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 recent appearance on the New Heights podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce, DiCaprio—one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars—revealed he couldn’t get an agent for … Read more