Date of Birth
3 January 1956, Peekskill, New York, USABirth Name
Mel Columcille Gerard GibsonHeight
5' 9" (1.75 m)Mini 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, Australia. After high school, Mel studied at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, performing at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts alongside future film thespians Judy Davis and Geoffrey Rush. After college, Mel had a few stints on stage and starred in a few TV shows. Eventually, he was chosen to star in Mad Max (1979) and in a movie called Tim (1979), co-starring Piper Laurie. The small budgeted movie Mad Max (1979) made him known worldwide, while Tim (1979) garnered him an award for Best Actor from the Australian Film Institute (equivalent to the Oscar). Later, he went on to star in Gallipoli (1981), which earned him a second award for Best Actor from the AFI. In 1980, he married Robyn Moore and had seven children. In 1984, Mel made his American debut in The Bounty (1984), which co-starred Anthony Hopkins. Then in 1987, Mel starred in what would become his signature series, Lethal Weapon (1987), in which he played "Martin Riggs". In 1990, he took on the interesting starring role in Hamlet (1990/I), which garnered him some critical praise. He also made the more endearing Forever Young (1992) and the somewhat disturbing The Man Without a Face (1993). 1995 brought his most famous role as "Sir William Wallace" in Braveheart (1995), for which he won two Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. From there, he made such box office hits as The Patriot (2000), Ransom (1996), and Payback (1999/I). Today, Mel remains an international superstar mogul, continuously topping the Hollywood power lists as well as the Most Beautiful and Sexiest lists. His $25 million paycheck for The Patriot (2000) is the latest milestone for actor's salaries.
IMDb Mini Biography By: TrendEkiD@aol.comSpouse
| Robyn Moore | (7 June 1980 - present) (filed for divorce) 7 children |
Trade Mark
Often acts and directs stories involving an individual who is persecuted, and fights for justice
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.
Trivia
Ranked #12 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Born at 4:45pm-EST.
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. [1996]
Educated at University of New South Wales, Australia.
Attended drama school with Judy Davis. They played Romeo and Juliet together.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. [1991]
Chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. [1990]
Trained at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts). As well as Judy Davis, other fellow students, during his time there, included Colin Friels and Dennis Olsen.
Awarded the AO (Officer of the Order of Australia), Australia's highest honor, in mid-1997.
Roommates with Geoffrey Rush in college.
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.
Brother of actor, Donal Gibson.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars" in film history (#37). [1995]
Chosen as People Magazine's first "Sexiest Man Alive." [1985]
Is a big fan of The Three Stooges.
First studied drama at the New Zealand Drama School, Toi Whakaari in Wellington, New Zealand. After getting accepted he completed the course and used this as a foot-in into NIDA in Australia in 1975.
He and his wife met through a dating service.
Has a horseshoe kidney (two kidneys fused into one).
Owns a production company with branches in the USA, Australia and the UK.
Ranked #15 in Premiere's 2003 annual "Power 100" list. Had ranked #17 in 2002.
His voice in Mad Max (1979) was dubbed for the film's US release.
The doctor who delivered him i
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