Leonardo DiCaprio Was Told To Change His Name For This Reason

Leonardo DiCaprio opened up on how his agent once wanted him to change his name in a recent appearance on the New Heights ...

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Leonardo DiCaprio reveals an agent once told him to change his name early in his career because his was "too ethnic"

Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed he could have had a stage name after an agent told him he needed to change his name early in his career – because it was "too ethnic." "I finally got an agent [and] they ...