Leonardo DiCaprio vs Russell Crowe

18-11-2008 10:19

Leonardo DiCaprio burst into the scene in Titanic and quickly became Hollywood's golden boy, stealing a string of young girl's hearts along the way. However after teaming up with Martin Scorsese he appeared in a string of very high profile movies that led Oscar nominations and he moved from being just a pin-up to a highly respected actor.

Russell Crowe's talent in front of the camera has never been in doubt but it was his off camera antics that somewhat tarnished his reputation. But performances in the likes of Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind cemented him as one of the industry's most versatile and exciting talents.

To celebrate the release of Body of Lies, where these two actors come face to face, FemaleFirst put the pair head to head.

Roles

Russell Crowe began his career in Australia before moving to Hollywood and he made a name for himself with roles in The Quick and the Dead, Virtuosity and LA Confidential throughout the nineties. But it was his role as Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator that signaled his arrival in Hollywood, securing his an Oscar.

Since then he has had a string of successful roles including A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man and Master and Commander. Apart from A Good Year 2007 was another strong year for the actor as he and Christian Bale were praised for their role in the remake of 3.10 to Yuma before he rounded off the year with the critically acclaimed American Gangster, which reunited him with Virtuosity co-star Denzel Washington.

After roles in Romeo and Julie, Titanic and The Man in the Iron Mask Leonard DiCaprio was loved by girls the world over and was a true Hollywood pin-up. But in 2002 the young actor changed the course of his career by teaming up with director Martin Scorsese starring in Gangs of New York and The Aviator, which led to attention for his acting and not just his looks.

After the success of Blood Diamond, for which he was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, and The Departed in 2006 2007 was a quiet year for DiCaprio as he worked on his documentary The 11th Hour.