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# This Photo of a Volleyball Smushing Leonardo DiCaprio in the Face Is Already Summer 2019's Finest Meme

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## Video: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Official Teaser Trailer (HD)

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_Published 2019-03-20. ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD - Official Teaser Trailer (HD)_


by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:50 PM UTCPublished: Jun 26, 2019 1:27 PM UTC

![Leonardo DiCaprio volleyball meme](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50e5ce97323aa62f/6989ff15929fad2bedbf482a/leonardo-dicaprio-volleyball-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the screening of "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019 in Cannes, France.

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the screening of "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019 in Cannes, France. Eamonn M. McCormack—Getty Images

by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:50 PM UTCPublished: Jun 26, 2019 1:27 PM UTC

Life comes at you hard, even when you’re on the A-List: one minute you’re relaxing on a yacht, the next minute you’re getting pelted in the face with a beach volleyball. Let’s all take a moment for Leonardo DiCaprio’s moneymaker.

The [_Once Upon a Time in Hollywood_](https://time.com/5554864/leonardo-dicaprio-dance/) actor, environmental activist and lover of light-hearted summer sports was recently photographed in Malibu playing volleyball. As with all competitive pastimes, sometimes you’re winning and sometimes you’re dealing with setbacks. And sometimes those setbacks are, well, _in your face_. It’s volleyball; we’ve all been there!

If the reactions across social media are any indication, the moment is already a strong contender for the meme of summer 2019\. People came in full force with lighthearted jokes, as well as some genuine concern for the actor’s 8 by 10 (headshot reference!)

> [](https://twitter.com/briancgrubb/status/1143592290654441472)

> [](https://twitter.com/KevinLimOnAir/status/1143696916649136128)


> [](https://twitter.com/LoveLolaHeart/status/1143643469962985472)

> [](https://twitter.com/joe%5Fmanniello/status/1143723652732608517)

> [](https://twitter.com/KristMcNamara/status/1143595419013931008)


> [](https://twitter.com/jennanness/status/1143902346918932481)

> [](https://twitter.com/alessciarra/status/1143916116412174337)

DiCaprio has long been a meme machine: recall the [classic “Strutting Leo” photo series](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/strutting-leo), borne of him being snapped casually strolling on the set of _Inception._ Or the [various lookalikes](https://time.com/4764398/leo-dicaprio-lookalikes/) who never cease to amaze the Internet. Or the glass-raising _Great Gatsby_ reaction GIF. Or, yes, that [water gun](https://time.com/4951684/leo-dicaprio-donald-trump/) moment:

> [](https://twitter.com/leoactivities/status/739874237335343105)


In conclusion, do keep living your best beach volleyball life Leo.


## Transcript

[00:00] To my right is Bounty Law series lead and Jake K. Hill
[00:03] himself, Rick Dalton and to my left is Rick's stunt double
[00:06] Cliff Booth. So
[00:12] Rick explain to the audience what exactly it is a stunt
[00:15] double does? Actors are required to a lot of dangerous
[00:18] stuff. [ MUSIC ]
[00:22] Cliff here is meant to help carry the load. Is that how you
[00:25] describe your job Cliff? What? Carrying his load? Yeah, it's
[00:29] about right. [ LAUGH ] [ LAUGH ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] My
[00:47] hands are registered as lethal weapons. We get into a
[00:50] fight, I accidentally kill you I go to jail. Anybody
[00:55] accidentally kills anybody in the fight to go to jail. It's called
[00:58] man slaughter. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] And, cut! That
[01:19] was the best acting I have ever seen in my whole life. Like
[01:24] you. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Like **** no. [ MUSIC ]
[01:24] [ BLANK_AUDIO ]

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