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LEONARDO DICAPRIO

Leonaro DiCaprio has a problem. The Hollywood star is already 35 years ol, but he looks at least ten years younger. While most of us would consider that a gift, for DiCaprio it has, in recent years, prove an obstacle to some critics takin him seriusly in more matur roles. As The Observer's film critic Philip French says, DiCaprio is a "superb actor who hasn't yet quite become an adult".
There was a time, of course, when DiCaprio's boyish good looks were considered an advantage. Combined with his acting skillls and on-screen charisma, they helped propel him into TV and movie stardom at a young age. By the time he was 19 he already has an Oscar nomination for his role as a mentally-handicapped boy in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.