Leonardo DiCaprio celebrated his 37th birthday by raising $1.3 million for charity at a party attended by stars including Robert De Niro. DiCaprio, currently getting Oscar buzz as the star of “J. Edgar,” threw a bash with night-life impresario Danny A Abekaser at New York hot spot Avenue on Friday night. Toasting the star were De Niro, Chace Crawford, Ed Norton, Bradley Cooper, Naomi Campbell, Kevin Connolly, Benicio Del Toro and billionaires Stewart Rahr and Len Blavatnik.

Instead of just going out to the club and have a reckless night like most stars do these days, Leo raised money for his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation by adding a fee to all drinks and bottles of Champagne. The foundation funds wildlife-protection projects and provides disaster relief and access to clean water in places like Haiti. An auction included a 15-liter bottle of Veuve Clicquot painted for the 11/11/11-themed bash by artist Peter Tunney, which went for $50,000. DJs Mark Ronson, Q-Tip and Jus Ske kept the crowd going, and Miike Snow also gave a performance of his hit “Animal.”

Hit From: The New York Post