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 ...

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 ...

Leonardo DiCaprio as James Dean? “Heat” director Michael Mann reflected on what could have been if the Oscar winner, now 47, played the iconic film star when he was hoping to do a biopic in the ’90s.

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 ...

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 ...

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. In ...

According to a recently published biography, James Dean confided in close friend and co-star Elizabeth Taylor that he was sexually abused at the hands of his childhood priest. The late “Rebel Without ...

As recapped by Biography.com, Dean got his start doing commercials, minor TV work, and uncredited roles in movies, all leading up to his work on Broadway. From there, he starred in the John Steinbeck ...

James Dean died on Sept. 30, 1955, at 24 years old James Dean died on Sept. 30, 1955, at age 24 He was killed in a car accident while driving his beloved Porsche 550 Spyder The actor was laid to rest ...

He was killed in a car accident while driving his beloved Porsche 550 Spyder The actor was laid to rest in his hometown of Fairmount, Ind., where a memorial and museum now honor Dean Known for his ...