Mel Gibson
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max and as Martin Riggs in the buddy cop film series Lethal Weapon. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia, when he was 12 years old. He studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he starred opposite Judy Davis in a production of Romeo and Juliet. During the 1980s, he founded Icon Entertainment, a production company, which independent film director Atom Egoyan has called "an alternative to the studio system". Director Peter Weir cast him as one of the leads in the World War I drama Gallipoli (1981), which earned Gibson a Best Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute, as well as a reputation as a serious, versatile actor.
| Full name at birth | Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Max Rockatansky in the Mad Max film series, Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon film series, and Sir William Wallace in the 1995 historical drama film Braveheart
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| Date of birth | 3 January 1956
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| Place of birth | Peekskill, New York, USA
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| Age | 67
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| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer
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| Height | 5' 9¾" (177 cm)
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| Weight | 191 lbs (87 kg)
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| Net worth | $425,000,000 USD
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| University | University of New South Wales, Australia
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| Talent agency | William Morris Endeavor
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- His family line goes back several generations in Australia, but his ancestors originally came from Ireland and Scotland.
- A chain smoker for most of his career, in 2004 Gibson's wife persuaded him to limit his addiction to just three cigarettes a day. However this did not last.
- Cited as America's Favorite Movie Star in Harris Polls conducted in 1996 and 2003.
- His performance as "Mad" Max Rockatansky in the "Mad Max" trilogy is ranked #78 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
- Owns a summer home in Branford, Connecticut.
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