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Mel Gibson

Age: 53
Height: 175 cm

Birth Place: Peekskill, New York, USA
Born: Jan. 3rd, 1956

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Mel Gibson's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Punishment (AU)	Rick Monroe

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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 (I) 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.

TRIVIA:

Son of the controversial 'Hutton Gibson' (qv) and Anne Gibson.
(1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars" in film history (#37).
(1991) Chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world.
Ranked number 1 on Forbes 2004 "Celebrity 100 List". He was the highest paid celebrity in 2004 with a reported $210,000,000 salary from his _The Passion of the Christ (2004)_ (qv) profits, plus a potential $150,000,000 that is yet to be accounted for. He made more money than 'Oprah Winfrey' (qv) ($210,000,000), 'J.K. Rowling' (qv) ($147,000,000), 'Tiger Woods' (qv) & 'Michael Schumacher (V)' (qv) ($80,000,000 each) and 'Steven Spielberg' (qv) ($75,000,000) in 2004.
Ranked #10 in Premiere's 2004 annual "Power 100" list. Had ranked #15 in 2003. He is the highest-ranked actor on the 2004 list.
Flew to Fiji in early December 2004 where he bought the 2,160 hectare island of Mago from a Japanese hotel chain for $15 million. He plans to turn the Pacific paradise, that is home to forty residents, mostly coconut farmers and their families, into his own personal retreat. The South Pacific island boasts two lagoons and stunning white-sand beaches. The sale was finalized in March 2005.
'Oliver Stone (I)' (qv) has tried casting him twice. Once as 'Jim Garrison (I)' (qv) in _JFK (1991)_ (qv), and another time as Sgt. 'John McLoughlin (II)' (qv) in _World Trade Center (2006)_ (qv).
Trained at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts). As well as 'Judy Davis (I)' (qv), other fellow students, during his time there, included 'Colin Friels' (qv) and 'Dennis Olsen' (qv).