Leonardo DiCaprio got his name when his parents where looking at a da Vinci painting when his mother was pregnant, and he started kicking. His father took it as a sign¹⁾.

Titanic's studios originally wanted Matthew McConaughey to play Jack, but director James Cameron insisted on Leonardo DiCaprio instead. ²⁾

DiCaprio made his first appearance on screen in the children's television show Romper Space, but he was fired due to his disruptive conduct. ³⁾