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Carson Daly's Epic Blunder: 'DeCrapio' Mishap Haunts Him

10/22/2025

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Carson Daly (TV host), with co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin, recalled an on-air blunder at the first-ever Fan Fest on October 20, 2025.
Daly recalled mispronouncing Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)'s name as 'Leonardo DeCrapio' when new to the teleprompter, a moment that haunts him and makes his heartbeat race.
The segment notes that DiCaprio was advised to adopt the name 'Lenny Williams' for ethnic connotation, a suggestion his father opposed.

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Carson Daly (TV host), with co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin, recalled an on-air blunder at the first-ever Fan Fest on October 20, 2025.
Daly recalled mispronouncing Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)'s name as 'Leonardo DeCrapio' when new to the teleprompter, a moment that haunts him and makes his heartbeat race.
The segment notes that DiCaprio was advised to adopt the name 'Lenny Williams' for ethnic connotation, a suggestion his father opposed.