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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)
The Passion of the Christ
Release Date: February 25th, 2004
Cast: James Caviezel (Jesus), Monica Bellucci (Mary Magdalene), Rosalinda Celentano (Satan), Sergio Rubini (Dismas the Good Thief); other cast not announced yet.
Director: Mel Gibson (Braveheart, The Man Without a Face; this will be the first film he's directed that he won't be starring in as well)
Screenwriter: Ben Fitzgerald, Mel Gibson (feature film debuts); translated into Latin and Aramaic by Jesuit linguistics professor Bill Fulco (debut)
Premise: This film tells the story of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus (Caviezel), on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Release Date: Unknown; that will depend upon when/if filming eventually gets scheduled
Cast: Mel Gibson (Mad Max); other cast not announced yet.
Premise: 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.
Production Company
Icon Productions, Inc.
808 Wilshire Blvd., 4th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-434-7300
310-434-7377 fax
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