Leonardo DiCaprio Said He Was 'Starstruck' by This Beloved Actor While Filming 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

Leonardo DiCaprio was in awe of Luke Perry while filming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

When the 50-year-old actor gave an interview for the recent documentary I Am Luke Perry, he opened up about collaborating with Luke during the 2019 film.

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“I was immediately struck by his kindness. There was an immediate sense of excitement in seeing Luke Perry on set. It was incredible,” Leonardo said, per People.

Luke depicted real-life actor Wayne Maunder in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Leo also described what it was like the first interact with him on set.

“I remember being in my teens, and he was the manifestation of the new James Dean on television, and everyone was crazy about him. I was so struck by the kindness of his character. [He was] just an incredibly generous human being,” he added.

Luke sadly passed away in March 2019 at the age of 52 due to a stroke, four months before Once Upon a Time in Hollywood premiered.

If you didn’t see, Leonardo had a personal experience with another A-lister while filming a 2012 Quentin Tarantino movie.