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Leonardo DiCaprio Was Told His Name Was 'Too Ethnic' at Age '12 or 13'

Leonardo DiCaprio was once told he wouldn't make it in Hollywood if he didn't change his name. DiCaprio, 50, appeared on the Wednesday, September 24, episode of Travis and Jason Kelce's "New Heights" ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio opens up about nearly becoming ‘Lenny Williams’ at 12: ‘They believed my name sounded too ethnic’

Leonardo DiCaprio, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, has made his first-ever podcast appearance. The 50-year-old Titanic actor joined Benicio Del Toro on New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, where ...
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12 of the best and 12 of the worst Leonardo DiCaprio movies, ranked by critics

Leonardo DiCaprio has become one of Hollywood's most recognizable talents since his 1991 film debut. He became a star with films like "Titanic." His latest, "One Battle After Another," is also getting ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio Was Told His Name Was ‘Too Ethnic’ When He Started Auditioning at Age ’12 or 13′

Leonardo DiCaprio was once told he wouldn’t make it in Hollywood if he didn’t change his name. “‘Your new name is Lenny Williams,’” he remembered the agent saying. “I said, ‘What is Lenny?’ … ‘We took ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio Was Told His Name Was ‘Too Ethnic’ When He Started Auditioning at Age ’12 or 13′

Leonardo DiCaprio was once told he wouldn’t make it in Hollywood if he didn’t change his name. “I go, ‘What do you mean, it’s Leonardo DiCaprio?’ They go, ‘No, too ethnic. They're never going to hire ...