Leonardo Dicaprio (born 11.11.1974) - American actor.
The Nineties saw the rise of some big, big stars. At different points Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Will Smith and Adam Sandler stormed the Hollywood firmament, each other them carrying a string of massive hits. But none of them enjoyed (endured?) the kind of enormo-fame achieved by Leonardo DiCaprio. Beginning the decade as a heavily tipped newcomer, he ended it with Titanic, the biggest hit in cinema history, and a worldwide army of teenage fans so crazed and committed to their idol they had critics recalling the manic days of Beatlemania.
So, DiCaprio could be viewed as a phenomenon, a lucky actor in the right place at the right time, who with one role reached the pinnacle of his industry. But this would be to seriously underestimate the man. The action-packed romance of Titanic may have made him a superstar, but it was hardly a challenge for a kid who'd already stood toe to toe with De Niro and Streep, convincingly played a junkie, a gunslinger, a whore and a bisexual poet AND been Oscar-nominated for the finest portrayal of a mental retard ever filmed (yes, that's RIGHT, Mr Hoffman). If Titanic had never happened, DiCaprio would still have been seen as the finest and most versatile actor of his generation.
He was born Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio on the 11th of November, 1974, in Hollywood, to Italian-American comic distributor George DiCaprio and his German-American wife Irmalin, a legal secretary who'd go on to become Leonardo's manager. The boy's unusual name was chosen when he kicked his pregnant mother from the inside while she was viewing a Da Vinci in the Uffizi, the Wilhelm coming from a German relative - and not some dubious tribute to the Kaiser.
1. I must go now because I am already late for my class.
А. must
2. They don't have to do their homework today because it is a holiday at the school.
C. don't have to
3. I ought to help you with your shopping because you have a lot of bags.
B. ought to
4. When will you be able to come and see us in our new house?
B. be able to
5. Can you come over for dinner on Friday night? I really want to hang out with you, so I hope you can come.
A. Can
6. He wouldn't give me a straight answer. He avoided my questions the whole time.
B. wouldn't
7. I couldn't understand him because I don't speak French. So, we used body language to communicate with each other.
B. couldn't
8. You should have called me first. I would have picked you up from the auto repair garage.
A. should have
9. We've worked long and hard today. Shall we call it a day?
C. Shall
10. I can see that you have a hole in your sneakers. You need a new pair of shoes.
A. can