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Paul Rudd Revealed How He Convinced Leonardo DiCaprio To Take ‘Titanic’ Role

Who would have thought that Leonardo DiCaprio would have looked to Paul Rudd for Titanic advice?

Well, turns out, it actually happened. And the story is super sweet and really nice!

Paul Rudd was on 'The Graham Norton Show' and talked about how he helped Leo grab the role.

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“We all went out out to bar… I was riding to the place with Leo and he said, ‘I just got offered this movie and it’s a big movie,”

He continued with:

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“My father was a Titanic expert and he used to take people all over the world talking about Titanic. He would go to universities,”

And finished by saying:

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“[DiCaprio] was saying, ‘Well, I don’t know what I’ll do,’ and I remember saying, ‘You should do it,’” Rudd continued, admitting, “I don’t think I had any say but it is kind of interesting to think back on that.”

Here's the entire video!

Did you even know DiCaprio and Rudd were friends for so long? I didn't!

We learn something new every day.