Mel Gibson

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
1956-
American /Australian born Peekskill, New York

Height 5' 10½" (1.79 m) . 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, as of today, they are still together and have 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. Spouse Robyn Moore (7 June 1980 - present) 7 children.

Under and Alone (2008) , Sam and George (2008) , Tree of Life (2008) , "Complete Savages" (2005) , Paparazzi (2004) , The Singing Detective (2003) , Signs (2002) , We Were Soldiers (2002) , What Women Want (2000) , The Patriot (2000) , Chicken Run (2000) , The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) , Payback (1999/I) , Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) , FairyTale: A True Story (1997) , Conspiracy Theory (1997) , Fathers' Day (1997) , Ransom (1996) , Pocahontas (1995) , Braveheart (1995) , Maverick (1994) , The Man Without a Face (1993) , The Chili Con Carne Club (1993) , Forever Young (1992) , Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) , Hamlet (1990/I) , Air America (1990) , Bird on a Wire (1990) , Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) , "Saturday Night Live" (1989) , Tequila Sunrise (1988) , Lethal Weapon (1987) , Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) , Mrs. Soffel (1984) , The River (1984) , The Bounty (1984) , The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) , Attack Force Z (1982) , Mad Max 2 (1981) , Gallipoli (1981) , "Punishment" (1981) , The Chain Reaction (1980) , Tim (1979) , Mad Max (1979) , Summer City (1977) , I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) , "The Sullivans" (1976)