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Biography Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, New York, USA as the sixth of eleven children to parents Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Ann Gibson, who was born in Australia and died in December of 1990. Though born in the US, Mel and his family moved to New South Wales...
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Con Artists Productions, Founder
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| Talent Agent: |
William Morris Endeavor (WME) Entertainment - Ed Limato
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| Profession: |
Actor / Producer / Director |
| Born: |
3 January 1956, Peekskill, New York, USA (age 54) |
| Birth Name: |
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson |
| Height: |
5' 9" (1.75 m) |
| Spouse: |
Robyn Moore (7 June 1980 - present) (filed for divorce) 7 children
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| Awards: |
Won 2 Oscars. Another 25 wins & 19 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1976 - 2011 |
Salary
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Signs (2002): $25,000,000 |
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We Were Soldiers (2002): $25,000,000 |
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The Patriot (2000): $25,000,000 |
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Chicken Run (2000): £ 1,000,000 |
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Conspiracy Theory (1997): $20,000,000 |
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Ransom (1996): $20,000,000 |
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Maverick (1994): $15,000,000 |
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Lethal Weapon 3 (1992): $10,000,000 |
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985): $1,200,000 (Australia) |
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The River (1984): $500,000 |
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Attack Force Z (1982): $A1000 / Week |
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Gallipoli (1981): $A35,000 |
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Mad Max (1979): $15,000 (Australia) |
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Summer City (1977): $400 (Australian) |
Trademarks
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Often acts and directs stories involving an individual who is persecuted, and fights for justice |
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Has often portrayed a widower, in films such as Mad Max (the sequels), Lethal Weapon film series, Braveheart, The Patriot, Signs, and Edge of Darkness. |
Real Life Quotes
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I like directing much better. It's more fun, that's all there is to it. It's essentially the same job, which is storytelling, but you have more control over the way you want to tell the story. It's a high. I love it. |
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My fears: everything from being afraid that I'm going to run out of cream for my cornflakes right up to someone chopping my privates off. |
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On his involvement in Braveheart as actor, director and producer: "If you're going to wear three hats, you'd better grow two more heads." |
Trivia
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Ranked #12 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] |
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Born at 4:45pm-EST. |
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Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. [1996] |
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Educated at University of New South Wales, Australia. |
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Attended drama school with Judy Davis. They played Romeo and Juliet together. |
Other Works
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Acted in "Death of a Salesman" on stage. |
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Acted as Juliet in an all male production of "Romeo and Juliet". |
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Regional TV commercial with Scott Baio for Lasso (2003). |
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