Mel Gibson

Actor, Celebrity

1956 –

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Who is Mel Gibson?

Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson AO is an Australian-American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Peekskill, New York, moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia, when he was 12 years old, and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.

After appearing as an action hero during the 1980s, Gibson went on to found Icon Entertainment, a Production Company which independent film director Atom Egoyan has called, "an alternative to the studio system."

In 1995, Gibson produced, directed, and starred in the Academy Award-winning Braveheart. In 2004, he directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a controversial film depicting the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.

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Born
Jan 3, 1956
Peekskill
Also known as
  • Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
  • Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson
  • Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson AO
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Irish American
  • Scottish American
  • Australian American
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Republic of Ireland
Profession
Education
  • St Leo's Catholic College
  • National Institute of Dramatic Art
    (1977 - )
Employment
  • Icon Productions
Lived in
  • Sydney

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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