‘I'll never forget': Leonardo DiCaprio recalls funny moment involving his parents and Brad Pitt

‘I'll never forget': Leonardo DiCaprio recalls funny moment involving his parents and Brad Pitt
Leonardo DiCaprio shared a humorous anecdote from the set of 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,' where he brought his parents. Co-star Brad Pitt initially didn't believe DiCaprio when he pointed out his parents in the crowd, mistaking them for extras.
Leonardo DiCaprio recently opened up about his time filming for Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.’ In one of his latest interviews, the actor revealed that during one of the days on set, he ended up bringing his parents, which was then followed by a funny interaction with co-star Brad Pitt.

Leonardo DiCaprio recalls bringing his parents to work

While talking to Times Magazine, the ‘One Battle After Another’kritika recalled how he once brought his parents on set. He stated that during the filming of his movie ‘Once Upon a Time In Hollywood’, he invited his parents on set to show them around.
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He further shared how he and Brad Pitt had a funny interaction about this, who would not believe him when he pointed out his parents in the crowd. He shared, “I remember that moment, we were turning a corner out of Musso & Frank's onto Hollywood Boulevard, and I said to Brad, 'That's my dad, and that's my stepmom there,’ And he goes, 'Ha, ha. Yeah, right.’”He further revealed that his parents managed to blend into the crowd of extras well enough that even Brad Pitt thought that he was simply joking. DiCaprio revealed that he did almost everything to convince him that those were his parents and that they dress up in a certain way all the time. “It was an amazing moment. I'll never forget that moment,” the ‘Titanic’ actor concluded with a smile.

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Providing more context to the matter, the actor revealed that his father was a major part of the ‘hippie counterculture’, which still dictated his wardrobe. His stepmother is a Sikh woman as well. He shared that their everyday clothes perfectly matched the vibes of the 1969 era set in the film, which is why the fellow actor could not accept his comments.
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