Leonardo DiCaprio may be the king of the world, but he lost his shot at becoming a rebel without a cause. "That was so weird about James Dean," Mann said. "It was a brilliant screenplay. And then it's ...

At 19 years old, Leonardo DiCaprio almost got the chance to play the iconic and gone-before-his-time movie heartthrob James Dean. However, the superstar was apparently just too young for the role. "It ...

Director Michael Mann recalled Leonardo DiCaprio's "quite amazing" screen test for the role of Hollywood icon James Dean Leonardo DiCaprio was deemed too young-looking to portray James Dean on the big ...

A new biography claims that actor James Dean was forced to pay off a former male lover to conceal their affair weeks before East of Eden hit theaters in 1955. According to The Daily Mail, author Jason ...

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his ...

Although James Dean‘s career was cut short at age 24, the three films he starred in were enough to make the actor a legend. Dean drew audiences in with his raw vulnerability and left them captivated, ...

Leonardo DiCaprio was deemed too young-looking to portray James Dean on the big screen. "It was a brilliant screenplay. And then it's, 'Who the hell could play James Dean?' I found a chap who could ...