Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at a screening of his film "the Aviator," at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, Dec. 1, 2004. In the years since "Titanic" thrust the actor to the top of Hollywood's A-list, he has remained very picky in choosing roles, maintaining a schedule that averages out to about one film a year.

DiCaprio appears as Arnie Grape in a scene from 1993's "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." His portrayal of a rambunctious mentally handicapped teen earned him both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations in the supporting acting category.

DiCaprio, as Jack, and Kate Winslet, as Rose, in a scene from "Titanic." The historical drama about two ill-fated lovers from opposite sides of the tracks is the highest-grossing film of all time.

"Titanic" director James Cameron, center, poses with Winslet and DiCaprio after winning the awards for best dramatic motion picture and best director at the 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 18, 1998.

Britain's Prince Charles, left, speaks with DiCaprio at the Royal Premier of "The Man in the Iron Mask," at the Odeon in London's Leicester Square, March 19, 1998. DiCaprio's grandmother is at right, and British actor Jeremy Irons is third from right.

DiCaprio, left, receives a Buddhist amulet from Prakoo Wichitsangapairoche, at the abbot of Samkond temple in Phuket, Thailand. The actor was in the area filming 2000's "The Beach."

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore walks behind DiCaprio before addressing thousands of people gathered on the mall in Washington for "Earth Day 2000," April 22, 2000.

DiCaprio, right, and Tobey Maguire offer encouragement from courtside during a Lakers-Trail Blazers game in Los Angeles, May 20, 2000. The actors became friends in 1990, meeting on the set of the short-lived television series "Parenthood."

Director Martin Scorsese, left, Italian actress Virna Lisi, center, and Di Caprio hold the golden statue of the "Rodolfo Valentino" award, given during a gala dinner in Rome's Hilton Hotel, Jan. 27, 2001. The award, named after the late Italian movie star Rudolfo Valentino, was given to DiCaprio for the category of best actor, Scorsese for best film director and Lisi for best actress.

DiCaprio appears in a scene from Martin Scorsese's 2002 period mob movie "Gangs of New York." After a two-year absence from the big screen, DiCaprio starred in two high profile holiday films, "Gangs" and "Catch Me If You Can."

DiCaprio, right, director Martin Scorsese, center, and actress Cameron Diaz, left, pose after a screening of their film "Gangs of New York" at the 55th International Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, May 20, 2002.

Tom Hanks, Jennifer Garner, Steven Spielberg, Frank Abagnale and DiCaprio, from left to right, pose for photographers at a special screening of the film "Catch Me If You Can," Dec. 16, 2002, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. DiCaprio played Abagnale, a real-life con man, in the film.

DiCaprio, left, and "Catch Me If You Can" co-star Tom Hanks joke during an appearance on the German TV show "Wetten, dass...?!" ("Bet It...?!") in Boeblingen, near Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 25, 2003.

DiCaprio, nominated for best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama for his work in "Catch Me If You Can," arrives for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 19, 2003. Jack Nicholson won that year, for "About Schmidt."

DiCaprio drives a Toyota Prius hybrid car as he leaves a National Resources Defense Council news conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., Feb. 6, 2003. DiCaprio urged the public to "adopt an environmental lifestyle," including buying hybrid gas-electric cars, and demanded action by politicians to fund additional clean energy research.

DiCaprio, left, and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev pose for photographs at a Global Green USA event, March 24, 2004, in Los Angeles. DiCaprio was a presenter at the event, which paid tribute to Gorbachev's "commitment to a peaceful and sustainable world in the 21st century."

DiCaprio looks on as his girlfriend, model Gisele Bundchen, throws in a ball during halftime of the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, May 27, 2004, in Los Angeles.

Dicaprio displays a T-shirt supporting Senators John Kerry, D-Mass., and John Edwards, D-N.C., during a rally for Edwards on the campus of Simpson College, in Indianola, Iowa, Oct. 28, 2004.

DiCaprio portrays eccentric industrialist Howard Hughes in a scene from Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator." The film earned buzz as an early frontrunner in the 2004 Oscar race.