{"id":228065,"date":"2026-03-12T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/leonardo-dicaprio-was-jersey-shore-fan\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:00:13","slug":"leonardo-dicaprio-was-jersey-shore-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/leonardo-dicaprio-was-jersey-shore-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo DiCaprio was Jersey Shore fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-03-12\" datetime=\"1773324013\" pubdate=\"\">12 March 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/leonardo-dicaprio\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,leonardo-dicaprio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a> was a fan of Jersey Shore and was excited to meet the cast.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Leonardo DiCaprio loved Jersey Shore<\/p>\n<p>The 51-year-old actor was chatting to former MTV VJ Simon Rex in a club when he realised the stars of the reality show &#8211; which chronicled the lives of a group of 20-somethings living in a New Jersey beach house and ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2012 &#8211; were sitting at a nearby table, and requested an introduction.<\/p>\n<p>In a preview clip for The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/drew-barrymore\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,drew-barrymore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drew Barrymore<\/a> Show, the host tried to guess if a number of statements about her guest Simon were true.<\/p>\n<p>The first was: \u201cI introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/leonardo-dicaprio\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,leonardo-dicaprio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a> to the Jersey Shore cast at a club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drew briefly hesitated before guessing it was true, and Simon replied: \u201cThat happened, yeah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nHe explained he was at a club and saw the Oscar-winning actor so went over to his table.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: \u201cI&#8217;m not friends with Leo, but I&#8217;d say &#8216;What&#8217;s up&#8217; to him.<\/p>\n<p>\n \u201c[Leo] goes, \u2018Is that the Jersey Shore guys over there?&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>\nSimon asked: &#8220;Did you watch that? \u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nLeonardo confirmed he did, and said: &#8220;I wanna meet them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nSimon added: \u201cSo I brought him over. They were just blown away like, &#8216;He knows who we are,&#8217; and it was just this funny moment where he was talking to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nHe quipped: \u201cI just sat back, like, I did my work. I&#8217;m done here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nDrew noted: &#8220;Pop culture meets pop culture.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\nMeanwhile, Killers of the Flower Moon actor Leonardo recently expressed his fear for the future of cinema as a result of the rise in popularity of streaming services.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe told the Sunday Times Culture magazine: \u201cIt\u2019s changing at a lightning speed.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re looking at a huge transition. First, documentaries disappeared from cinemas. Now, dramas only get finite time and people wait to see it on streamers. I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cDo people still have the appetite? Or will cinemas become silos \u2014 like jazz bars?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nHis One Battle After Another director Paul Thomas Anderson agreed: &#8220;It&#8217;s hand-to-hand combat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Once Upon a Time&#8230; In Hollywood actor is worried the rise to drive people away from cinemas and back into their own home will have a negative impact on &#8220;real visionaries&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: \u201cI just hope enough people, who are real visionaries, get opportunities to do unique things in the future that are seen in the cinema. 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