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Leonardo DiCaprio Reveals the Name His Agent Told Him to Use as a Young Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio has stayed loyal to Leonardo DiCaprio. While appearing on the Sept. 24 “New Heights” podcast with Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce, the Oscar winner revealed that, early in his career, ...
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Who is ‘Lenny Williams’? Leonardo DiCaprio reveals stage name his agent wanted

The actor remembered his agent and team saying they’d shortened his first name and added an anglicized version of his German ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio says his first agent thought he’d never get hired in Hollywood because his name was ‘too ethnic’: ‘Your name is Lenny Williams’

Leonardo DiCaprio’s early struggles in Hollywood are the stuff of legend, but a newly resurfaced story offers fresh insight into the industry’s long history of gatekeeping and cultural bias. During a ...
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Oscar winner Lenny Williams? Why an agent told Leonard DiCaprio to change his name

Moviegoers know Leonardo DiCaprio as "Leo." However, decades ago, an agent tried to get the Oscar winner to go by something completely different. Speaking with Travis and Jason Kelce on the "New ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Ex-Agent Said His Name Was ‘Too Ethnic’ and It Should Change to Lenny Williams: ‘They’re Never Going to Hire You’

If history had gone differently, “Titanic” would’ve starred Lenny Williams. In a recent appearance on the “New Heights” podcast, Leonardo DiCaprio said an agent told him in his early teens that his ...
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‘Cause I Love You’ singer Lenny Williams on 55 years in R&B

Oakland native Lenny Williams possesses one of contemporary music’s most distinctive voices. With his rich, passionate vocal style, the R&B legend is rightfully regarded as one of soul music’s most ...