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Leonardo DiCaprio

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Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer born in 1974 in Los Angeles, California. DiCaprio is critically acclaimed for his roles in films such as Titanic, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Romeo + Juliet, The Basketball Diaries, Catch Me If You Can, Inception, Gangs of New York, Blood Diamond, and The Departed. Accolades he has achieved during his career include two Golden Globe Awards, two MTV Awards, a People’s Choice Award, and a Critic’s Choice Award.

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14 Jul, 2015

$15 million environmental donation

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The actor’s foundation awards $15 million in grants to a host of environmental organizations, including Amazon Watch, Save the Elephants, Tree People and the World Wildlife Fund. DiCaprio:

The destruction of our planet continues at a pace we can no longer afford to ignore. We have a responsibility to innovate a future where the habitability of our planet does not come at the expense of those who inhabit it.