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Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp do and do not have a lot in common. Dedicated actors who happen to be megastars, they gave memorable performances playing brothers in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993, pictured). DiCaprio even played Depp, sort of, in Woody Allen's "Celebrity" (1998), as a heartthrob movie star with a penchant for trasing hotel rooms and fighting with his girlfriend.

Here's a compare-and-contrast look at two compelling careers.

STARTED IN TV


Johnny Depp appeared on the 1987 series "21 Jump Street" (pictured) while Leonardo DiCaprio got his start on shows like "Parenthood" and "Growing Pains."

GO-TO DIRECTOR


Leonardo DiCaprio has worked with Martin Scorsese (left) four times while Johnny Depp has teamed up with Tim Burton (right) seven.

OSCAR NOMINATIONS/WINS



Both Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp have received three Oscar nominations apiece, though neither actor has ever won.

FAVORITE SHIP

Leonardo DiCaprio played Kate Winslet's doomed love interest Jack in "Titanic" (left) while Johnny Depp was aboard the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies.

WESTERNS



Leonardo DiCaprio played the Kid in Sam Raimi's 1995 film "The Quick and the Dead" while Johnny Depp played William Blake in "Dead Man."

TOM BRADY CONNECTION

Leonardo DiCaprio once dated Tom Brady's wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen (pictured). Johnny Depp, on the other hand, appeared as the title role in "Edward Scissorhands" — wide receiver?

NOTABLE ACCENTS



Leonardo DiCaprio: Irish, South African, South Bostonian (sort of)

Johnny Depp: Spanish, Scottish, Keith Richards-ish

Pictured: Leonardo DiCaprio tried his hand at a South Boston accent in the 2006 movie "The Departed."

FOLLICULARLY CHALLENGED FACIALLY


Yes, for both.

SUNG ONSCREEN



Though it's a "No" for Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp has flexed his singing chops in films such as "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

SHAKESPEARE ONSCREEN


Though it's a "No" for Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio starred as Romeo in Baz Luhrman's 1996 reimagining of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

REAL-LIFE CHARACTERS PLAYED


Leonardo DiCaprio: Arthur Rimbaud, Jim Carroll, Louis XIV, Howard Hughes, J.Edgar Hoover (forthcoming)

Johnny Depp: Ed Wood, Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco), J.M. Barrie, the Ear of Rochester, John Dillinger

Pictured: Johnny Depp in "Donnie Brasco."

FAMOUS MOVIE HARDLY ANYONE KNOWS HE WAS IN



There really aren't any for Leonardo DiCaprio, but for Johnny Depp it's the 1986 film "Platoon," which also starred Charlie Sheen (pictured).

MOST SURPRISING ON-SCREEN LOVE INTEREST



Leonardo DiCaprio: Sharon Stone in "The Quick and the Dead" (left).

Johnny Depp: Rupert Friend in "The Libertine."


NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT ON IMDB.COM



Leonardo DiCaprio has a whopping 21 in-development projects listed while Johnny Depp has 14.