Leonardo DiCaprio admits to almost being ‘Lenny Williams’?

Leonardo DiCaprio has recalled a fascinating incident which almost made him Lenny Williams to the masses.

The Titanic actor revealed that a former agent made some questionable remarks about his name, and suggested he change his identity.

In a recent appearance on the New Heights podcast, with hosts Jason and Travis Kelce the Academy Award winner stated “I finally got an agent. They said, ‘Your name is too ethnic.’”

“I go, ‘What do you mean? It’s Leonardo DiCaprio?’ They go, ‘No, too ethnic. They’re never going to hire you. Your new name is Lenny Williams.’ ‘I said, ‘What is Lenny?’ I was 12,13. I said, ‘What is Lenny Williams?’ ‘We took your middle name and we made it. Now you’re Lenny,’” Leonardo recalled.

The Shutter Island star then said that he showed his headshot images to his father with the stage name to which he responded furiously and said over his dead body.

Meanwhile Leonardo’s co-star, Benicio Del Toro, who was also there for the episode revealed that he had the same experience and was asked to adopt ‘Benny Del’ as his new identity.

Which movie are Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio Del Toro starring in?

Leonardo and Benicio have come together for Paul Thomas Anderson‘s upcoming thriller One Battle After Another, which will come out in theatres on September 26.

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