Person
Mel Gibson
2 titles
- Date of Birth: 1956-01-03 (age 70)
- Nationality:
United States·
Ireland - Place of birth: Peekskill, New York, USA
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Mini Bio
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. After appearing in the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart" (1995). In 2004, he directed and produced "The Passion of the Christ," a controversial yet successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.
Backstage
- Almost turned down the role of William Wallace in Braveheart (1995) because he thought he was too old for the role. He asked the producers if he could direct it instead. A compromise was made, he could direct the movie if he agreed to portray Wallace.
- He was a mentor to the late actor Heath Ledger .
- His father, Hutton Gibson , moved the family from upstate New York to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 after winning as a contestant on Jeopardy! (1964) .
- For The Passion of the Christ (2004) , which he directed, wrote and produced, he spent 25 million dollars of his own money. Back in 1992, he started doing research for the movie that was not released until 2004.
- In interviews promoting The Passion of the Christ (2004) , Gibson admitted that depression had led him to contemplate suicide, and that he made the film to "heal" himself.
- Turned down the chance to voice a parody of himself in the _"Family Guy" (1999)_North by North-Quohag_. He later admitted in an interview that he regretted the decision because he thought the episode was hilarious.
- He took up acting only because his sister submitted an application behind his back. The night before an audition, he got into a fight, and his face was badly beaten, an accident that won him the role.
- Has a horseshoe kidney (two kidneys fused into one).
- Separated from wife Robyn in June 2006. She finally filed for divorce in April 2009 but it wasn't finalized until December 2011, reportedly because it took them all that time to divide Gibson's estimated assets of $850 million. It is considered the biggest divorce payout in Hollywood history.
- Turned down the role of Kyle Reese in James Cameron 's The Terminator (1984) .
Awards
After appearing in the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart" (1995).
Marital status / Family
Married to Robyn Moore (1980–2011), with seven children (Hannah, Edward, Christian, William, Louis, Milo, Thomas). Later in relationships with Oksana Grigorieva (one daughter, Lucia) and Rosalind Ross (since 2014, one son, Lars).
