10 Things You Didn’t Know About Leonardo DiCaprio

10 things short

You remember him as a teen heartthrob and the king of the world. He’s played everybody from Howard Hughes to J. Edgar Hoover and “The Great Gatsby.” But 41-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio’s also got surprising TV beginnings, a violent crime in his past — and strange place he’s slept! Here are 10 things you don’t know about the talented actor.

1. His middle name is ‘Wilhelm,” after his German grandfather.

2. He got kicked off “Romper Room” at age 5 for being disruptive!

3. He’s best pals with former “Spider-Man” actor Tobey Maguire.

4. He played a young Mason Capwell in flashbacks on the soap opera “Santa Barbara” in 1990.

5. He’s never won an Oscar, but he’s got two Golden Globes — for 2004’s “The Aviator” and 2013’s “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

6. Leo owns a Central American island called Blackadore Caye. He’s building an eco-friendly resort there.

7. Model Aretha Wilson attacked him in 2005 at an L.A. party. He needed 17 stitches.

8. Leo gave away “Titanic” love Kate Winslet at her 2012 wedding to Ned Rocknroll.

9. He taunted squeamish “Titanic” co-stars with his pet bearded dragon, Blizz.

10. He slept in animal carcasses and ate raw bison liver for his new movie “The Revenant.”