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Awards and nominations | Articles and interviews Mel Gibson on Web Mel Gibson's 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 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) costarring 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 would go on to star in Gallipoli (1981), which would earn him a second award for Best Actor from the AFI. In 1980 he married Robyn Moore and as of today are still together and have seven children. In 1984, Mel made his American debut in Bounty, The (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) , which garnered him some critical praise. He also made the more endearing Forever Young (1992), and the somewhat disturbing Man Without a Face, The (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 Patriot, The (2000), Ransom (1996), and Payback (1999). Today Mel remains an international superstar mogul, continuously topping the Hollywood power lists (the last hit of Mel Gibson is his "Passion") as well as the Most Beautiful and Sexiest lists. In 1985 Mel Gibson was chosen as People Magazine's first Sexiest Man Alive; in 1990, 1991 and 1996 years he was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world; in 1995 he was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#37) and in mid-1997 he was awarded the AO (Officer of the Order of Australia), Australia's highest honor. The source is Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com) You can be interested in:
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