Real Name : Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
Date of Birth: January 3, 1956
Birth Place: Peekskill, New York, USA
Height: 5' 9"
Some sources give 1951 as the year of birth.
Studied Acting at NIDA (National Insitutute of Dramatic Art), University of New South Wales, NSW, Sydney, Australia
(October 1997) Ranked #12 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
Born at 4:45pm-EST
(1996) Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world
His father, Hutton Gibson, moved the family from upstate NY to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1968 after winning as a contestant on "Jeopardy".
Gibson has 7 children with his wife Robyn: Hannah, twins Edward and Christian, William, Louis, Milo and Tommy.
Educated at University of New South Wales, Australia.
Mel Gibson is a devout, traditional Catholic.
Attended drama school with Judy Davis. They played Romeo and Juliet together.
(1991) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
(1990) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world
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
His father moved the family to Australia in part because he was afraid his sons would be drafted during the Vietnam War.
Acted in Death of a Salesman on Stage.
Acted as Juliet in an all male production of Romeo snd Juliet.
(1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#37).
Son of Anne Gibson.
Was considered for the role of James Bond in Goldeneye (1995).
(1985) Chosen as People Magazine's first Sexiest Man Alive
Is a big fan of The Three Stooges.
Filmography
What Women Want (2000) .... Nick Marshall
Wallace and Grommit Go Chicken (2000) (TV) .... Himself
Patriot, The (2000) .... Colonel Benjamin 'The Ghost' Martin
... aka Patriot, Der (2000) (Germany)
Chicken Run (2000) (voice) .... Rocky Rhodes the Rhode Island Red Rooster
... aka C:R-1 (2000) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Million Dollar Hotel, The (2000) .... Skinner
Forever Hollywood (1999) .... Himself
Payback (1999) .... Porter
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) .... Detective Sergeant Martin Riggs
... aka Lethal 4 (1998) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
FairyTale: A True Story (1997) (uncredited) .... Frances' Father
... aka Fairy Tale (1997)
... aka Illumination (1997)
Conspiracy Theory (1997) .... Jerry Fletcher
Fathers' Day (1997) (uncredited) .... Scott (the body piercer) (Cameo apperance)
Ransom (1996) .... Tom Mullen
Pocahontas (1995) (voice) .... John Smith
Casper (1995) (uncredited) .... Himself
Braveheart (1995) .... William Wallace
Maverick (1994) .... Bret Maverick
Man Without a Face, The (1993) .... Justin McLeod
Forever Young (1992) .... Capt. Daniel McCormick
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) .... Martin Riggs
Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 (1991) (TV) .... Himself
Hamlet (1990) .... Hamlet
Air America (1990) .... Gene Ryack
Bird on a Wire (1990) .... Rick Jarmin
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) .... Detective Sergeant Martin Riggs
Tequila Sunrise (1988) .... Dale McKussic
Lethal Weapon (1987) .... Detective Sergeant Martin Riggs
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) .... Mad Max
... aka Mad Max 3 (1985)
Mrs. Soffel (1984) .... Ed Biddle
River, The (1984) .... Tom Garvey
Bounty, The (1984) .... Fletcher Christian Master's Mate
Making of 'Mrs. Soffel', The (1984) (TV) .... Himself
Making of 'The Bounty', The (1984) (TV) .... Himself
Year of Living Dangerously, The (1982) .... Guy Hamilton, Australian Broadcast System Correspondent
Attack Force Z (1982) .... Captain P.G. Kelly
... aka Z Men, The (1982)
"Punishment" (1981) TV Series .... Rick Monroe
Gallipoli (1981) .... Frank Dunne
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) .... Max
... aka Mad Max 2 (1981) (short title)
... aka Road Warrior, The (1982) (USA)
Chain Reaction, The (1980) (uncredited) .... Bearded Mechanic
... aka Nuclear Run (1980)
Tim (1979) .... Tim
Mad Max (1979) .... 'Mad' Max Rockatansky
Summer City (1977) .... Scollop
... aka Coast of Terror (1977)
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