Word: leonardo
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Thanks in large part, it is said, to the patronage of teenage girls, Leonardo DiCaprio recently pulled off the unprecedented feat of starring in two films virtually tied for No. 1 at the box office, Titanic and his just released The Man in the Iron Mask. Leo, as the 23-year-old is known to friends and true fans, is also the subject of four quickie books currently on various New York Times best-seller lists. Explains Bari Nan Cohen, who as entertainment editor of YM is well-versed in teen idoldom: "A lot of girls would...
...butchier Titanic incarnation--where, of course, he has the added advantage of getting to die dreamily in the presence of his beloved, as he also did in his breakthrough movie, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet--he is an ideal first crush: not too hot, not too cold, just right. Leonardo DiCaprio: A Biography expands on this point: "The woman that does capture Leo's heart will be in for some special romantic time with Leo... 'I'll definitely say that when I'm alone with a girl, I'm doing the baby voices, all that stuff, rubbing noses, the teddy...
...Kids on the Block. Michael Jackson, having never allowed himself to develop secondary sex characteristics, is like a teen-idol experiment gone horribly, tragically awry. But that is the kind of icky, confusing story that has no place in what publisher Nancy Pines of Archway Books, which brought you Leonardo DiCaprio: A Biography, refers to as Leoland. "I can't think of any other teen idol with this kind of staying power," says Nina Malkin, deputy editor of Teen magazine. "This is approaching Hanson range," agrees Pines. Hanson range. There...
...time Oscar record, just as "Titanic"'s 14 nominations drew even with "All About Eve." So the movie broke no new ground, and neither did Cameron: "I'm the king of the world!" he screamed in acceptance -- stealing the line from his leading man in absentia, Leonardo DiCaprio...
...mouth, he has been the subject of considerable criticism. We can only hope that he manages to cling to his A-list status for one more week, so he'll be able to attend one of the post-Oscar parties and report back to his client on what Leonardo DiCaprio is really like...