Leonardo DiCaprio — Growing Pains to Oscar Winner

Leonardo DiCaprio earned his first Oscar nomination at 19 for What's Eating Gilbert Grape, just three years after his role on Growing Pains. He became the world's biggest movie star with Titanic, which grossed a staggering $2.2 billion at age 23. His relentless pursuit of an Academy Award spanned two decades, through The Aviator, Blood Diamond, The Departed, and Django Unchained, culminating in a win for The Revenant in 2016. With a net worth of $300 million and an environmental foundation donating $100 million-plus, he proves that child stars can evolve into serious actors. He outperforms #7 Drew Barrymore in critical accolades, having earned multiple Oscar nominations versus her single Golden Globe nomination.