Leonardo DiCaprio: Green Idol

Not content to rest on his laurels as an Oscar-nominated international superstar, Leonardo DiCaprio has become one of today's most prominent environmentalists. An outspoken activist who sits on the boards of the Natural Resources Defense Council and Global Green USA, DiCaprio's the rare celebrity who truly walks the walk, driving his hybrid car to his solar-paneled home and co-writing and producing The 11th Hour, a documentary about our planet in crisis. He's a natural fit for our Green Issue portfolio; herewith, some of our favorite portraits of DiCaprio from past issues of Vanity Fair.

April 1993
A boy and his klieg light: An 18-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio stars in This Boy's Life.Photograph by Stephen Danelian.

January 1998
An elegantly clad Leonardo, posing for V.F.'s cover at the Tejon Ranch, Lebec, California.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

January 1998

Accustomed to playing youthful rebels, DiCaprio was ambivalent about taking on the leading-man-cum-action-hero he plays in Titanic. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

January 1998

After six months of filming Titanic in Mexico, DiCaprio longed for L.A.—specifically for the company of his posse of buddies. Here, he hangs out with a chameleon named Billy.Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

January 1998
As Jack, Titanic's exuberant male lead, DiCaprio detested the water scenes, protesting to director James Cameron each time he had to take a leap off dry land. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

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