Leonardo DiCaprio was told to change his name when he started his acting career | #yahooaustralia

Subscribe and turn on notifications🔔 : https://buff.ly/3F6ZiLt | Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed that he was told to change his name at the beginning of his career.

While appearing on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, the actor explained that when he finally got an agent as a young teen, “They said, ‘Your name is too ethnic,’ I go, ‘What do you mean? It’s Leonardo DiCaprio.’ They go, ’No, too ethnic. They’re never gonna hire you. Your new name is Lenny Williams.’”

The 50-year-old added that “my dad saw [the agent’s] photo, ripped it up, and he said, ‘Over my dead body.’”

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