Tobey Maguire’s best friend Leonardo DiCaprio has been best friends for more than 30+ years. The Spider-Man Star and the TitanicHeartthrobs have bonded through their difficult upbringings and successful careers in the entertainment business. Both of them understand the myriad perks and pressures that characterize celebrities’ lives.
They still enjoy getting together, even after all the time they have spent as friends. Recently, People reported That the pair celebrated Maguire’s 47thA laid-back pool party was the perfect way to celebrate your birthday. Here’s a comprehensive look at the dynamic duo’s long-spanning friendship as well as their support for each other over the years.
Maguire and DiCaprio were matched as dreaming child actors
In 2014 Esquire Share the storyThe story of how the lifelong friendships met sounds like something out of a movie. DiCaprio was 12 years old when his mother drove him around Los Angeles and he noticed a boy about his age filming a TV show. DiCaprio instantly recognized him due to the auditions that the pair had performed.
“I literally jumped out of the car,”DiCaprio remembered the incident many years later. “I was like, ‘Tobey! Tobey! Hey! Hey!’ And he was like, ‘Oh, yeah—I know you. You’re… that guy.’ But I just made him my pal.”
Maguire and DiCaprio were attracted together by their shared childhoods as child actors. They were able to see firsthand the intense competition that exists in the entertainment industry, and the disappointment that can result from not landing the dream role.
Both of the boys had dysfunctional family relationships. DiCaprio was raised in a dangerous neighborhood after his parents’ divorce. He said CBS Sunday MorningThere was a prostitution ring near the area, as well as drug addicts in an alleyway. He also knew that there were other people who had been using the same street address. “got sort of robbed at five years old.”
Maguire’s parents split up when he was 3, and he was passed between different family members throughout his early years. Maguire sounded like someone who had made progress in spite of his turbulent childhood. According to PeopleMaguire stated, “My feelings of love or security or happiness—they were all in my own hands. I had plenty of difficult, emotional, and scary times as a kid, but I don’t dwell on it.”
They have supported each other professionally and personally for decades
While they’ve appeared together in This Boy’s Life(1993) The Great Gatsby (2013), Maguire and DiCaprio never let professional ambition derail their relationship—not even when they have gone after the same roles. Maguire was, however, a snub by DiCaprio in a prominent role on the TV series. Parenthood (1990). Hard feelings weren’t in the equation for them after DiCaprio got the meatier part and Maguire was left with a minor one.
The explanation is straightforward. “Leo and I have a lot of trust and respect for each other,” Maguire explained People2013, when director Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of The Great Gatsby Soon, it was set to release. They both played roles in the blockbuster, with DiCaprio playing Jay Gatsby and Maguire playing Nick Carraway.
“We can joke with each other about competition, said Maguire, “but are supportive. I have a whole bunch of friends like that.”
Maguire was also helped occasionally by DiCaprio. Independent film on a tight budget. Don’s Plum 2001 featured several actors laughing out loud about a variety of topics, including intimate ones. Maguire and DiCaprio appeared in the film. However, Maguire started to worry about his clean-cut image.
According to New York magazineMaguire considered the earthy. “improvisational comments”He might regret the choices he made in front of his camera.
Maguire was apparently also in agreement with DiCaprio. The Guardian reportedThe pair was “involved in legal action against the [film’s] makers,”This eventually led to a settlement which prohibited the film’s sale or display in the U.S. or Canada. However, the film was shown at Berlin Film Festival 2001.
The close friends don’t only support each other professionally—their camaraderie carries into their personal lives as well. DiCaprio doesn’t have kids of his own, but he is close to Maguire’s children, Otis and Ruby. Maguire and DiCaprio also enjoy a shared interest in basketball. They play casual games and attend professional games.
They’re Part Of The Same Hard-Partying Crowd
Maguire and DiCaprio were friends. “The P*ssy Posse,”Famous for their outrageous hijinks like clubbing, womanizing and heavy drinking. Sometimes they got into fights or played pranks that sometimes got out of control.
New York magazine reportedThey were seen throwing grapes at paparazzi at The Mercer Hotel as well as using stink bombs at Sky Bar. DiCaprio even had a black eye, which he received from “horsing around with his friends,”According to his publicist.
Tobey Magiuire and Leonardo DiCaprio share a lot of things in common. They have forged a friendship over decades that has been built on mutual respect, loyalty and a lack of career rivalry. They have stood by one another through tough times and good times. That is quite an accomplishment in the pressure-cooker environment of Hollywood.