Mel Gibson’s Biography
Mel Gibson is a famous Hollywood actor, director, and producer of Irish descent, winner of the Oscars award as the Best Director for the film Braveheart. Gibson depicts especially successfully the men who are in despair of grief, who decided to take revenge on their offenders, or the characters of principled men, who are struggling for justice ‒ courageous and fearless men. His blue eyes and Apollonian appearance still continue to make women fall in love with them all around the world.Childhood and youth
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born on January 3, 1956, and became the sixth of eleven children in an Irish Catholic family. The actor got his name in honor of the saint, who is the protector of Ardagh ‒ his mother’s homeland, and the second, double name of Colm-Cille, he was given in honor of the Irish saint Columbus.Acting and directing career
Shortly after joining the Institute of Dramatic Art, Gibson made his debut on the stage in the performance Romeo and Juliet, and in 1977 he made his debut on screen in the Australian TV series The Sullivans (1976-83) and in the film Summer City. Mel played the lead roles in classical theatrical performances simultaneously with the shooting, for example, in the tragedy Oedipus the King and the historical drama Henry IV. Then he even managed to work with Judy Davis and Geoffrey Rush.Within just a few years, sequels of the film were shot, which turned out to be no less successful than the original one. By the way, it was in the image of Martin Riggs that Mel Gibson made such an impression on the film director Franco Zeffirelli that he later invited him to the role of Hamlet in the same film adaptation with Glenn Close, Ian Holm, and Helena Bonham Carter.
The audience loved Mel Gibson’s character in the historical drama The Patriot about the family tragedy against the background of the Civil War between the North and the South, in which the actor’s partner was young Heath Ledger. And in the comedy What Women Want with Helen Hunt, Gibson demonstrated his comedic talent and courage before wax depilation in front of the camera.
Religious views and scandals
In 1984, Mel Gibson was fined four hundred dollars and deprived of his driver’s license for driving while intoxicated. In 2006, the celebrity was again arrested for driving while drunk. During the arrest, Mel shouted out anti-Semitic statements. The man was shouting that the cause of all wars in history were Jews.Mel Gibson’s personal life
In the 1970s, then still the beginner actor Mel Gibson met his future wife, Robyn Moore through a marriage agency. Mel and Robin married in Adelaide in 1980. During family life, they had seven children ‒ two daughters and five sons.Mel Gibson now
After a long break, Mel Gibson ‒ the actor, director, and producer, is again in operation. He participates in a variety of projects, among which is the shooting in the pictures The Professor and the Madman with Natalie Dormer and Sean Penn and Boss Level with Naomi Watts. The actor is not going to forget about the director’s chair either: the film Berserker, as well as the sequel of the much-talked-of picture The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection is in the pre-production stage. Recently, Gibson also announced his intention to film a picture according to the script of his beloved Rosalind Ross about the battle for Okinawa during World War II. Also in 2020, Mel Gibson appeared in the sci-fi action movie "Boss Level".Mel Gibson: latest news and articles
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