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Even as a child, Leonardo DiCaprio had a big dream: he wanted to step into Hollywood's limelight and make film history.
He pursued this goal with an iron will and a gifted talent.
In his mid-40s, he has achieved everything - including an Oscar.
Nevertheless, he is restlessly searching for new goals.
Leonardo DiCaprio is a man who lives his dreams - with all their contradictions.
He is just 23 years old when the world crowns him Hollywood's new superstar.
After Titanic, "Leomania" spiraled to hysterical heights.
Girls around the world decorate their bedroom walls with his face.
Since then, the label "outrageously attractive ladies' man" has stuck to him.
This success shock will change him.
In contrast to the rest of Hollywood, he now tries to age faster than nature allows.
He reinvents himself, frees himself from the cloying Titanic image and is perhaps even better today than he dreamed of being.
Leonardo DiCaprio is the most successful actor in the world.
A driven man with high ambitions who also strives for greatness beyond the movie business.
His mission is to save our endangered planet.
To this end, he is setting up a foundation, driving a hybrid car and making documentaries about climate change.
Our documentary is a hero's journey that begins with a young boy in Los Angeles who dreams his way to the top of Hollywood, quickly climbs to the top and then fights with all his might against the image that the film industry wants to impose on him.
Because he never wanted to be anyone other than himself.
First broadcast: Friday, February 05, 2021, 22:25 on arte.
