roles he passed on, the one he ended up choosing led him to further acclaim with projects like Inception (2010), The Revenant (2015), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) among several others.
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Given his successful career, many might be surprised to know about an interesting fact that led him to be named after renowned artist, Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo DiCaprio is Named After Leonardo da Vinci
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The Hollywood heartthrob, Leonardo DiCaprio is named after famous artist Leonardo da Vinci by his mother. The actor himself claimed about this theory sharing that he got his first name, ‘Leonardo’ at the time when his mother was pregnant with him.
It happened one day when his parents went to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy to enjoy the art when she felt him kick for the first time while looking at a da Vinci painting there.
He shared with ABC News via simplemost,
“My dad, being the man that picks up on cosmic messages, said that ‘His name must be Leonardo.’”
He eventually gained worldwide love and support just like the artist with his spectacular acting career. His association with the famous scholar was unraveled after he was announced to play the latter in a biopic film.
Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Leonardo da Vinci in an Adaptation
Back in 2017, reports confirmed that the Titanic fame would play the Renaissance artist’s role in an adaptation of Walter Isaacson‘s book on Leonardo da Vinci. It was reported that Paramount and Universal were in an intense seven-figure bidding war for the rights to Issacson’s book which the former studio eventually ended up winning.
DiCaprio’s company, Appian Way Productions would produce the movie. Former Paramount CEO, Brad Grey via Deadline expressed his delight to work with the actor’s production company after they got a first-look deal.
“Leo is one of the great talents of our time,” said Grey. “He is a masterful actor, storyteller, and producer, with impeccable taste and skill that has shaped his extraordinary career…We are both proud and excited to grow our relationships with him, Rick Yorn, Jennifer Davisson, and the entire team at Appian Way.”
While the project was much in talks at the time, there has been no news of the same since then. Meanwhile, he is set to return on the big screen with his new flick, Killers of the Flower Moon which also stars Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, and Brendan Fraser.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, the movie is set in 1920s Oklahoma, sharing the real-life story of a series of murders of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation. It is set to release on October 20th.
