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Biography
One of 11 children, Mel Gibson moved with his family to Australia in 1968, and quickly developed an Aussie accent after schoolmates teased him for his Yankee accent. Though originally desiring to become a journalist, Gibson studied drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. Initially, the young actor suffered from terrible stage fright and was still a student when he appeared in Summer City. Following graduation, he found work playing small supporting roles with the South Australia Theatre Company. After that he did the first Mad Max, which spawned two sequels and a third sequel coming soon. But I first noticed him in the Lethal Weapon, which spawned 3 sequels.
Filmography
- The Singing Detective (2003)
- Signs (2002)
- We Were Soldiers (2002)
- The Million Dollar Hotel (2001)
- Chicken Run (2000)
- The Patriot (2000)
- What Women Want (2000)
- Attack Force Z (1999)
- Payback (1999)
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
- Conspiracy Theory (1997)
- Ransom (1996)
- Braveheart (1995)
- Maverick (1994)
- The Man Without a Face (1993)
- Forever Young (1992)
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
- Air America (1990)
- Bird on a Wire (1990)
- Hamlet (1990)
- Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
- Tequila Sunrise (1988)
- Lethal Weapon (1987)
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
- Mrs. Soffel (1985)
- The Bounty (1984)
- The River (1984)
- The Year of Living Dangerously (1983)
- Gallipoli (1981)
- The Road Warrior (1981)
- Mad Max (1979)
- Tim (1979)
- Summer City (1977)
Next Movie(s)
Mad Max: Fury Road
Starring: Mel Gibson
Release Date: July 23rd, 2004
This is the third sequel to Mad Max, the 1979 film starring Mel Gibson as a cop in a post-apocalyptic Australia. Mad Max was followed in 1981 by The Road Warrior, and in 1985 by Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Not much is known about this movie yet though.
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